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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |      |   | **EXHIBIT                12** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------|--------|-------------------------------|
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| **FIRSTENERGY                CORP.**                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |      |   |                          |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |      |   |                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **Nine                Months Ended**        |      |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **September                30,**            |      |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **2006**                                              |      |  **2005** |   |                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **(Dollars                in thousands)**   |      |           |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                           |   |                                                  |      |      |   |                          |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                     |   | $                                                     | 979,339   |           | $      | 651,627                       |   |   |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                  |   |                                                  | 535,875   |           |   | 501,374                       |   |   |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                  | 622,489   |           |   | 599,261                       |   |   |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                  | 170,065   |           |   | 182,237                       |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                                                              |   | $                                                     | 2,307,768 |           | $      | 1,934,499                     |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                expense                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | $                                                     | 528,088   |           | $      | 488,462                       |   |   |   |
| Subsidiaries’                preferred stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                  | 5,787     |           |   | 12,912                        |   |   |   |
| Adjustments                to                subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                          |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
| to                state on a                pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                  | 3,678     |           |   | 11,874                        |   |   |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                  | 170,065   |           |   | 182,237                       |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                                                                                                                         |   | $                                                     | 707,618   |           | $      | 695,485                       |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                  | 3.26      |           |   | 2.78                          |   |   |   |
| **CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |
| (a)                 Includes                the                interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                expense                where no readily defined interest  |
| element                can be                determined.                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                  |      |           |   |                          |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **Page                  1**     |
| **OHIO                  EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **September                  30,**            |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2006**                                                |    |  **2005** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |           |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                                                       | 166,536 |           | $      | 235,251                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 60,662  |           |   | 58,321                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 91,239  |           |   | 253,410                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 67,064  |           |   | 76,871                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                                       | 385,501 |           | $      | 623,853                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                                       | 49,280  |           | $      | 44,330                          |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                    | 10,914  |           |   | 12,457                          |   |   |   |
| Subsidiaries’                  preferred stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                    | 467     |           |   | 1,534                           |   |   |   |
| Adjustments                  to                  subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| to                  state on a                  pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                                    | 291     |           |   | 1,169                           |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 67,064  |           |   | 76,871                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                                                               |   | $                                                       | 128,016 |           | $      | 136,361                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 3.01    |           |   | 4.58                            |   |   |   |
| **CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest  |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **Page                  2**     |
| **OHIO                  EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX                  BASIS)**                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **September                  30,**            |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2006**                                                |    |  **2005** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |           |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                                                       | 166,536 |           | $      | 235,251                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 60,662  |           |   | 58,321                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 91,239  |           |   | 253,410                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 67,064  |           |   | 76,871                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                                       | 385,501 |           | $      | 623,853                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS):**                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                                       | 49,280  |           | $      | 44,330                          |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                    | 10,914  |           |   | 12,457                          |   |   |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 4,764   |           |   | 3,510                           |   |   |   |
| Adjustments                  to                  preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| to                  state on a                  pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                                    | 2,607   |           |   | 3,222                           |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 67,064  |           |   | 76,871                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined plus preferred stock                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| dividend                  requirements (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                                                            |   | $                                                       | 134,629 |           | $      | 140,390                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    | 2.86    |           |   | 4.44                            |   |   |   |
| **PLUS                  PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS)**                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest  |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **Page                  1**     |
| **THE                  CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING                  COMPANY**                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **September                  30,**            |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2006**                                                |    |  **2005** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |           |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                                                       | 246,927 |           | $      | 164,578                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 104,139 |           |   | 96,404                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 150,730 |           |   | 114,678                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 34,504  |           |   | 35,906                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                                       | 536,300 |           | $      | 411,566                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                                       | 104,139 |           | $      | 96,404                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 34,504  |           |   | 35,906                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                                                               |   | $                                                       | 138,643 |           | $      | 132,310                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 3.87    |           |   | 3.11                            |   |   |   |
| **CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest  |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **Page                  2**     |
| **THE                  CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING                  COMPANY**                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX                  BASIS)**                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **September                  30,**            |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2006**                                                |    |  **2005** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |           |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                                                       | 246,927 |           | $      | 164,578                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 104,139 |           |   | 96,404                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 150,730 |           |   | 114,678                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 34,504  |           |   | 35,906                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                                       | 536,300 |           | $      | 411,566                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS):**                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                                       | 104,139 |           | $      | 96,404                          |   |   |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | -       |           |   | 2,918                           |   |   |   |
| Adjustments                  to                  preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| to                  state on a                  pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                                    | -       |           |   | 2,033                           |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 34,504  |           |   | 35,906                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined plus preferred stock                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| dividend                  requirements (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                                                            |   | $                                                       | 138,643 |           | $      | 137,261                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    | 3.87    |           |   | 3.00                            |   |   |   |
| **PLUS                  PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS)**                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest  |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **Page                  1**     |
| **THE                  TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **September                  30,**            |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2006**                                                |    |  **2005** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |           |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                                                       | 90,556  |           | $      | 50,268                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 13,614  |           |   | 16,847                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 54,834  |           |   | 57,056                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 58,151  |           |   | 60,282                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                                       | 217,155 |           | $      | 184,453                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                                       | 13,614  |           | $      | 16,847                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 58,151  |           |   | 60,282                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                                                               |   | $                                                       | 71,765  |           | $      | 77,129                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 3.03    |           |   | 2.39                            |   |   |   |
| **CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest  |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |

----

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   | **Page                  2**     |
| **THE                  TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX                  BASIS)**                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **September                  30,**            |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2006**                                                |    |  **2005** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |           |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                                    |    |      |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                                                       | 90,556  |           | $      | 50,268                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 13,614  |           |   | 16,847                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 54,834  |           |   | 57,056                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 58,151  |           |   | 60,282                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                                       | 217,155 |           | $      | 184,453                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS):**                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                                       | 13,614  |           | $      | 16,847                          |   |   |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 3,597   |           |   | 6,109                           |   |   |   |
| Adjustments                  to                  preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| to                  state on a                  pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                                    | 2,178   |           |   | 6,934                           |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 58,151  |           |   | 60,282                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined plus preferred stock                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| dividend                  requirements (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                                                            |   | $                                                       | 77,540  |           | $      | 90,172                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    | 2.80    |           |   | 2.05                            |   |   |   |
| **PLUS                  PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS)**                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest  |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |

----

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |            |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |            |   | **Page                  1**     |
| **JERSEY                  CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT                  COMPANY**                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |            |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED                  CHARGES**                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |            |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **September                  30,**            |    |                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **2006**                                                |    |  **2005**       |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |  ***Restated*** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |                 |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                     |    |            |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                     |   | $                                                             | 153,355 |                 | $      | 141,628                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                  |   |                                                          | 70,092  |                 |   | 63,859                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                          | 120,506 |                 |   | 114,136                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                          | 6,635   |                 |   | 5,420                           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                   |   | $                                                             | 350,588 |                 | $      | 325,043                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                                          |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                          | 56,612  |                 |   | 56,843                          |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                          | 13,480  |                 |   | 7,016                           |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                          | 6,635   |                 |   | 5,420                           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                                                              |   | $                                                             | 76,727  |                 | $      | 69,279                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          | 4.57    |                 |   | 4.69                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |

----

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |            |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |            |   | **Page                  2**     |
| **JERSEY                  CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |            |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX                  BASIS)**                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |            |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **September                  30,**            |    |                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2006**                                                |    |  **2005**       |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |  ***Restated*** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |                 |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                                    |    |            |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                                                       | 153,355 |                 | $      | 141,628                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 70,092  |                 |   | 63,859                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                                    | 120,506 |                 |   | 114,136                         |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 6,635   |                 |   | 5,420                           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                                       | 350,588 |                 | $      | 325,043                         |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS):**                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                                       | 56,612  |                 | $      | 56,843                          |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                    | 13,480  |                 |   | 7,016                           |   |   |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                                    | 1,167   |                 |   | 375                             |   |   |   |
| Adjustments                  to                  preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| to                  state on a                  pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                                    | 917     |                 |   | 302                             |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                    | 6,635   |                 |   | 5,420                           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined plus preferred stock                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| dividend                  requirements (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                                                            |   | $                                                       | 78,811  |                 | $      | 69,956                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    | 4.45    |                 |   | 4.65                            |   |   |   |
| **PLUS                  PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS)**                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest  |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                                    |    |                 |   |                            |   |   |   |

----

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |      |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |      |   |                            |
| **METROPOLITAN                  EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |      |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED                  CHARGES**                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |      |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **September                  30,**            |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **2006**                                                |    |  **2005** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |           |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                     |    |      |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                     |   | $                                                             | 82,981  |           | $      | 33,144                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                  |   |                                                          | 35,546  |           |   | 33,513                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                          | 55,390  |           |   | 24,159                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                          | 1,324   |           |   | 1,279                           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                   |   | $                                                             | 175,241 |           | $      | 92,095                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                          | 25,987  |           |   | 27,887                          |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                          | 9,559   |           |   | 5,626                           |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                          | 1,324   |           |   | 1,279                           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                                                              |   | $                                                             | 36,870  |           | $      | 34,792                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          | 4.75    |           |   | 2.65                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |

----

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |      |   | **EXHIBIT                  12** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |      |   |                            |
| **PENNSYLVANIA                  ELECTRIC COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |      |   |                            |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED                  CHARGES**                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                     |    |      |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **Nine                  Months Ended**        |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **September                  30,**            |    |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **2006**                                                |    |  **2005** |   |                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **(Dollars                  in thousands)**   |    |           |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                     |    |      |   |                            |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                     |   | $                                                             | 56,666  |           | $      | 24,852                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                  |   |                                                          | 33,974  |           |   | 29,579                          |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                                          | 39,251  |           |   | 16,870                          |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                          | 2,387   |           |   | 2,479                           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                   |   | $                                                             | 132,278 |           | $      | 73,780                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                            |   | $                                                             | 20,937  |           | $      | 22,187                          |   |   |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                                          | 13,037  |           |   | 7,392                           |   |   |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                                          | 2,387   |           |   | 2,479                           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                                                              |   | $                                                             | 36,361  |           | $      | 32,058                          |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          | 3.64    |           |   | 2.30                            |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                          |    |           |   |                            |   |   |   |
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| (a)                   Includes                  the                  interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental                  expense                  where no readily defined interest |
| element                  can be                  determined.                                                                                                                                                            |
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