**EXHIBIT
12.5**
 **Page
1**
 
  **PENNSYLVANIA
POWER COMPANY**
 
 **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
    
    $
    22,847
    
    $
    41,041
    
    $
    47,717
    
    $
    37,833
    
    $
    59,076Interest
      before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    20,437
    
    
    18,172
    
    
    16,674
    
    
    15,526
    
    
    9,731Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    26,121
    
    
    39,921
    
    
    43,044
    
    
    35,959
    
    
    49,752Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    2,791
    
    
    1,316
    
    
    326
    
    
    167
    
    
    285Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    72,196
    
    $
    100,450
    
    $
    107,761
    
    $
    89,485
    
    $
    118,844**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    18,651
    
    $
    16,971
    
    $
    15,521
    
    $
    14,228
    
    $
    8,250Interest on
      nuclear fuel obligations
    
    
    364
    
    
    141
    
    
    8
    
    
    --
    
    
    --Other
      interest expense
    
    
    1,422
    
    
    1,060
    
    
    1,145
    
    
    1,298
    
    
    1,481Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    2,791
    
    
    1,316
    
    
    326
    
    
    167
    
    
    285Fixed charges
      as defined
    
    $
    23,228
    
    $
    19,488
    
    $
    17,000
    
    $
    15,693
    
    $
    10,016**RATIO
      OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
    
    
    3.11
    
    
    5.15
    
    
    6.34
    
    
    5.70
    
    
    11.87
 
 
  
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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
12.5**
 **Page
2**
  **PENNSYLVANIA
POWER COMPANY**
 
 **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
    
    $
    22,847
    
    $
    41,041
    
    $
    47,717
    
    $
    37,833
    
    $
    59,076Interest
      before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    20,437
    
    
    18,172
    
    
    16,674
    
    
    15,526
    
    
    9,731Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    26,121
    
    
    39,921
    
    
    43,044
    
    
    35,959
    
    
    49,752Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    2,791
    
    
    1,316
    
    
    326
    
    
    167
    
    
    285Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    72,196
    
    $
    100,450
    
    $
    107,761
    
    $
    89,485
    
    $
    118,844**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**
      **PREFERRED
      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**
      **(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS):**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    18,651
    
    $
    16,971
    
    $
    15,521
    
    $
    14,228
    
    $
    8,250Interest on
      nuclear fuel obligations
    
    
    364
    
    
    141
    
    
    8
    
    
    --
    
    
    --Other
      interest expense
    
    
    1,422
    
    
    1,060
    
    
    1,145
    
    
    1,298
    
    
    1,481Preferred
      stock dividend requirements
    
    
    3,704
    
    
    3,703
    
    
    3,699
    
    
    3,731
    
    
    2,560Adjustment to
      preferred stock dividends to state on a pre-income tax
    basis
    
    
    4,018
    
    
    3,534
    
    
    3,274
    
    
    3,469
    
    
    2,097Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    2,791
    
    
    1,316
    
    
    326
    
    
    167
    
    
    285Fixed charges
      as defined plus preferred stock dividend requirements
      (pre-income
      tax basis)
    
    $
    30,950
    
    $
    26,725
    
    $
    23,973
    
    $
    22,893
    
    $
    14,673**RATIO
      OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS PREFERRED**
      **STOCK
      DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)**
    
    
    2.33
    
    
    3.76
    
    
    4.50
    
    
    3,91
    
    
    8.10
 
 
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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.