Western Massachusetts Electric Company |
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| Exhibit 12 |
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
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(unaudited) |
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(Thousands of Dollars) |
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| Ended | For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
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| June 30, 2010 |
| 2009 |
| 2008 |
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| 2006 |
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Earnings, as defined: |
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Net income | $ | 10,908 | $ | 26,196 | $ | 18,330 | $ | 23,604 | $ | 15,644 | $ | 15,085 |
Income tax expense |
| 9,966 |
| 14,923 |
| 10,545 |
| 14,586 |
| 7,766 |
| 9,294 |
Equity in (earnings)/losses of regional nuclear |
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generating companies |
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| (78) |
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| 241 |
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Dividends received from regional |
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equity investees |
| - |
| 419 |
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| 701 |
| 372 |
| 103 |
Fixed charges, as below |
| 11,263 |
| 20,614 |
| 21,910 |
| 22,162 |
| 21,087 |
| 19,801 |
Less: Interest capitalized (including AFUDC) |
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Total earnings, as defined | $ | 32,023 | $ | 61,879 | $ | 49,674 | $ | 59,544 | $ | 44,257 | $ | 43,517 |
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Fixed charges, as defined: |
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Interest on long-term debt (a) | $ | 8,607 | $ | 14,074 | $ | 13,244 | $ | 11,577 | $ | 10,671 | $ | 9,535 |
Interest on rate reduction bonds |
| 1,811 |
| 4,335 |
| 5,133 |
| 5,839 |
| 6,723 |
| 7,570 |
Other interest (b) |
| 183 |
| 877 |
| 1,256 |
| 2,430 |
| 1,507 |
| 1,041 |
Rental interest factor |
| 567 |
| 1,133 |
| 1,267 |
| 1,333 |
| 1,333 |
| 1,200 |
Interest capitalized (including AFUDC) |
| 95 |
| 195 |
| 1,010 |
| 983 |
| 853 |
| 455 |
Total fixed charges, as defined | $ | 11,263 | $ | 20,614 | $ | 21,910 | $ | 22,162 | $ | 21,087 | $ | 19,801 |
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
| 2.84 |
| 3.00 |
| 2.27 |
| 2.69 |
| 2.10 |
| 2.20 |
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(a) Interest on long-term debt amounts include amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness. |
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(b) For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, other interest includes interest related to accounting for uncertain tax positions. | ||||||||||||
Eversource Energy (ES)
Filed: 6 Aug 10, 12:00am