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**EXHIBIT        12**

| **FIRSTENERGY                CORP.**                                                                                                                                            |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                              |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **Nine                Months Ended** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **September                30,**    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **2007** |   |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **(Dollars                in thousands)** |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                                 |   | $ | 1,040,868 |   |   | $ | 983,743 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                              |   |   | 593,091 |   |   |   | 533,356 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                                        |   |   | 695,467 |   |   |   | 624,887 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |   | 146,390 |   |   |   | 170,065 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                               |   | $ | 2,475,816 |   |   | $ | 2,312,051 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                expense                                                                                                                                                 |   | $ | 593,091 |   |   | $ | 527,569 |   |
| Subsidiaries’                preferred stock dividend requirements                                                                                                        |   |   | - |   |   |   | 5,787 |   |
| Adjustments                to                subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| to                state on a                pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                |   |   | - |   |   |   | 3,676 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |   | 146,390 |   |   |   | 170,065 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                                                                                          |   | $ | 739,481 |   |   | $ | 707,097 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                              |   |   | 3.35 |   |   |   | 3.27 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  ____________________                                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                 Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                plus                1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                can be                determined which we believe represents an appropriate interest                factor.                                              |   |   |   |   |   |

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**EXHIBIT        12**

| **FIRSTENERGY                  SOLUTIONS CORP.**                                                                                                                                                 |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                             |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | **September                  30,**  |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | **2007** |   |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | **(Dollars                  in Thousands)** |   |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                              |   | $ | 408,684 |   |   | $ | 311,956 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                           |   |   | 132,749 |   |   |   | 140,544 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                     |   |   | 243,736 |   |   |   | 184,572 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                 |   |   | 1,092 |   |   |   | 1,168 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                            |   | $ | 786,261 |   |   | $ | 638,240 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                |   | $ | 132,749 |   |   | $ | 140,544 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                               |   |   | 1,092 |   |   |   | 1,168 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                                       |   | $ | 133,841 |   |   | $ | 141,712 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                             |   |   | 5.87 |   |   |   | 4.50 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  ____________________                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                  Includes                  the interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of                  rental                  expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                  can be                  determined which we believe represents an appropriate interest                  factor.                                                         |   |

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**EXHIBIT          12**

| **OHIO                  EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                     |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                         |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **September                  30,**  |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **2007** |   |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)** |   |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                   |   | $ | 147,862 |   |   | $ | 166,536 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                |   |   | 62,749 |   |   |   | 60,662 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                          |   |   | 79,074 |   |   |   | 91,239 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                    |   |   | 60,370 |   |   |   | 67,064 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                 |   | $ | 350,055 |   |   | $ | 385,501 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                          |   | $ | 54,493 |   |   | $ | 49,280 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                              |   |   | 8,256 |   |   |   | 10,914 |   |
| Subsidiaries’                  preferred stock dividend requirements                                                                                                            |   |   | - |   |   |   | 467 |   |
| Adjustments                  to                  subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| to                  state on a                  pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                  |   |   | - |   |   |   | 291 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                    |   |   | 60,370 |   |   |   | 67,064 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                            |   | $ | 123,119 |   |   | $ | 128,016 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                  |   |   | 2.84 |   |   |   | 3.01 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  ____________________                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                  plus                  1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                  can be                  determined which we believe represents an appropriate interest                  factor.                                              |   |   |   |   |   |

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**EXHIBIT          12**

| **JERSEY                  CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**                                                                                                |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                         |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **September                  30,**  |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **2007** |   |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                   |   | $ | 163,957 |   |   | $ | 153,355 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                |   |   | 79,467 |   |   |   | 70,092 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                          |   |   | 118,637 |   |   |   | 120,506 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                    |   |   | 6,143 |   |   |   | 6,635 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                 |   | $ | 368,204 |   |   | $ | 350,588 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                          |   | $ | 65,949 |   |   | $ | 56,612 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                              |   |   | 13,518 |   |   |   | 13,480 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                    |   |   | 6,143 |   |   |   | 6,635 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                            |   | $ | 85,610 |   |   | $ | 76,727 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                  |   |   | 4.30 |   |   |   | 4.57 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  ____________________                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                  plus                  1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                  can be                  determined which we believe represents an appropriate interest                  factor.                                              |   |   |   |   |   |

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**EXHIBIT          12**

| **METROPOLITAN                  EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                             |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                         |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **September                  30,**    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **2007** |   |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)** |   |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                   |   | $ | 75,797 |   |   | $ | 82,981 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                |   |   | 38,471 |   |   |   | 35,546 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                          |   |   | 53,145 |   |   |   | 55,390 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                    |   |   | 1,509 |   |   |   | 1,324 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                 |   | $ | 168,922 |   |   | $ | 175,241 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                          |   | $ | 21,032 |   |   | $ | 25,987 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                              |   |   | 17,439 |   |   |   | 9,559 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                    |   |   | 1,509 |   |   |   | 1,324 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                            |   | $ | 39,980 |   |   | $ | 36,870 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                  |   |   | 4.23 |   |   |   | 4.75 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  ____________________                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                  plus                  1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                  can be                  determined which we believe represents an appropriate interest                  factor.                                              |   |   |   |   |   |

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**EXHIBIT          12**

| **PENNSYLVANIA                    ELECTRIC COMPANY**                                                                                                               |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                    RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                             |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | **Nine                    Months Ended** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | **September                    30,**  |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | **2007** |   |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | **(Dollars                    in thousands)** |   |
| **EARNINGS                    AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                    before                    extraordinary items                                                                                                                     |   | $ | 74,237 |   |   | $ | 56,666 |   |
| Interest                    and                    other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                  |   |   | 38,426 |   |   |   | 33,974 |   |
| Provision                    for                    income taxes                                                                                                                            |   |   | 49,025 |   |   |   | 39,251 |   |
| Interest                    element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                        |   |   | 2,402 |   |   |   | 2,387 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                    as                    defined                                                                                                                                   |   | $ | 164,090 |   |   | $ | 132,278 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                    CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                    on                    long-term debt                                                                                                                            |   | $ | 22,642 |   |   | $ | 20,937 |   |
| Other                    interest                    expense                                                                                                                                |   |   | 15,783 |   |   |   | 13,037 |   |
| Interest                    element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                        |   |   | 2,402 |   |   |   | 2,387 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                    charges                    as defined                                                                                                                              |   | $ | 40,827 |   |   | $ | 36,361 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                    RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                      |   |   | 4.02 |   |   |   | 3.64 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  ____________________                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| (a)                     Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                    plus                    1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                    can be                    determined which we believe represents an appropriate interest                    factor.                                              |   |   |   |   |   |

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