**EXHIBIT      12**

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| **FIRSTENERGY                CORP.**                                                                                                                   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **Six                Months Ended**           |      |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **June                30,**    |      |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **2007**                                      |      |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **(Dollars                in thousands)**     |      |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                       |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                                 |   | $                                             | 627,832   |   |     | $      | 530,844 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                              |   |                                          | 389,877   |   |     |   | 347,415 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                                        |   |                                          | 422,453   |   |     |   | 351,539 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |                                          | 108,228   |   |     |   | 112,798 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                               |   | $                                             | 1,548,390 |   |     | $      | 1,342,596 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                  |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |
| Interest                expense                                                                                                                                                 |   | $                                             | 389,877   |   |     | $      | 343,100 |   |
| Subsidiaries’                preferred stock dividend requirements                                                                                                        |   |                                          | -         |   |     |   | 4,315 |   |
| Adjustments                to                subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends                                                                                      |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |
| to                state on a                pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                |   |                                          | -         |   |     |   | 2,858 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |                                          | 108,228   |   |     |   | 112,798 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                                                                                          |   | $                                             | 498,105   |   |     | $      | 463,071 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                              |   |                                          | 3.11      |   |     |   | 2.90 |   |
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|  ————————————                                                                                      |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |
| (a)                 Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                plus                1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                can be                determined.                                                                                                                        |   |                                          |      |   |     |   |   |   |

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**EXHIBIT        12**

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| **OHIO                EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                                 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **Six                Months Ended**           |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **June                30,**    |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **2007**                                      |    |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **(Dollars                in thousands)**     |    |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                       |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                                 |   | $                                             | 99,648  |   |     | $      | 123,039 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                              |   |                                          | 42,438  |   |     |   | 35,909 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                                        |   |                                          | 44,985  |   |     |   | 73,337 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |                                          | 41,916  |   |     |   | 44,831 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                               |   | $                                             | 228,987 |   |     | $      | 277,116 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                  |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                                                                                                        |   | $                                             | 36,168  |   |     | $      | 26,564 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                                                                                                            |   |                                          | 6,269   |   |     |   | 9,034 |   |
| Subsidiaries’                preferred stock dividend requirements                                                                                                        |   |                                          | -       |   |     |   | 311 |   |
| Adjustments                to                subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends                                                                                      |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| to                state on a                pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                |   |                                          | -       |   |     |   | 194 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |                                          | 41,916  |   |     |   | 44,831 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                                                                                          |   | $                                             | 84,353  |   |     | $      | 80,934 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                              |   |                                          | 2.71    |   |     |   | 3.42 |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
|  ————————————                                                                                      |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| (a)                 Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                plus                1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                can be                determined.                                                                                                                        |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |

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**EXHIBIT        12**

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| **JERSEY                CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**                                                                                            |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **Six                Months Ended**           |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **June                30,**    |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **2007**                                      |    |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **(Dollars                in thousands)**     |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                       |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                                 |   | $                                             | 88,159  |   |     | $      | 73,986 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                              |   |                                          | 52,117  |   |     |   | 45,585 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                                        |   |                                          | 72,362  |   |     |   | 62,190 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |                                          | 4,351   |   |     |   | 3,474 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                               |   | $                                             | 216,989 |   |     | $      | 185,235 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                  |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                                                                                                        |   |                                          | 42,653  |   |     |   | 36,467 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                                                                                                            |   |                                          | 9,464   |   |     |   | 9,118 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |                                          | 4,351   |   |     |   | 3,474 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                                                                                          |   | $                                             | 56,468  |   |     | $      | 49,059 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                              |   |                                          | 3.84    |   |     |   | 3.78 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
|  ————————————                                                                                      |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| (a)                 Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                plus                1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                can be                determined.                                                                                                                        |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |

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**EXHIBIT        12**

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------|---------|--------|----------|--------|
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| **METROPOLITAN                EDISON COMPANY**                                                                                                         |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **Six                Months Ended**           |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **June                30,**    |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **2007**                                      |    |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   | **(Dollars                in thousands)**     |    |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                       |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                                 |   | $                                             | 51,109  |   |     | $      | 57,991 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                              |   |                                          | 25,180  |   |     |   | 23,255 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                                        |   |                                          | 38,408  |   |     |   | 40,759 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |                                          | 968     |   |     |   | 725 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                               |   | $                                             | 115,665 |   |     | $      | 122,730 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                  |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                                                                                                        |   |                                          | 14,428  |   |     |   | 17,470 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                                                                                                            |   |                                          | 10,753  |   |     |   | 5,785 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                |   |                                          | 968     |   |     |   | 725 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                                                                                          |   | $                                             | 26,149  |   |     | $      | 23,980 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                              |   |                                          | 4.42    |   |     |   | 5.12 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
|  ————————————                                                                                      |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| (a)                 Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable                plus                1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest |
| element                can be                determined.                                                                                                                        |   |                                          |    |   |     |   |   |   |

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**EXHIBIT        12**

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| **PENNSYLVANIA                  ELECTRIC COMPANY**                                                                                                           |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                         |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **Six                  Months Ended**           |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **June                  30,**    |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **2007**                                        |    |   | **2006** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**     |    |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                           |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                   |   | $                                               | 51,207  |   |     | $      | 38,606 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                |   |                                            | 24,409  |   |     |   | 22,135 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                          |   |                                            | 38,638  |   |     |   | 28,518 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                    |   |                                            | 1,536   |   |     |   | 1,567 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                 |   | $                                               | 115,790 |   |     | $      | 90,826 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                      |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                          |   | $                                               | 14,039  |   |     | $      | 13,916 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                              |   |                                            | 10,371  |   |     |   | 8,219 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                    |   |                                            | 1,536   |   |     |   | 1,567 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                                                                                                                            |   | $                                               | 25,946  |   |     | $      | 23,702 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                  |   |                                            | 4.46    |   |     |   | 3.83 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                            |    |   |     |   |   |   |
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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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