**EXHIBIT
      12.2****Page
      1****OHIO
      EDISON
      COMPANY****CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
      CHARGES****Year
      Ended December 31,****2002**
    
    **2003**
    
    **2004**
    
    **2005**
    
    **2006****(Dollars
      in thousands)****EARNINGS
      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Income before
      extraordinary items
    
    $
    356,159
    
    $
    292,925
    
    $
    342,766
    
    $
    330,398
    
    $
    211,639Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    144,170
    
    
    116,868
    
    
    74,051
    
    
    77,077
    
    
    90,952Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    255,915
    
    
    241,173
    
    
    278,303
    
    
    309,995
    
    
    123,343Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    102,469
    
    
    107,611
    
    
    104,239
    
    
    101,862
    
    
    89,354Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    858,713
    
    $
    758,577
    
    $
    799,359
    
    $
    819,332
    
    $
    515,288**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    119,123
    
    $
    91,068
    
    $
    59,465
    
    $
    58,709
    
    $
    71,524Other interest
      expense
    
    
    14,598
    
    
    22,069
    
    
    12,026
    
    
    16,679
    
    
    18,832Subsidiaries’
      preferred stock dividend requirements
    
    
    10,449
    
    
    3,731
    
    
    2,560
    
    
    1,689
    
    
    597Adjustments to
      subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividendsto state on a
      pre-income tax basis
    
    
    2,661
    
    
    3,014
    
    
    1,975
    
    
    1,351
    
    
    651Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    102,469
    
    
    107,611
    
    
    104,239
    
    
    101,862
    
    
    89,354Fixed charges
      as defined
    
    $
    249,300
    
    $
    227,493
    
    $
    180,265
    
    $
    180,290
    
    $
    180,958**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
    
    
    3.44
    
    
    3.33
    
    
    4.43
    
    
    4.54
    
    
    2.85(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
      12.2****Page
      2****OHIO
      EDISON
      COMPANY****CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
      PLUS****PREFERRED
      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX
      BASIS)****Year
      Ended December 31,****2002**
    
    **2003**
    
    **2004**
    
    **2005**
    
    **2006****(Dollars in
      thousands)****EARNINGS
      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Income before
      extraordinary items
    
    $
    356,159
    
    $
    292,925
    
    $
    342,766
    
    $
    330,398
    
    $
    211,639Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    144,170
    
    
    116,868
    
    
    74,051
    
    
    77,077
    
    
    90,952Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    255,915
    
    
    241,173
    
    
    278,303
    
    
    309,995
    
    
    123,343Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    102,469
    
    
    107,611
    
    
    104,239
    
    
    101,862
    
    
    89,354Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    858,713
    
    $
    758,577
    
    $
    799,359
    
    $
    819,332
    
    $
    515,288**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS****PREFERRED
      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS****(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS):**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    119,123
    
    $
    91,068
    
    $
    59,465
    
    $
    58,709
    
    $
    71,524Other interest
      expense
    
    
    14,598
    
    
    22,069
    
    
    12,026
    
    
    16,679
    
    
    18,832Preferred
      stock dividend requirements
    
    
    16,959
    
    
    6,463
    
    
    5,062
    
    
    4,324
    
    
    5,149Adjustments to
      preferred stock dividendsto state on a
      pre-income tax basis
    
    
    7,034
    
    
    5,264
    
    
    4,072
    
    
    3,758
    
    
    3,263Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    102,469
    
    
    107,611
    
    
    104,239
    
    
    101,862
    
    
    89,354Fixed charges
      as defined plus preferred stockdividend
      requirements (pre-income tax basis)
    
    $
    260,183
    
    $
    232,475
    
    $
    184,864
    
    $
    185,332
    
    $
    188,122**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES****PLUS
      PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS****(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS)**
    
    
    3.30
    
    
    3.26
    
    
    4.32
    
    
    4.42
    
    
    2.74(a)Includes the
      interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense
      where no readily defined interest element can be
    determined.