**EXHIBIT      12.5**

**Page      1**

**PENNSYLVANIA      POWER COMPANY**

**RATIO      OF      EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

|                                                               |   | **Year                Ended December 31,**  |    |
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|                                                               |   | **2001**                                    |    | **2002** |   | **2003** |   | **2004** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                               |   | ***(Dollars                in thousands)*** |    |
|                                                               |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**          |   |                                        |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items    |   | $                                           | 41,041  |   | $ | 47,717 |   | $ | 37,833 |   | $ | 59,076 |   | $ | 65,865 |   |
| Interest                before reduction for amounts capitalized   |   |                                        | 18,172  |   |   | 16,674 |   |   | 15,526 |   |   | 9,731 |   |   | 9,890 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes           |   |                                        | 39,921  |   |   | 43,044 |   |   | 35,959 |   |   | 49,752 |   |   | 54,943 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)   |   |                                        | 1,316   |   |   | 326 |   |   | 167 |   |   | 285 |   |   | 452 |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                  |   | $                                           | 100,450 |   | $ | 107,761 |   | $ | 89,485 |   | $ | 118,844 |   | $ | 131,150 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                        |         |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**     |   |                                        |         |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt           |   | $                                           | 16,971  |   | $ | 15,521 |   | $ | 14,228 |   | $ | 8,250 |   | $ | 8,144 |   |
| Interest                on                nuclear fuel obligations |   |                                        | 141     |   |   | 8 |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Other                interest                expense               |   |                                        | 1,060   |   |   | 1,145 |   |   | 1,298 |   |   | 1,481 |   |   | 1,746 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)   |   |                                        | 1,316   |   |   | 326 |   |   | 167 |   |   | 285 |   |   | 452 |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined             |   | $                                           | 19,488  |   | $ | 17,000 |   | $ | 15,693 |   | $ | 10,016 |   | $ | 10,342 |   |
|                                                               |   |                                        |         |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **RATIO                OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**              |   |                                        | 5.15    |   |   | 6.34 |   |   | 5.70 |   |   | 11.87 |   |   | 12.68 |   |

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**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,**  |    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------|---------|
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   | **2001**                                    |    | **2002** |   | **2003** |   | **2004** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   | ***(Dollars                in thousands)*** |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                                        |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **EARNINGS                AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**                                                                                                            |   |                                        |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                before                extraordinary items                                                                                                      |   | $                                           | 41,041  |   | $ | 47,717 |   | $ | 37,833 |   | $ | 59,076 |   | $ | 65,865 |   |
| Interest                before reduction for amounts capitalized                                                                                                     |   |                                        | 18,172  |   |   | 16,674 |   |   | 15,526 |   |   | 9,731 |   |   | 9,890 |   |
| Provision                for                income taxes                                                                                                             |   |                                        | 39,921  |   |   | 43,044 |   |   | 35,959 |   |   | 49,752 |   |   | 54,943 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                     |   |                                        | 1,316   |   |   | 326 |   |   | 167 |   |   | 285 |   |   | 452 |   |
| Earnings                as                defined                                                                                                                    |   | $                                           | 100,450 |   | $ | 107,761 |   | $ | 89,485 |   | $ | 118,844 |   | $ | 131,150 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                 |   |                                        |         |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS****PREFERRED                STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS****(PRE-INCOME                TAX BASIS):** |
| Interest                on                long-term debt                                                                                                             |   | $                                           | 16,971  |   | $ | 15,521 |   | $ | 14,228 |   | $ | 8,250 |   | $ | 8,144 |   |
| Interest                on                nuclear fuel obligations                                                                                                   |   |                                        | 141     |   |   | 8 |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Other                interest                expense                                                                                                                 |   |                                        | 1,060   |   |   | 1,145 |   |   | 1,298 |   |   | 1,481 |   |   | 1,746 |   |
| Preferred                stock dividend requirements                                                                                                                 |   |                                        | 3,703   |   |   | 3,699 |   |   | 3,731 |   |   | 2,560 |   |   | 1,689 |   |
| Adjustment                to                preferred stock dividends to state on a pre-income tax                basis                                              |   |                                        | 3,534   |   |   | 3,274 |   |   | 3,469 |   |   | 2,097 |   |   | 1,351 |   |
| Interest                element of rentals charged to income (a)                                                                                                     |   |                                        | 1,316   |   |   | 326 |   |   | 167 |   |   | 285 |   |   | 452 |   |
| Fixed                charges                as defined plus preferred stock dividend requirements(pre-income                tax basis)                               |   | $                                           | 26,725  |   | $ | 23,973 |   | $ | 22,893 |   | $ | 14,673 |   | $ | 13,382 |   |
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| **RATIO                OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS PREFERRED****STOCK                DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)**                            |   |                                        | 3.76    |   |   | 4.50 |   |   | 3.91 |   |   | 8.10 |   |   | 9.80 |   |

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