**EXHIBIT        12.6**

**Page        1**

**JERSEY        CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT 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** |   |   |   |
|                                                                               |   | **Restated**                      |    |   | **Restated**                       |   | **Restated**                                 |   | **Restated** |   | **Restated** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                               |   |                              |    |   |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                               |   |                              |    |   |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                        |   |                              |    |   |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                |   | $                                 | 31,560  |   |                               | $      | 29,525                                       |   | $ | 248,357 |   | $ | 64,277 |   | $ | 107,626 |   | $ | 182,986 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for |   |                              |    |   |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                  capitalized                                               |   |                              | 96,836  |   |                               |   | 17,116                                       |   |   | 101,647 |   |   | 96,290 |   |   | 86,111 |   |   | 85,519 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                       |   |                              | 1,850   |   |                               |   | 20,420                                       |   |   | 184,111 |   |   | 48,609 |   |   | 97,205 |   |   | 135,846 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                 |   |                              | 3,913   |   |                               |   | 124                                          |   |   | 3,239 |   |   | 5,374 |   |   | 7,589 |   |   | 7,091 |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                              |   | $                                 | 134,159 |   |                               | $      | 67,185                                       |   | $ | 537,354 |   | $ | 214,550 |   | $ | 298,531 |   | $ | 411,442 |   |
|                                                                               |   |                              |    |   |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                   |   |                              |    |   |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                       |   | $                                 | 77,205  |   |                               | $      | 14,234                                       |   | $ | 92,314 |   | $ | 87,681 |   | $ | 80,840 |   | $ | 74,929 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                           |   |                              | 10,536  |   |                               |   | 1,277                                        |   |   | (1,361 | ) |   | 3,262 |   |   | 5,271 |   |   | 10,590 |   |
| Subsidiary’s                  preferred stock dividend requirements          |   |                              | 9,095   |   |                               |   | 1,605                                        |   |   | 10,694 |   |   | 5,347 |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                 |   |                              | 3,913   |   |                               |   | 124                                          |   |   | 3,239 |   |   | 5,374 |   |   | 7,589 |   |   | 7,091 |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined                         |   | $                                 | 100,749 |   |                               | $      | 17,240                                       |   | $ | 104,886 |   | $ | 101,664 |   | $ | 93,700 |   | $ | 92,610 |   |
|                                                                               |   |                              |    |   |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**                       |   |                              |    |   |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **                       CHARGES**                        |   |                              | 1.33    |   |                               |   | 3.90                                         |   |   | 5.12 |   |   | 2.11 |   |   | 3.19 |   |   | 4.44 |   |

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**EXHIBIT      12.6**

**Page      2**

**JERSEY      CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT 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** |   |   |   |
|                                                                                     |   | **Restated**                                  |    | **Restated**                       |   | **Restated**                                 |   | **Restated** |   | **Restated** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                     |   | ***(Dollars                  in thousands)*** |    |
|                                                                                     |   |                                          |    |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                              |   |                                          |    |                               |   |                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                      |   | $                                             | 31,560  |                               | $      | 29,525                                       |   | $ | 248,357 |   | $ | 64,277 |   | $ | 107,626 |   | $ | 182,986 |   |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for       |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| amounts                  capitalized                                                     |   |                                          | 96,836  |                               |   | 17,116                                       |   |   | 101,647 |   |   | 96,290 |   |   | 86,111 |   |   | 85,519 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                             |   |                                          | 1,850   |                               |   | 20,420                                       |   |   | 184,111 |   |   | 48,609 |   |   | 97,205 |   |   | 135,846 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                       |   |                                          | 3,913   |                               |   | 124                                          |   |   | 3,239 |   |   | 5,374 |   |   | 7,589 |   |   | 7,091 |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                    |   | $                                             | 134,159 |                               | $      | 67,185                                       |   | $ | 537,354 |   | $ | 214,550 |   | $ | 298,531 |   | $ | 411,442 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**                     |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                               |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS):**                                             |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                             |   | $                                             | 77,205  |                               | $      | 14,234                                       |   | $ | 92,314 |   | $ | 87,681 |   | $ | 80,840 |   | $ | 74,929 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                 |   |                                          | 10,536  |                               |   | 1,277                                        |   |   | (1,361 | ) |   | 3,262 |   |   | 5,271 |   |   | 10,590 |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                   |   |                                          | 13,642  |                               |   | 2,303                                        |   |   | 9,230 |   |   | 5,235 |   |   | 500 |   |   | 500 |   |
| Adjustments                  to                  preferred stock dividends to state on a |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| pre-income                  tax                  basis                                   |   |                                          | 272     |                               |   | 483                                          |   |   | (1,085 | ) |   | (85 | ) |   | 452 |   |   | 371 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                       |   |                                          | 3,913   |                               |   | 124                                          |   |   | 3,239 |   |   | 5,374 |   |   | 7,589 |   |   | 7,091 |   |
| Fixed                  charges                  as defined plus preferred stock          |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| dividend                  requirements (pre-income tax basis)                            |   | $                                             | 105,568 |                               | $      | 18,421                                       |   | $ | 102,337 |   | $ | 101,467 |   | $ | 94,652 |   | $ | 93,481 |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                     |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| **PLUS                  PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                          |   |                                          |         |                               |   |                                              |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |
| **                     (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)**                           |   |                                          | 1.27    |                               |   | 3.65                                         |   |   | 5.25 |   |   | 2.11 |   |   | 3.15 |   |   | 4.40 |   |

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