**EXHIBIT
12.7**
 **Page
1**
  **METROPOLITAN
EDISON COMPANY**
 
 **CONSOLIDATED
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
 
  **Year
      Ended****December
      31,**
    
    **Jan.
      1-**
    
    **Nov.
      7-**
    
    **Year
      Ended December 31,****2000**
    
    **Nov.
      6, 2001**
    
    **Dec.
      31, 2001**
    
    **2002**
    
    **2003**
    
    **2004*****(Dollars
      in thousands)*****EARNINGS
      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Income before
      extraordinary items
    
    $
    81,895
    
    $
    62,381
    
    $
    14,617
    
    $
    63,224
    
    $
    60,953
    
    $
    66,955Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for
      amounts
      capitalized
    
    
    55,181
    
    
    48,568
    
    
    8,461
    
    
    50,969
    
    
    46,277
    
    
    45,057Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    44,088
    
    
    39,449
    
    
    10,905
    
    
    44,372
    
    
    44,006
    
    
    38,217Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    1,543
    
    
    284
    
    
    (693
    )
    
    515
    
    
    437
    
    
    1,401Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    182,707
    
    $
    150,682
    
    $
    33,290
    
    $
    159,080
    
    $
    151,673
    
    $
    151,630**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    37,886
    
    $
    33,101
    
    $
    5,615
    
    $
    40,774
    
    $
    36,657
    
    $
    40,630Other
      interest expense
    
    
    10,639
    
    
    9,219
    
    
    1,744
    
    
    2,636
    
    
    5,841
    
    
    4,427Subsidiary's
      preferred stock dividend requirements
    
    
    6,656
    
    
    6,248
    
    
    1,102
    
    
    7,559
    
    
    3,779
    
    
    --Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    1,543
    
    
    284
    
    
    (693
    )
    
    515
    
    
    437
    
    
    1,401Fixed charges
      as defined
    
    $
    56,724
    
    $
    48,852
    
    $
    7,768
    
    $
    51,484
    
    $
    46,714
    
    $
    46,458**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED**
      **CHARGES**
    
    
    3.22
    
    
    3.08
    
    
    4.29
    
    
    3.09
    
    
    3.25
    
    
    3.26
 
  ___________________
 
 (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
12.7**
 **Page
2**
  **METROPOLITAN
EDISON COMPANY**
 
 **CONSOLIDATED
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS**
 **PREFERRED
STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)**
 
  **Year
      Ended**
      **December
      31,**
    
    **Jan.
      1-**
    
    **Nov.
      7-**
    
    **Year
      Ended December 31,****2000**
    
    **Nov.
      6, 2001**
    
    **Dec.
      31, 2001**
    
    **2002**
    
    **2003**
    
    **2004*****(Dollars
      in thousands)*****EARNINGS
      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Income before
      extraordinary items
    
    $
    81,895
    
    $
    62,381
    
    $
    14,617
    
    $
    63,224
    
    $
    60,953
    
    $
    66,955Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for
      amounts
      capitalized
    
    
    55,181
    
    
    48,568
    
    
    8,461
    
    
    50,969
    
    
    46,277
    
    
    45,057Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    44,088
    
    
    39,449
    
    
    10,905
    
    
    44,372
    
    
    44,006
    
    
    38,217Interest
      element of rentals charged to income
    
    
    1,543
    
    
    284
    
    
    (693
    )
    
    515
    
    
    437
    
    
    1,401Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    182,707
    
    $
    150,682
    
    $
    33,290
    
    $
    159,080
    
    $
    151,673
    
    $
    151,630**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS**
      **PREFERRED
      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**
      **(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS):**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    37,886
    
    $
    33,101
    
    $
    5,615
    
    $
    40,774
    
    $
    36,657
    
    $
    40,630Other
      interest expense
    
    
    10,639
    
    
    9,219
    
    
    1,744
    
    
    2,636
    
    
    5,841
    
    
    4,427Preferred
      stock dividend requirements
    
    
    6,656
    
    
    6,248
    
    
    1,102
    
    
    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)
    
    
    1,543
    
    
    284
    
    
    (693
    )
    
    515
    
    
    437
    
    
    1,401Fixed charges
      as defined plus preferred stockdividend
      requirements (pre-income tax basis)
    
    $
    56,724
    
    $
    48,852
    
    $
    7,768
    
    $
    51,484
    
    $
    46,714
    
    $
    46,458**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
      **PLUS
      PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS**
      **(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS)**
    
    
    3.22
    
    
    3.08
    
    
    4.29
    
    
    3.09
    
    
    3.25
    
    
    3.26
 
  ___________________
 
 (a)  Includes the
interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where
no readily defined interest element can be determined.