**EXHIBIT      12.8**

**Page      1**

**PENNSYLVANIA      ELECTRIC 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** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                                             |   | ***(Dollars                in thousands)*** |   |
|                                                                                                             |   |                                        |   |                             |   |                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                        |   |                                        |   |                             |   |                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                  |   | $                                           | 23,718 |                             | $      | 10,795                                     |   | $ | 50,910 |   | $ | 20,237 |   | $ | 36,030 |   | $ | 27,553 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction foramounts                capitalized |   |                                        | 40,998 |                             |   | 7,052                                      |   |   | 42,373 |   |   | 37,660 |   |   | 40,022 |   |   | 39,900 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                         |   |                                        | 19,402 |                             |   | 8,231                                      |   |   | 34,248 |   |   | 24,836 |   |   | 30,001 |   |   | 16,613 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income(a)                                                  |   |                                        | 891    |                             |   | 311                                        |   |   | 1,849 |   |   | 3,076 |   |   | 3,016 |   |   | 3,225 |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                |   | $                                           | 85,009 |                             | $      | 26,389                                     |   | $ | 129,380 |   | $ | 85,809 |   | $ | 109,069 |   | $ | 87,291 |   |
|                                                                                                             |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                   |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                                         |   | $                                           | 28,751 |                             | $      | 3,972                                      |   | $ | 31,758 |   | $ | 29,565 |   | $ | 30,029 |   | $ | 29,540 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                                             |   |                                        | 6,008  |                             |   | 1,979                                      |   |   | 3,061 |   |   | 4,318 |   |   | 9,993 |   |   | 10,360 |   |
| Subsidiary’s                preferred stock dividend requirements                                          |   |                                        | 6,239  |                             |   | 1,101                                      |   |   | 7,554 |   |   | 3,777 |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                 |   |                                        | 891    |                             |   | 311                                        |   |   | 1,849 |   |   | 3,076 |   |   | 3,016 |   |   | 3,225 |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined                                                           |   | $                                           | 41,889 |                             | $      | 7,363                                      |   | $ | 44,222 |   | $ | 40,736 |   | $ | 43,038 |   | $ | 43,125 |   |
|                                                                                                             |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                               |   |                                        | 2.03   |                             |   | 3.58                                       |   |   | 2.93 |   |   | 2.11 |   |   | 2.53 |   |   | 2.02 |   |

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**EXHIBIT      12.8**

**Page      2**

**PENNSYLVANIA      ELECTRIC 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** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                 |   | ***(Dollars                in thousands)*** |   |
|                                                                                 |   |                                        |   |                             |   |                                       |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                            |   |                                        |   |                             |   |                                       |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                      |   | $                                           | 23,718 |                             | $      | 10,795                                     |   | $        | 50,910  |     | $      | 20,237   |   | $ | 36,030 |   | $ | 27,553 |   |
| Interest                and                other charges, before reduction for       |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |     |         |     |   |          |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| amounts                capitalized                                                   |   |                                        | 40,998 |                             |   | 7,052                                      |   |     | 42,373  |     |   | 37,660   |   |   | 40,022 |   |   | 39,900 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                             |   |                                        | 19,402 |                             |   | 8,231                                      |   |     | 34,248  |     |   | 24,836   |   |   | 30,001 |   |   | 16,613 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                     |   |                                        | 891    |                             |   | 311                                        |   |     | 1,849   |     |   | 3,076    |   |   | 3,016 |   |   | 3,225 |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                    |   | $                                           | 85,009 |                             | $      | 26,389                                     |   | $        | 129,380 |     | $      | 85,809   |   | $ | 109,069 |   | $ | 87,291 |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**                   |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |     |         |     |   |          |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **PREFERRED                STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                             |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |     |         |     |   |          |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **(PRE-INCOME                TAX BASIS):**                                           |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |     |         |     |   |          |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                             |   | $                                           | 28,751 |                             | $      | 3,972                                      |   | $        | 31,758  |     | $      | 29,565   |   | $ | 30,029 |   | $ | 29,540 |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                 |   |                                        | 6,008  |                             |   | 1,979                                      |   |     | 3,061   |     |   | 4,318    |   |   | 9,993 |   |   | 10,360 |   |
| Preferred                stock dividend requirements                                 |   |                                        | 6,239  |                             |   | 1,101                                      |   |     | 7,554   |     |   | 3,777    |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Adjustments                to                preferred stock dividends to state on a |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |     |         |     |   |          |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| pre-income                tax                basis                                   |   |                                        | -      |                             |   | -                                          |   |     | -       |     |   | -        |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                     |   |                                        | 891    |                             |   | 311                                        |   |     | 1,849   |     |   | 3,076    |   |   | 3,016 |   |   | 3,225 |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined plus preferred stock          |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |     |         |     |   |          |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| dividend                requirements (pre-income tax basis)                          |   | $                                           | 41,889 |                             | $      | 7,363                                      |   | $        | 44,222  |     | $      | 40,736   |   | $ | 43,038 |   | $ | 43,125 |   |
| **CONSOLIDATED                RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                   |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |     |         |     |   |          |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **PLUS                PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**                        |   |                                        |        |                             |   |                                            |   |     |         |     |   |          |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| (**PRE-INCOME                TAX BASIS)**                                            |   |                                        | 2.03   |                             |   | 3.58                                       |   |     | 2.93    |     |   | 2.11     |   |   | 2.53 |   |   | 2.02 |   |

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