**EXHIBIT      12**

**FIRSTENERGY      CORP.**

**CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

|                                                                                       |   |                                            |    |     |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|--------|
|                                                                                       |   | **Three                Months Ended March 31,** |    |
|                                                                                       |   | **2006**                                        |    | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                       |   | ***(Dollars                in thousands)***     |    |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                  |   |                                            |    |     |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                            |   | $                                               | 220,800 |     | $      | 141,030 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for             |   |                                            |    |     |   |   |   |
| amounts                capitalized                                                         |   |                                            | 168,078 |     |   | 171,198 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                   |   |                                            | 133,666 |     |   | 121,275 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                           |   |                                            | 56,789  |     |   | 60,993 |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                          |   | $                                               | 579,333 |     | $      | 494,496 |   |
|                                                                                       |   |                                            |    |     |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                             |   |                                            |    |     |   |   |   |
| Interest                expense                                                            |   | $                                               | 165,863 |     | $      | 164,645 |   |
| Subsidiaries’                preferred stock dividend requirements                   |   |                                            | 2,215   |     |   | 6,553 |   |
| Adjustments                to                subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends |   |                                            |    |     |   |   |   |
| to                state on a                pre-income tax basis                           |   |                                            | 1,341   |     |   | 5,635 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                           |   |                                            | 56,789  |     |   | 60,993 |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                     |   | $                                               | 226,208 |     | $      | 237,826 |   |
|                                                                                       |   |                                            |    |     |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**                                 |   |                                            |    |     |   |   |   |
| **CHARGES**                                                                                |   |                                            | 2.56    |     |   | 2.08 |   |

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**EXHIBIT        12**

**Page        1**

**OHIO        EDISON        COMPANY**

**CONSOLIDATED        RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

|                                                                                           |   | **Three                  Months Ended March 31,** |    |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|---------|
|                                                                                           |   | **2006**                                          |    | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                           |   | ***(Dollars                  in thousands)***     |    |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                    |   |                                              |    |   |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                            |   | $                                                 | 63,830  |   | $ | 56,757 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for             |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized                                                           |   |                                              | 18,387  |   |   | 18,843 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                   |   |                                              | 38,320  |   |   | 53,420 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                             |   |                                              | 22,662  |   |   | 25,510 |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                          |   | $                                                 | 143,199 |   | $ | 154,530 |   |
|                                                                                           |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                               |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                   |   | $                                                 | 13,082  |   | $ | 15,609 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                       |   |                                              | 5,149   |   |   | 2,594 |   |
| Subsidiaries’                  preferred stock dividend requirements                     |   |                                              | 156     |   |   | 640 |   |
| Adjustments                  to                  subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| to                  state on a                  pre-income tax basis                           |   |                                              | 101     |   |   | 457 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                             |   |                                              | 22,662  |   |   | 25,510 |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                     |   | $                                                 | 41,150  |   | $ | 44,810 |   |
|                                                                                           |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**                                   |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| **CHARGES**                                                                                    |   |                                              | 3.48    |   |   | 3.45 |   |

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**EXHIBIT        12**

**Page        2**

**OHIO        EDISON        COMPANY**

**CONSOLIDATED        RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS**

**PREFERRED        STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)**

|                                                                                                   |   | **Three                  Months Ended March 31,** |    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|---------|
|                                                                                                   |   | **2006**                                          |    | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                                   |   | ***(Dollars                  in thousands)***     |    |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                            |   |                                              |    |   |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                    |   | $                                                 | 63,830  |   | $ | 56,757 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized |   |                                              | 18,387  |   |   | 18,843 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                           |   |                                              | 38,320  |   |   | 53,420 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                     |   |                                              | 22,662  |   |   | 25,510 |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                  |   | $                                                 | 143,199 |   | $ | 154,530 |   |
|                                                                                                   |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS **                        |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
|     **PREFERRED                STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                       |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS):**                                                           |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                           |   | $                                                 | 13,082  |   | $ | 15,609 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                               |   |                                              | 5,149   |   |   | 2,594 |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                                 |   |                                              | 815     |   |   | 1,299 |   |
| Adjustments                  to preferred stock dividends                                         |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
|                        to state on a pre-income tax basis                     |   |                                              | 455     |   |   | 1,011 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                     |   |                                              | 22,662  |   |   | 25,510 |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined plus preferred stock                            |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
|                        dividend requirements (pre-income tax basis)           |   | $                                                 | 42,163  |   | $ | 46,023 |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                   |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
|                   **PLUS PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND                REQUIREMENTS**              |   |                                              |    |   |   |   |   |
| **                     (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)**                                         |   |                                              | 3.40    |   |   | 3.36 |   |

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**EXHIBIT      12**

**Page      1**

**JERSEY      CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**

**CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

|                                                                           |   | **Three                Months Ended** |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                           |   | **March                31,**          |   |
|                                                                           |   | **2006**                              |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   | ***Restated*** |   |
|                                                                           |   | ***(In                thousands)***   |   |
| EARNINGS                AS                DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:           |   |                                  |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                |   | $                                     | 33,710 |   | $ | 13,449 |   |
| Add-                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                capitalized and deferred interest income                |   |                                  | 22,016 |   |   | 21,814 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                       |   |                                  | 23,558 |   |   | 13,209 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)               |   |                                  | 1,692  |   |   | 1,905 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                              |   | $                                     | 80,976 |   | $ | 50,377 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                CHARGES                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:      |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                       |   | $                                     | 18,059 |   | $ | 19,405 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                           |   |                                  | 3,957  |   |   | 2,409 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)               |   |                                  | 1,692  |   |   | 1,905 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                         |   | $                                     | 23,708 |   | $ | 23,719 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                 |   |                                  | 3.42   |   |   | 2.12 |   |

| (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**

**Page      2**

**JERSEY      CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**

**CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS PREFERRED**

**STOCK      DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**

|                                                                                              |   | **Three                Months Ended** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                              |   | **March                31,**          |   |
|                                                                                              |   | **2006**                              |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                  |   | ***Restated*** |   |
|                                                                                              |   | ***(In                thousands)***   |   |
| EARNINGS                AS                DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                              |   |                                  |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                   |   | $                                     | 33,710 |   | $ | 13,449 |   |
| Add-                                                                                              |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                capitalized and deferred interest income                                   |   |                                  | 22,016 |   |   | 21,814 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                          |   |                                  | 23,558 |   |   | 13,209 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                  |   |                                  | 1,692  |   |   | 1,905 |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                 |   | $                                     | 80,976 |   | $ | 50,377 |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                CHARGES                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS PREFERRED           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| STOCK                DIVIDEND                REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS):                 |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                          |   | $                                     | 18,059 |   | $ | 19,405 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                              |   |                                  | 3,957  |   |   | 2,409 |   |
| Preferred                stock dividend requirements                                              |   |                                  | 125    |   |   | 125 |   |
| Adjustment                to                preferred stock dividends                             |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| to                state on a                pre-income tax basis                                  |   |                                  | 87     |   |   | 123 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                  |   |                                  | 1,692  |   |   | 1,905 |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined plus preferred stock dividend requirements |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| (pre-income                tax basis)                                                             |   | $                                     | 23,920 |   | $ | 23,967 |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| PLUS                PREFERRED                STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                          |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| (PRE-INCOME                TAX BASIS)                                                             |   |                                  | 3.39   |   |   | 2.10 |   |

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**EXHIBIT      12**

**METROPOLITAN      EDISON COMPANY**

**CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

|                                                                           |   | **Three                Months Ended** |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                           |   | **March                31****,**      |   |
|                                                                           |   | **2006**                              |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                           |   | ***(In                thousands)***   |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                      |   |                                  |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                |   | $                                     | 17,914 |   | $ | 16,476 |   |
| Add-                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                capitalized and deferred interest income                |   |                                  | 11,184 |   |   | 11,223 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                       |   |                                  | 11,204 |   |   | 10,451 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)               |   |                                  | 268    |   |   | 446 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                              |   | $                                     | 40,570 |   | $ | 38,596 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                 |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                       |   | $                                     | 8,717  |   | $ | 9,560 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                           |   |                                  | 2,467  |   |   | 1,663 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)               |   |                                  | 268    |   |   | 446 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                         |   | $                                     | 11,452 |   | $ | 11,669 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**             |   |                                  | 3.54   |   |   | 3.31 |   |

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**EXHIBIT      12**

**PENNSYLVANIA      ELECTRIC COMPANY**

**CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

|                                                                           |   | **Three                Months Ended** |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                           |   | **March                31,**          |   |
|                                                                           |   | **2006**                              |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                           |   | ***(In                thousands)***   |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                      |   |                                  |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                |   | $                                     | 23,149 |   | $ | 21,384 |   |
| Add-                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                capitalized and deferred interest income                |   |                                  | 10,536 |   |   | 9,647 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                       |   |                                  | 13,954 |   |   | 15,386 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)               |   |                                  | 768    |   |   | 752 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                              |   | $                                     | 48,407 |   | $ | 47,169 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                 |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                       |   | $                                     | 6,934  |   | $ | 7,459 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                           |   |                                  | 3,602  |   |   | 2,188 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)               |   |                                  | 768    |   |   | 752 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                         |   | $                                     | 11,304 |   | $ | 10,399 |   |
|                                                                           |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**             |   |                                  | 4.28   |   |   | 4.54 |   |

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