Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG+A) 10-Q 2008 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 12.2

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED

FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Six Months Ended September 30,		Year Ended December 31,
	2008		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004			2003
Earnings:
Net income	$	321	$	870	$	1,024	$	985	$	934	$	3,982		$	923
Adjustments for minority interest in losses of less than 100% owned affiliates and the Company's equity in undistributed income (losses) of less than 50% owned affiliates		-		-		-		-		-		-			-
Income taxes provision		167		421		571		602		574		2,561			528
Net fixed charges		209		650		889		801		589		671			964
Total Earnings	$	697	$	1,941	$	2,484	$	2,388	$	2,097	$	7,214		$	2,415
Fixed Charges:
Interest on short-term borrowings and long-term debt, net	$	194	$	605	$	834	$	770	$	573	$	682		$	947
Interest on capital leases		5		16		23		11		1		1			1
AFUDC debt		10		29		32		20		15		(12	)		16
Earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend and preferred security distribution requirements of majority owned trust		-		-		-		-		-		-			-
Total Fixed Charges		209		650		889		801		589		671			964
Preferred Stock Dividends:
Tax deductible dividends		3		9		9		12		12		9			9
Pre-tax earnings required to cover non-tax deductible preferred stock dividend requirements		1		2		8		3		13		34			27
Total Preferred Stock Dividends		4		11		17		15		25		43			36
Total Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends	$	213	$	661	$	906	$	816	$	614	$	714		$	1,000
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends		3.27		2.94		2.74		2.93		3.42		10.10			2.42

Note:

For the purpose of computing Pacific Gas and Electric Company's ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, "earnings" represent net income adjusted for the minority interest in losses of less than 100% owned affiliates, equity in undistributed income or losses of less than 50% owned affiliates, income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest).  "Fixed charges" include interest on long-term debt and short-term borrowings (including a representative portion of rental expense), amortization of bond premium, discount and expense, interest on capital leases, AFUDC debt, and earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend requirements and preferred security distribution requirements of majority-owned trust.  "Preferred stock dividends" represent tax deductible dividends and pre-tax earnings that are required to pay the dividends on outstanding preferred securities.  Fixed charges exclude interest on FASB Interpretation No. 48 (Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes) tax liabilities.