|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   | **Page                  1**     |   |
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| **JERSEY                  CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**                                                                                                            |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **Six                  Months Ended** |    |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **June                  30,**         |    |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **2005**                              |    | **2004** |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   | ***(In                  thousands)*** |    |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |
| EARNINGS                  AS                  DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                 |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                      |   | $                                     | 69,842  |     | $      | 50,234                          |   |   |   |   |
| Add                  -                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for                                                                                       |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized and deferred interest income                                                                                                        |   |                                  | 41,660  |     |   | 41,384                          |   |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                             |   |                                  | 55,019  |     |   | 37,356                          |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                       |   |                                  | 3,665   |     |   | 3,364                           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                    |   | $                                     | 170,186 |     | $      | 132,338                         |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                  CHARGES                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                            |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                             |   | $                                     | 38,681  |     | $      | 40,531                          |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest expense                                                                                                                                  |   |                                  | 2,979   |     |   | 853                             |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                       |   |                                  | 3,665   |     |   | 3,364                           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                               |   | $                                     | 45,325  |     | $      | 44,748                          |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                         |   |                                  | 3.75    |     |   | 2.96                            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
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| (a)                   Includes the interest element of rentals calculated at                  1/3 of rental                  expense as no readily defined interest |   |                                  |    |
|                       element                  can be determined.                                                                               |   |                                  |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   | **Page                  2**     |
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| **JERSEY                  CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS**                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   | **Six                  Months Ended** |   |     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   | **June                  30,**         |   |     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   | **2005**                              |   | **2004** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   | ***(In                  thousands)*** |   |     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |
| EARNINGS                  AS                  DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                  | $      | 69,842   |   | $                               | 50,234 |   |   |   |
| Add                  -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized and deferred interest income                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |                                  |   | 41,660   |   |                            | 41,384 |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |   |   |                                  |   | 55,019   |   |                            | 37,356 |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |                                  |   | 3,665    |   |                            | 3,364 |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                  | $      | 170,186  |   | $                               | 132,338 |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                  CHARGES                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS PREFERRED                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |
| STOCK                  DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |   |   |                                  | $      | 38,681   |   | $                               | 40,531 |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest expense                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |                                  |   | 2,979    |   |                            | 853 |   |   |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |                                  |   | 250      |   |                            | 250 |   |   |   |
| Adjustment                  to                  preferred stock dividends to                                                                                                                                                                                |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| state                  on a                  pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |                                  |   | 197      |   |                            | 186 |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |                                  |   | 3,665    |   |                            | 3,364 |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined plus preferred stock dividend                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| requirements                  (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |   |                                  | $      | 45,772   |   | $                               | 45,184 |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| PLUS                  PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| (PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |                                  |   | 3.72     |   |                            | 2.93 |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| (a) Includes                  the interest element of rentals calculated at 1/3 of rental expense                  as no                  readily defined interest    element                  can                  be determined. |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |

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| **METROPOLITAN                  EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   | **Six                  Months Ended** |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   | **June                  30,**         |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   | **2005**                              |   | **2004** |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |
| EARNINGS                  AS                  DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                |   |   |   |                                  | $      | 32,139   |   | $                               | 24,709 |   |   |   |   |
| Add                  -                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized and deferred interest income                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |                                  |   | 22,621   |   |                            | 23,905 |   |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                  |   | 21,325   |   |                            | 16,211 |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |                                  |   | 938      |   |                            | 651    |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                  | $      | 77,023   |   | $                               | 65,476 |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                  CHARGES                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                  | $      | 18,945   |   | $                               | 22,385 |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest expense                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |                                  |   | 3,676    |   |                            | 1,520  |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |                                  |   | 938      |   |                            | 651    |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                                    |   |   |   |                                  | $      | 23,559   |   | $                               | 24,556 |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                                   |   |   |   |                                  |   | 3.27     |   |                            | 2.67   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                  Includes                  the interest element of rentals calculated at 1/3 of rental expense                  as no                  readily defined interest element can be |   |
|                      determined                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |   |
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| **PENNSYLVANIA                  ELECTRIC COMPANY**                                                                                                                                  |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **Six                  Months Ended** |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **June                  30,**         |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **2005**                              |   | **2004** |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | ***(In                  thousands)*** |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |
| EARNINGS                  AS                  DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                            |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                 |   | $                                     | 27,221 |     | $      | 8,708                           |   |   |   |   |
| Add                  -                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for                                                                                                  |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized and deferred interest income                                                                                                                   |   |                                  | 19,738 |     |   | 20,020                          |   |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                        |   |                                  | 18,940 |     |   | 4,229                           |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                  |   |                                  | 1,672  |     |   | 1,286                           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                               |   | $                                     | 67,571 |     | $      | 34,243                          |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                  CHARGES                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                       |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                        |   | $                                     | 14,882 |     | $      | 15,015                          |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest expense                                                                                                                                             |   |                                  | 4,856  |     |   | 5,005                           |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                  |   |                                  | 1,672  |     |   | 1,286                           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                          |   | $                                     | 21,410 |     | $      | 21,306                          |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED                                                                                                                            |   |                                  | 3.16   |     |   | 1.61                            |   |   |   |   |
| CHARGES                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                  Includes                  the interest element of rentals calculated at 1/3 of rental expense                  as no                  readily defined interest |   |                                  |   |
|                      element can be determined.                                                                                                                      |   |                                  |   |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |

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