**EXHIBIT
      12.7****Page
      1****PENNSYLVANIA
      ELECTRIC
      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
    
    $
    50,910
    
    $
    20,237
    
    $
    36,030
    
    $
    27,553
    
    $
    84,182Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    42,373
    
    
    37,660
    
    
    40,022
    
    
    39,900
    
    
    45,278Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    34,248
    
    
    24,836
    
    
    30,001
    
    
    16,613
    
    
    56,539Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    1,849
    
    
    3,076
    
    
    3,016
    
    
    3,225
    
    
    3,247Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    129,380
    
    $
    85,809
    
    $
    109,069
    
    $
    87,291
    
    $
    189,246**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    31,758
    
    $
    29,565
    
    $
    30,029
    
    $
    29,540
    
    $
    27,942Other interest
      expense
    
    
    3,061
    
    
    4,318
    
    
    9,993
    
    
    10,360
    
    
    17,336Subsidiary's
      preferred stock dividend requirements
    
    
    7,554
    
    
    3,777
    
    
    -
    
    
    -
    
    
    -Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    1,849
    
    
    3,076
    
    
    3,016
    
    
    3,225
    
    
    3,247Fixed charges
      as defined
    
    $
    44,222
    
    $
    40,736
    
    $
    43,038
    
    $
    43,125
    
    $
    48,525**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
    
    
    2.93
    
    
    2.11
    
    
    2.53
    
    
    2.02
    
    
    3.90(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****PENNSYLVANIA
      ELECTRIC
      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
    
    $
    50,910
    
    $
    20,237
    
    $
    36,030
    
    $
    27,553
    
    $
    84,182Interest and
      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
    
    
    42,373
    
    
    37,660
    
    
    40,022
    
    
    39,900
    
    
    45,278Provision for
      income taxes
    
    
    34,248
    
    
    24,836
    
    
    30,001
    
    
    16,613
    
    
    56,539Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    1,849
    
    
    3,076
    
    
    3,016
    
    
    3,225
    
    
    3,247Earnings as
      defined
    
    $
    129,380
    
    $
    85,809
    
    $
    109,069
    
    $
    87,291
    
    $
    189,246**FIXED
      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS****PREFERRED
      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS****(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS):**Interest on
      long-term debt
    
    $
    31,758
    
    $
    29,565
    
    $
    30,029
    
    $
    29,540
    
    $
    27,942Other interest
      expense
    
    
    3,061
    
    
    4,318
    
    
    9,993
    
    
    10,360
    
    
    17,336Preferred
      stock dividend requirements
    
    
    7,554
    
    
    3,777
    
    
    -
    
    
    -
    
    
    -Adjustments to
      preferred stock dividendsto state on a
      pre-income tax basis
    
    
    -
    
    
    -
    
    
    -
    
    
    -
    
    
    -Interest
      element of rentals charged to income (a)
    
    
    1,849
    
    
    3,076
    
    
    3,016
    
    
    3,225
    
    
    3,247Fixed charges
      as defined plus preferred stockdividend
      requirements (pre-income tax basis)
    
    $
    44,222
    
    $
    40,736
    
    $
    43,038
    
    $
    43,125
    
    $
    48,525**CONSOLIDATED
      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES****PLUS
      PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS****(PRE-INCOME
      TAX BASIS)**
    
    
    2.93
    
    
    2.11
    
    
    2.53
    
    
    2.02
    
    
    3.90(a)Includes the
      interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense
      where no readily defined interest element can be
    determined.