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Exhibit 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PUGET SOUND ENERGY | ||||||||||||||||||||
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF | ||||||||||||||||||||
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in Thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings Available For Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 555,928 | $ | 430,089 | $ | 325,955 | $ | 517,015 | $ | 505,478 | ||||||||||
AFUDC - equity | (12,576 | ) | (9,325 | ) | (7,002 | ) | (15,930 | ) | (25,469 | ) | ||||||||||
AFUDC - debt | (9,304 | ) | (7,575 | ) | (5,611 | ) | (11,261 | ) | (22,216 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | 534,048 | 413,189 | 313,342 | 489,824 | 457,793 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 242,983 | 247,571 | 264,926 | 261,377 | 247,013 | |||||||||||||||
Other interest | 12,576 | 9,325 | 7,002 | 15,930 | 25,469 | |||||||||||||||
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor (a) | 8,061 | 8,980 | 10,732 | 10,257 | 10,251 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 263,620 | 265,876 | 282,660 | 287,564 | 282,733 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings available for combined fixed charges | $ | 797,668 | $ | 679,065 | $ | 596,002 | $ | 777,388 | $ | 740,526 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | $ | 3.03 | x | $ | 2.55 | x | $ | 2.11 | x | $ | 2.70 | x | $ | 2.62 | x |
(a) Represents interest portion of rents estimated at 33 1/3 percent.