Exhibit 12 ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges Millions of Dollars Three Months Ended March 31, -------------------- 2003 2002 EARNINGS: Net income (loss) 61 71 Add: Total federal income taxes (benefit) 31 35 Fixed charges (see detail below) 83 64 Preferred dividends of subsidiaries 0 0 -------- -------- Total earnings 175 170 ======== ======== FIXED CHARGES: Interest expense (excludes capitalized interest) 82 63 Rentals representative of the interest factor 1 1 Distributions on preferred trust securities of subsidiaries 0 0 -------- -------- Fixed charges deducted from earnings 83 64 Preferred dividends of subsidiaries (pretax) 0 0 -------- -------- Total fixed charges 83 64 Preferred dividends of registrant (pretax) 0 0 -------- -------- Fixed charges and preferred dividends 83 64 ======== ======== RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 2.11 2.66 ======== ======== RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS 2.11 2.66 ======== ======== ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges Millions of Dollars Twelve Months Ended December 31, ------------------------------------------ 2002 2001 2000 1999 EARNINGS: Income (loss) from continuing operations 245 228 226 223 Add: Total federal income taxes (benefit) 118 119 120 106 Fixed charges (see detail below) 274 280 270 286 Preferred dividends of subsidiaries 0 0 0 0 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total earnings 637 627 616 615 ======== ======== ======== ======== FIXED CHARGES: Interest expense, excluding capitalized interest 270 274 264 281 Rentals representative of the interest factor 4 6 6 5 Distributions on preferred trust securities of subsidiaries 0 0 0 0 -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges deducted from earnings 274 280 270 286 Preferred dividends of subsidiaries (pretax) 0 0 0 0 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total fixed charges 274 280 270 286 Preferred dividends of registrant (pretax) 0 0 0 0 -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges and preferred dividends 274 280 270 286 ======== ======== ======== ======== RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 2.32 2.24 2.28 2.15 ======== ======== ======== ======== RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS 2.32 2.24 2.28 2.15 ======== ======== ======== ========