Exhibit 12A
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           JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
      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

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                  ---------------------------
                                                    June 30,        June 30,
                                                      2000            1999
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OPERATING REVENUES                                 $942,895         $907,914
                                                    -------          -------

OPERATING EXPENSES                                  747,347          783,502
  Interest portion of rentals (A)                     4,519            7,537
                                                    -------          -------
      Net expense                                   742,828          775,965
                                                    -------          -------

OTHER INCOME:
  Allowance for funds used
    during construction                               1,332              809
  Other income, net                                  12,731            7,482
                                                    -------          -------
      Total other income                             14,063            8,291
                                                    -------          -------

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR FIXED CHARGES
  AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS (excluding
  taxes based on income)                           $214,130         $140,240
                                                    =======          =======

FIXED CHARGES:
  Interest on funded indebtedness                  $ 45,822         $ 47,470
  Other interest (B)                                  5,710            6,006
  Interest portion of rentals (A)                     4,519            7,537
                                                    -------          -------
      Total fixed charges                          $ 56,051         $ 61,013
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                     3.82             2.30
                                                       ====             ====

Preferred stock dividend requirement               $  4,122         $  4,802
Ratio of income before provision for
  income taxes to net income (C)                      165.9%           165.6%
                                                    -------          -------
Preferred stock dividend requirement
  on a pretax basis                                   6,838            7,952
Fixed charges, as above                              56,051           61,013
                                                    -------          -------
      Total fixed charges and
        preferred stock dividends                  $ 62,889         $ 68,965
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
  AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS                        3.40             2.03
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                                                                     Exhibit 12A
                                                                     Page 2 of 2

           JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
      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

NOTES:

(A)   JCP&L 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  mandatorily  redeemable  preferred
      securities  of $5,350 and $5,350 for the six month  periods ended June 30,
      2000 and 1999, respectively.

(C)   Represents  income  before  provision  for income  taxes of  $158,079  and
      $79,227  for  the  six  month  periods  ended  June  30,  2000  and  1999,
      respectively,  divided by net income of $95,304 and $47,842, respectively,
      for the same periods.