Exhibit 12C
                                                                     Page 1 of 2


              METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
      STATEMENTS SHOWING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                 AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
       AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS BASED ON SEC REGULATION S-K, ITEM 503
                                 (In Thousands)
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                                    UNAUDITED


                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  September 30,   September 30,
                                                       2000            1999
                                                  -------------   -------------


OPERATING REVENUES                                 $628,312         $707,402
                                                    -------          -------

OPERATING EXPENSES                                  543,936          505,270
  Interest portion of rentals (A)                       772            3,473
                                                    -------          -------
      Net expense                                   543,164          501,797
                                                    -------          -------

OTHER INCOME AND DEDUCTIONS:
  Allowance for funds used
    during construction                                 433              884
  Other income, net                                   7,195            2,357
                                                    -------          -------
      Total other income and deductions               7,628            3,241
                                                    -------          -------

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR FIXED CHARGES
  AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS (excluding
  taxes based on income)                           $ 92,776         $208,846
                                                    =======          =======

FIXED CHARGES:
  Interest on funded indebtedness                  $ 35,240         $ 31,869
  Other interest (B)                                  6,483           14,302
  Interest portion of rentals (A)                       772            3,473
                                                    -------          -------
      Total fixed charges                          $ 42,495         $ 49,644
                                                    =======          =======

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                     2.18             4.21
                                                       ====             ====

Preferred stock dividend requirement               $    -           $     66
Ratio of income before provision for
  income taxes to net income (C)                      160.3%           170.1%
                                                      -----            -----
Preferred stock dividend requirement
  on a pretax basis                                     -                112
Fixed charges, as above                              42,495           49,644
                                                    -------          -------
      Total fixed charges and
        preferred stock dividends                  $ 42,495         $ 49,756
                                                    =======          =======

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
  AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS                        2.18             4.20
                                                       ====             ====



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                                                                     Exhibit 12C
                                                                     Page 2 of 2


              METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
      STATEMENTS SHOWING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                 AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
       AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS BASED ON SEC REGULATION S-K, ITEM 503
                                 (In Thousands)
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    UNAUDITED






NOTES:

(A)   Met-Ed has included the equivalent of the interest  portion of all rentals
      charged to income as fixed  charges for this  statement  and has  excluded
      such components from Operating Expenses.

(B)   Includes amount for company-obligated trust preferred securities of $4,818
      and $2,532 for the nine month periods  ended  September 30, 2000 and 1999,
      respectively,  and amount  for  company-obligated  mandatorily  redeemable
      preferred  securities of $6,750 for the nine month period ended  September
      30, 1999.

(C)   Represents  income  before  provision  for  income  taxes of  $50,281  and
      $159,202 for the nine month  periods  ended  September  30, 2000 and 1999,
      respectively,  divided by net income of $31,369 and $93,596, respectively,
      for the same periods.