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|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   | EXHIBIT      12 |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|---------|--------|-----------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| FIRSTENERGY      CORP.                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   | Three      Months Ended     |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   | March      31,              |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   | 2008                        |    |   | 2007            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   | (Dollars      in thousands) |    |
| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                                      |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                                                                                                                           |   | $                           | 276,348 |   |            | $      | 290,110 |   |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                        |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| and      deferred                                                                                                                                                                |   |                        | 181,066 |   |            |   | 184,624 |   |
| Provision for      income taxes                                                                                                                                                  |   |                        | 187,024 |   |            |   | 200,341 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                           |   |                        | 58,344  |   |            |   | 54,985 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Earnings as      defined                                                                                                                                                         |   | $                           | 702,782 |   |            | $      | 730,060 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                                 |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred                                                                                                              |   | $                           | 181,066 |   |            | $      | 184,624 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                           |   |                        | 58,344  |   |            |   | 54,985 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges      as defined                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                           | 239,410 |   |            | $      | 239,609 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                             |   |                        | 2.94    |   |            |   | 3.05 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
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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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|                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                        |    |   | EXHIBIT      12 |   |
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| OHIO      EDISON COMPANY                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   | Three      Months Ended     |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   | March      31,              |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   | 2008                        |    |   | 2007            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   | (Dollars      in thousands) |    |
| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                                |   |                        |    |   |            |   |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                                                                                                                     |   | $                           | 43,909  |   |            | $      | 54,035 |   |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                  |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| and      deferred                                                                                                                                                          |   |                        | 17,641  |   |            |   | 21,022 |   |
| Provision for      income taxes                                                                                                                                            |   |                        | 26,873  |   |            |   | 17,426 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                     |   |                        | 19,191  |   |            |   | 21,402 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Earnings as      defined                                                                                                                                                   |   | $                           | 107,614 |   |            | $      | 113,885 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                           |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred                                                                                                        |   | $                           | 17,641  |   |            | $      | 21,022 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                     |   |                        | 19,191  |   |            |   | 21,402 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges      as defined                                                                                                                                              |   | $                           | 36,832  |   |            | $      | 42,424 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                       |   |                        | 2.92    |   |            |   | 2.68 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                        |    |   |            |   |   |   |
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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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|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                        |   |   | EXHIBIT      12 |   |
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| PENNSYLVANIA      ELECTRIC COMPANY                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                        |   |   |            |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                        |   |   |            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   | Three      Months Ended     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   | March      31,              |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   | 2008                        |   |   | 2007            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   | (Dollars      in thousands) |   |
| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                          |   |                        |   |   |            |   |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                                                                                                               |   | $                           | 21,392 |   |            | $      | 31,744 |   |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                            |   |                        |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| and      deferred                                                                                                                                                    |   |                        | 15,322 |   |            |   | 11,337 |   |
| Provision for      income taxes                                                                                                                                      |   |                        | 18,279 |   |            |   | 24,263 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                               |   |                        | 904    |   |            |   | 829 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                        |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Earnings as      defined                                                                                                                                             |   | $                           | 55,897 |   |            | $      | 68,173 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                        |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                     |   |                        |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred                                                                                                  |   | $                           | 15,322 |   |            | $      | 11,337 |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                               |   |                        | 904    |   |            |   | 829 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                        |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges      as defined                                                                                                                                        |   | $                           | 16,226 |   |            | $      | 12,166 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                        |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                 |   |                        | 3.44   |   |            |   | 5.60 |   |
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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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