**EXHIBIT
      12.5****Page
      1****JERSEY
      CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT
      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
    
    $
    248,357
    
    $
    64,277
    
    $
    107,626
    
    $
    182,986
    
    $
    190,607Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    101,647
    
    
    96,290
    
    
    86,111
    
    
    85,519
    
    
    94,035Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    184,111
    
    
    48,609
    
    
    97,205
    
    
    135,846
    
    
    146,731Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    3,239
    
    
    5,374
    
    
    7,589
    
    
    7,091
    
    
    8,838Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    537,354
    
    $
    214,550
    
    $
    298,531
    
    $
    411,442
    
    $
    440,211**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    92,314
    
    $
    87,681
    
    $
    80,840
    
    $
    74,929
    
    $
    77,658Other interest
      expense
    
    
    (1,361
    )
    
    3,262
    
    
    5,271
    
    
    10,590
    
    
    16,377Subsidiary's
      preferred stock dividend requirements
    
    
    10,694
    
    
    5,347
    
    
    -
    
    
    -
    
    
    -Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    3,239
    
    
    5,374
    
    
    7,589
    
    
    7,091
    
    
    8,838Fixed charges
      as defined
    
    $
    104,886
    
    $
    101,664
    
    $
    93,700
    
    $
    92,610
    
    $
    102,873**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
    
    
    5.12
    
    
    2.11
    
    
    3.19
    
    
    4.44
    
    
    4.28(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****JERSEY
      CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT
      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
    
    $
    248,357
    
    $
    64,277
    
    $
    107,626
    
    $
    182,986
    
    $
    190,607Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    101,647
    
    
    96,290
    
    
    86,111
    
    
    85,519
    
    
    94,035Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    184,111
    
    
    48,609
    
    
    97,205
    
    
    135,846
    
    
    146,731Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    3,239
    
    
    5,374
    
    
    7,589
    
    
    7,091
    
    
    8,838Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    537,354
    
    $
    214,550
    
    $
    298,531
    
    $
    411,442
    
    $
    440,211**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS****PREFERRED
      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS****(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS):**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    92,314
    
    $
    87,681
    
    $
    80,840
    
    $
    74,929
    
    $
    77,658Other interest
      expense
    
    
    (1,361
    )
    
    3,262
    
    
    5,271
    
    
    10,590
    
    
    16,377Preferred
      stock dividend requirements
    
    
    9,230
    
    
    5,235
    
    
    500
    
    
    500
    
    
    1,018Adjustments to
      preferred stock dividendsto state on a
      pre-income tax basis
    
    
    (1,085
    )
    
    (85
    )
    
    452
    
    
    371
    
    
    784Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    3,239
    
    
    5,374
    
    
    7,589
    
    
    7,091
    
    
    8,838Fixed charges
      as defined plus preferred stockdividend
      requirements (pre-income tax basis)
    
    $
    102,337
    
    $
    101,467
    
    $
    94,652
    
    $
    93,481
    
    $
    104,675**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES****PLUS
      PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS****(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS)**
    
    
    5.25
    
    
    2.11
    
    
    3.15
    
    
    4.40
    
    
    4.21(a)Includes the
      interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense
      where no readily defined interest element can be
    determined.