|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   | **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**                                                                                    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |    |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   | **September                  30,**     |    |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   | **2005**                               |    | **2004** |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   | ***(In                  thousands)***  |    |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |
| EARNINGS                  AS                  DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                     |   | $                                      | 145,008 |     | $      | 102,565                         |   |   |   |   |
| Add                  -                                                                                                                                  |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for                                                                      |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized and deferred interest income                                                                                       |   |                                   | 62,105  |     |   | 64,199                          |   |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                            |   |                                   | 112,510 |     |   | 74,066                          |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                      |   |                                   | 5,420   |     |   | 5,318                           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                   |   | $                                      | 325,043 |     | $      | 246,148                         |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                  CHARGES                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                           |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                            |   | $                                      | 56,843  |     | $      | 62,241                          |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                |   |                                   | 5,262   |     |   | 1,958                           |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                      |   |                                   | 5,420   |     |   | 5,318                           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                              |   | $                                      | 67,525  |     | $      | 69,517                          |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                        |   |                                   | 4.81    |     |   | 3.54                            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |    |     |   |                            |   |   |   |   |
| (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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| **JERSEY                  CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                                              |   |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS**                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   | **September                  30,**     |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   | **2005**                               |   | **2004** |   |                            |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   | ***(In                  thousands)***  |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |
| EARNINGS                  AS                  DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |                                   | $      | 145,008  |   | $                               | 102,565 |   |   |   |   |
| Add                  -                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized and deferred interest income                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |                                   |   | 62,105   |   |                            | 64,199  |   |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                   |   | 112,510  |   |                            | 74,066  |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   | 5,420    |   |                            | 5,318   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |                                   | $      | 325,043  |   | $                               | 246,148 |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                  CHARGES                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS PREFERRED                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |
| STOCK                  DIVIDEND                  REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                   | $      | 56,843   |   | $                               | 62,241  |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |   |                                   |   | 5,262    |   |                            | 1,958   |   |   |   |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |                                   |   | 375      |   |                            | 375     |   |   |   |   |
| Adjustment                  to                  preferred stock dividends to                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| state                  on a                  pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |                                   |   | 291      |   |                            | 271     |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   | 5,420    |   |                            | 5,318   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined plus preferred stock dividend                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| requirements                  (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |                                   | $      | 68,191   |   | $                               | 70,163  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| PLUS                  PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| (PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS)                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   |   |                                   |   | 4.77     |   |                            | 3.51    |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                    Includes the interest element of rentals calculated at                  1/3 of rental                  expense as no readily defined interestelement                  can be                  determined. |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |    |
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| **METROPOLITAN                  EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   | **September                  30,**     |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   | **2005**                               |   | **2004** |   |                            |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   | ***(in                  thousands)***  |   |     |   |
| EARNINGS                  AS                  DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                     |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                          |   |   |   |                                   | $      | 33,144   |   | $                               | 41,786  |   |   |   |   |
| Add                  -                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for                                                                                           |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized and deferred interest income                                                                                                       |   |   |   |                                   |   | 33,513   |   |                            | 34,054  |   |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |                                   |   | 24,159   |   |                            | 27,641  |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                           |   |   |   |                                   |   | 1,279    |   |                            | 1,061   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                   |   |   |   |                                   | $      | 92,095   |   | $                               | 104,542 |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                  CHARGES                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                                |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |                                   | $      | 27,887   |   | $                               | 31,208  |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |                                   |   | 5,626    |   |                            | 2,846   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                           |   |   |   |                                   |   | 1,279    |   |                            | 1,061   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                              |   |   |   |                                   | $      | 34,792   |   | $                               | 35,115  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                             |   |   |   |                                   |   | 2.65     |   |                            | 2.98    |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   |   |                                   |   |     |   |                            |    |   |   |   |   |
| (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**                                                                                    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |   |                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   | **September                  30,**     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   | **2005**                               |   | **2004**                        |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   | ***(In                  thousands)***  |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |   |                            |   |
| EARNINGS                  AS                  DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                                |   |                                   |   |                            |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                     |   | $                                      | 24,852 |                            | $ | 26,944 |   |
| Add                  -                                                                                                                                  |   |                                   |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for                                                                      |   |                                   |   |                            |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized and deferred interest income                                                                                       |   |                                   | 29,579 |                            |   | 30,591 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                            |   |                                   | 16,870 |                            |   | 15,658 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                      |   |                                   | 2,479  |                            |   | 1,999 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                   |   | $                                      | 73,780 |                            | $ | 75,192 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |   |                            |   |   |   |
| FIXED                  CHARGES                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                                                                           |   |                                   |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                            |   | $                                      | 22,187 |                            | $ | 22,528 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                |   |                                   | 7,392  |                            |   | 8,063 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                      |   |                                   | 2,479  |                            |   | 1,999 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                              |   | $                                      | 32,058 |                            | $ | 32,590 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                   |   |                            |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED                                                                                                |   |                                   | 2.30   |                            |   | 2.31 |   |
| 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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