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| **METROPOLITAN                EDISON                COMPANY**                                                                                                                                         |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED                CHARGES**                                                                                                                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                  |    |      |   |      |   |      |    |                             |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **Year                Ended December 31,** |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  **2002**                             |    |  **2003** |   |  **2004** |   |  **2005** |    |  **2006(b)**                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **(Dollars                in thousands)**  |    |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                  |    |      |   |      |   |      |    |                             |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                                                         |   | $                                          | 63,224  |           | $      | 60,953         |   | $              | 66,955  |                                  | $      | 45,919 |   | $ | (240,195 | ) |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                       | 50,969  |           |   | 46,277         |   |           | 45,057  |                                  |   | 44,655 |   |   | 47,385 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                       | 44,372  |           |   | 44,006         |   |           | 38,217  |                                  |   | 30,084 |   |   | 77,326 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                       | 515     |           |   | 437            |   |           | 1,401   |                                  |   | 1,597 |   |   | 1,616 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                       |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   | $                                          | 159,080 |           | $      | 151,673        |   | $              | 151,630 |                                  | $      | 122,255 |   | $ | (113,868 | ) |
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| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                       |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | $                                          | 40,774  |           | $      | 36,657         |   | $              | 40,630  |                                  | $      | 36,804 |   | $ | 33,314 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                       | 2,636   |           |   | 5,841          |   |           | 4,427   |                                  |   | 7,851 |   |   | 14,071 |   |
| Subsidiary's                preferred stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                                       | 7,559   |           |   | 3,779          |   |           | -       |                                  |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                       | 515     |           |   | 437            |   |           | 1,401   |                                  |   | 1,597 |   |   | 1,616 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                       |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                          | 51,484  |           | $      | 46,714         |   | $              | 46,458  |                                  | $      | 46,252 |   | $ | 49,001 |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                       | 3.09    |           |   | 3.25           |   |           | 3.26    |                                  |   | 2.64 |   |   | (2.32 | ) |
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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. |   |
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| (b) The                earnings as defined in 2006 would need to increase $162,869,000 for                the                fixed charge ratios to be 1.0.                                                                                        |   |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                    |    |      |   |      |   |      |    | **EXHIBIT                12.6**  |   |
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| **METROPOLITAN                  EDISON                  COMPANY**                                                                                                                                                 |   |
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| **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(b)**                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **(Dollars                  in thousands)**  |    |
| **EARNINGS                  AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                                    |    |      |   |      |   |      |    |                             |   |
| Income                  before                  extraordinary items                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | $                                            | 63,224  |           | $      | 60,953         |   | $              | 66,955  |                                  | $      | 45,919 |   | $ | (240,195 | ) |
| Interest                  and                  other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                         | 50,969  |           |   | 46,277         |   |           | 45,057  |                                  |   | 44,655 |   |   | 47,385 |   |
| Provision                  for                  income taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                         | 44,372  |           |   | 44,006         |   |           | 38,217  |                                  |   | 30,084 |   |   | 77,326 |   |
| Interest                  element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                         | 515     |           |   | 437            |   |           | 1,401   |                                  |   | 1,597 |   |   | 1,616 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                         |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  as                  defined                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | $                                            | 159,080 |           | $      | 151,673        |   | $              | 151,630 |                                  | $      | 122,255 |   | $ | (113,868 | ) |
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| **FIXED                  CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                         |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                         |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS):**                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                         |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on                  long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | $                                            | 40,774  |           | $      | 36,657         |   | $              | 40,630  |                                  | $      | 36,804 |   | $ | 33,314 |   |
| Other                  interest                  expense                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                                         | 2,636   |           |   | 5,841          |   |           | 4,427   |                                  |   | 7,851 |   |   | 14,071 |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                         | 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)                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                         | 515     |           |   | 437            |   |           | 1,401   |                                  |   | 1,597 |   |   | 1,616 |   |
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| Fixed                  charges                  as defined plus preferred stock                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                         |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| dividend                  requirements (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   | $                                            | 51,484  |           | $      | 46,714         |   | $              | 46,458  |                                  | $      | 46,252 |   | $ | 49,001 |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                         |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **PLUS                  PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                         |    |           |   |           |   |           |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                  TAX BASIS)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                                         | 3.09    |           |   | 3.25           |   |           | 3.26    |                                  |   | 2.64 |   |   | (2.32 | ) |
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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. |   |
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| (b) The                  earnings as defined in 2006 would need to increase $162,869,000                  for the                  fixed charge ratios to be 1.0.                                                                                              |   |