**EXHIBIT      12.7**

**Page      1**

**METROPOLITAN      EDISON COMPANY**

**CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

|                                                                                                             |   | **Jan.                1-**                  |    | **Nov.                7-**       |   | **Year                Ended December 31,** |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                             |   | **Nov.                6, 2001**             |    | **Dec.                31, 2001** |   | **2002**                                   |   | **2003** |   | **2004** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                                             |   | ***(Dollars                in thousands)*** |    |
|                                                                                                             |   |                                        |    |                             |   |                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                        |   |                                        |    |                             |   |                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                  |   | $                                           | 62,381  |                             | $      | 14,617                                     |   | $ | 63,224 |   | $ | 60,953 |   | $ | 66,955 |   | $ | 45,919 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction foramounts                capitalized |   |                                        | 48,568  |                             |   | 8,461                                      |   |   | 50,969 |   |   | 46,277 |   |   | 45,057 |   |   | 44,655 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                         |   |                                        | 39,449  |                             |   | 10,905                                     |   |   | 44,372 |   |   | 44,006 |   |   | 38,217 |   |   | 30,084 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                 |   |                                        | 284     |                             |   | (693                                       | )      |   | 515 |   |   | 437 |   |   | 1,401 |   |   | 1,597 |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                |   | $                                           | 150,682 |                             | $      | 33,290                                     |   | $ | 159,080 |   | $ | 151,673 |   | $ | 151,630 |   | $ | 122,255 |   |
|                                                                                                             |   |                                        |         |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                   |   |                                        |         |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                                         |   | $                                           | 33,101  |                             | $      | 5,615                                      |   | $ | 40,774 |   | $ | 36,657 |   | $ | 40,630 |   | $ | 36,804 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                                             |   |                                        | 9,219   |                             |   | 1,744                                      |   |   | 2,636 |   |   | 5,841 |   |   | 4,427 |   |   | 7,851 |   |
| Subsidiary’s                preferred stock dividend requirements                                          |   |                                        | 6,248   |                             |   | 1,102                                      |   |   | 7,559 |   |   | 3,779 |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                 |   |                                        | 284     |                             |   | (693                                       | )      |   | 515 |   |   | 437 |   |   | 1,401 |   |   | 1,597 |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                           |   | $                                           | 48,852  |                             | $      | 7,768                                      |   | $ | 51,484 |   | $ | 46,714 |   | $ | 46,458 |   | $ | 46,252 |   |
|                                                                                                             |   |                                        |         |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED****CHARGES**                                            |   |                                        | 3.08    |                             |   | 4.29                                       |   |   | 3.09 |   |   | 3.25 |   |   | 3.26 |   |   | 2.64 |   |

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**EXHIBIT      12.7**

**Page      2**

**METROPOLITAN      EDISON COMPANY**

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

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

|                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | **Jan.                1-**                  |    | **Nov.                7-**       |   | **Year                Ended December 31,** |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | **Nov.                6, 2001**             |    | **Dec.                31, 2001** |   | **2002**                                   |   | **2003** |   | **2004** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | ***(Dollars                in thousands)*** |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                                        |    |                             |   |                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                            |   |                                        |    |                             |   |                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                                      |   | $                                           | 62,381  |                             | $      | 14,617                                     |   | $ | 63,224 |   | $ | 60,953 |   | $ | 66,955 |   | $ | 45,919 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction foramounts                capitalized                                                                     |   |                                        | 48,568  |                             |   | 8,461                                      |   |   | 50,969 |   |   | 46,277 |   |   | 45,057 |   |   | 44,655 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                                             |   |                                        | 39,449  |                             |   | 10,905                                     |   |   | 44,372 |   |   | 44,006 |   |   | 38,217 |   |   | 30,084 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income                                                                                                                         |   |                                        | 284     |                             |   | (693                                       | )      |   | 515 |   |   | 437 |   |   | 1,401 |   |   | 1,597 |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                           | 150,682 |                             | $      | 33,290                                     |   | $ | 159,080 |   | $ | 151,673 |   | $ | 151,630 |   | $ | 122,255 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                                        |         |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS** **PREFERRED                STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS****(PRE-INCOME                TAX BASIS):**           |   |                                        |         |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                                                                                                             |   | $                                           | 33,101  |                             | $      | 5,615                                      |   | $ | 40,774 |   | $ | 36,657 |   | $ | 40,630 |   | $ | 36,804 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                                                                                                                 |   |                                        | 9,219   |                             |   | 1,744                                      |   |   | 2,636 |   |   | 5,841 |   |   | 4,427 |   |   | 7,851 |   |
| Preferred                stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                 |   |                                        | 6,248   |                             |   | 1,102                                      |   |   | 7,559 |   |   | 3,779 |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Adjustments                to                preferred stock dividends to state on a pre-income                tax                basis                                              |   |                                        | -       |                             |   | -                                          |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                     |   |                                        | 284     |                             |   | (693                                       | )      |   | 515 |   |   | 437 |   |   | 1,401 |   |   | 1,597 |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined plus preferred stock                                                                                                          |   |                                        |         |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| dividend                requirements (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                          |   | $                                           | 48,852  |                             | $      | 7,768                                      |   | $ | 51,484 |   | $ | 46,714 |   | $ | 46,458 |   | $ | 46,252 |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES** **PLUS                PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS** **(PRE-INCOME                TAX BASIS)** |   |                                        | 3.08    |                             |   | 4.29                                       |   |   | 3.09 |   |   | 3.25 |   |   | 3.26 |   |   | 2.64 |   |

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