|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   | EXHIBIT      12 |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------|-----------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |
| FIRSTENERGY      CORP.                                                                                                              |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   | Six      Months Ended       |      |
|                                                                                                                                |   | June      30,               |      |
|                                                                                                                                |   | 2008                        |      |   | 2007            |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   | (Dollars      in thousands) |      |
| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                         |   |                        |      |   |            |   |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                                                                              |   | $                           | 538,656   |   |            | $      | 627,832 |   |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                           |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
| and      deferred                                                                                                                   |   |                        | 370,442   |   |            |   | 389,877 |   |
| Provision for      income taxes                                                                                                     |   |                        | 346,666   |   |            |   | 422,453 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                              |   |                        | 115,624   |   |            |   | 108,228 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
| Earnings as      defined                                                                                                            |   | $                           | 1,371,388 |   |            | $      | 1,548,390 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                    |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred                                                                 |   | $                           | 370,442   |   |            | $      | 389,877 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                              |   |                        | 115,624   |   |            |   | 108,228 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges      as defined                                                                                                       |   | $                           | 486,066   |   |            | $      | 498,105 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                |   |                        | 2.82      |   |            |   | 3.11 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |
| (a)       Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus      1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined |   |
| interest      element can be determined.                                                                                            |   |                        |      |   |            |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   | EXHIBIT      12 |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|---------|--------|-----------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| OHIO      EDISON COMPANY                                                                                                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   | Six      Months Ended       |    |
|                                                                                                                                |   | June      30,               |    |
|                                                                                                                                |   | 2008                        |    |   | 2007            |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   | (Dollars      in thousands) |    |
| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                         |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                                                                              |   | $                           | 92,751  |   |            | $      | 99,648 |   |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                           |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| and      deferred                                                                                                                   |   |                        | 34,542  |   |            |   | 42,438 |   |
| Provision for      income taxes                                                                                                     |   |                        | 48,621  |   |            |   | 44,985 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                              |   |                        | 38,066  |   |            |   | 41,916 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Earnings as      defined                                                                                                            |   | $                           | 213,980 |   |            | $      | 228,987 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                    |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred                                                                 |   | $                           | 34,542  |   |            | $      | 42,438 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                              |   |                        | 38,066  |   |            |   | 41,916 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges      as defined                                                                                                       |   | $                           | 72,608  |   |            | $      | 84,354 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                |   |                        | 2.95    |   |            |   | 2.71 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| (a)       Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus      1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined |   |
| interest      element can be determined.                                                                                            |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   | EXHIBIT      12 |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|---------|--------|-----------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| PENNSYLVANIA      ELECTRIC COMPANY                                                                                                  |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   | Six      Months Ended       |    |
|                                                                                                                                |   | June      30,               |    |
|                                                                                                                                |   | 2008                        |    |   | 2007            |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   | (Dollars      in thousands) |    |
| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                         |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                                                                              |   | $                           | 39,789  |   |            | $      | 51,207 |   |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                           |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| and      deferred                                                                                                                   |   |                        | 30,223  |   |            |   | 24,409 |   |
| Provision for      income taxes                                                                                                     |   |                        | 30,266  |   |            |   | 38,638 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                              |   |                        | 1,648   |   |            |   | 1,536 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Earnings as      defined                                                                                                            |   | $                           | 101,926 |   |            | $      | 115,790 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                    |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred                                                                 |   | $                           | 30,223  |   |            | $      | 24,409 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                              |   |                        | 1,648   |   |            |   | 1,536 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges      as defined                                                                                                       |   | $                           | 31,871  |   |            | $      | 25,945 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                |   |                        | 3.20    |   |            |   | 4.46 |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| (a)       Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus      1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined |   |
| interest      element can be determined.                                                                                            |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |

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