**EXHIBIT
12.2**
 **Page
1**
  **OHIO EDISON
COMPANY**
 
 **CONSOLIDATED
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
 
  **Year
      Ended December 31,****2000**
    
    **2001**
    
    **2002**
    
    **2003**
    
    **2004*****(Dollars
      in thousands)*****EARNINGS
      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Income before
      extraordinary items
    
    $
    336,456
    
    $
    350,212
    
    $
    356,159
    
    $
    292,925
    
    $
    342,766Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for
      amounts
      capitalized
    
    
    211,364
    
    
    187,890
    
    
    144,170
    
    
    116,868
    
    
    74,051Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    212,580
    
    
    239,135
    
    
    255,915
    
    
    241,173
    
    
    278,303Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    109,497
    
    
    104,507
    
    
    102,469
    
    
    107,611
    
    
    104,239Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    869,897
    
    $
    881,744
    
    $
    858,713
    
    $
    758,577
    
    $
    799,359**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    165,409
    
    $
    150,632
    
    $
    119,123
    
    $
    91,068
    
    $
    59,465Other
      interest expense
    
    
    31,451
    
    
    22,754
    
    
    14,598
    
    
    22,069
    
    
    12,026Subsidiaries’
      preferred stock dividend requirements
    
    
    14,504
    
    
    14,504
    
    
    10,449
    
    
    3,731
    
    
    2,560Adjustments
      to subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends
      to state on a
      pre-income tax basis
    
    
    2,296
    
    
    2,481
    
    
    2,661
    
    
    3,014
    
    
    1,975Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    109,497
    
    
    104,507
    
    
    102,469
    
    
    107,611
    
    
    104,239Fixed charges
      as defined
    
    $
    323,157
    
    $
    294,878
    
    $
    249,300
    
    $
    227,493
    
    $
    180,265**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**
      **CHARGES**
    
    
    2.69
    
    
    2.99
    
    
    3.44
    
    
    3.33
    
    
    4.43
 ____________________
 
 (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,****2000**
    
    **2001**
    
    **2002**
    
    **2003**
    
    **2004*****(Dollars
      in thousands)*****EARNINGS
      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Income before
      extraordinary items
    
    $
    336,456
    
    $
    350,212
    
    $
    356,159
    
    $
    292,925
    
    $
    342,766Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    211,364
    
    
    187,890
    
    
    144,170
    
    
    116,868
    
    
    74,051Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    212,580
    
    
    239,135
    
    
    255,915
    
    
    241,173
    
    
    278,303Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    109,497
    
    
    104,507
    
    
    102,469
    
    
    107,611
    
    
    104,239Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    869,897
    
    $
    881,744
    
    $
    858,713
    
    $
    758,577
    
    $
    799,359**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS PREFERRED****STOCK
      DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**
      **(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS):**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    165,409
    
    $
    150,632
    
    $
    119,123
    
    $
    91,068
    
    $
    59,465Other
      interest expense
    
    
    31,451
    
    
    22,754
    
    
    14,598
    
    
    22,069
    
    
    12,026Preferred
      stock dividend requirements
    
    
    25,628
    
    
    25,206
    
    
    16,959
    
    
    6,463
    
    
    5,062Adjustments
      to preferred stock dividends
      to state on a
      pre-income tax basis
    
    
    8,976
    
    
    9,412
    
    
    7,034
    
    
    5,264
    
    
    4,072Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    109,497
    
    
    104,507
    
    
    102,469
    
    
    107,611
    
    
    104,239Fixed charges
      as defined plus preferred stock
      dividend
      requirements (pre-income tax basis)
    
    $
    340,961
    
    $
    312,511
    
    $
    260,183
    
    $
    232,475
    
    $
    184,864**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
      **PLUS
      PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**
      **(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS)**
    
    
    2.55
    
    
    2.82
    
    
    3.30
    
    
    3.26
    
    
    4.32
  _______________
 
 (a)  Includes the
interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where
no readily defined interest element can be determined.