EXHIBIT 12

THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION IN SUPPORT OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
CHARGES



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|                                               |  | For Years Ended December 31,
|                                               |  | 2005                         |         | 2004 |   | 2003    |  |   | 2002   |   | 2001
|($ in thousands)                               |  |                             
|Earnings:                                      |  |                              |         |      |   |         |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |        
|Income from continuing operations              |  | $                            | 66,354  |      | $ | 37,981  |  | $ | 40,558 |   |      | $ | 32,678 |  | $ | 48,035 
|Exclude amounts reflected in line above:       |  |                              |         |      |   |         |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |        
|Income tax expense                             |  |                              | 33,428  |      |   | 34,835  |  |   | 20,652 |   |      |   | 15,679 |  |   | 27,351 
|Income from unconsolidated equity investee     |  |                              |        |      |   |        |  |   | (62    | ) |      |   |       |  |   |       
|Add fixed charges (see below)                  |  |                              | 28,777  |      |   | 33,336  |  |   | 32,155 |   |      |   | 34,522 |  |   | 37,754 
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|Total Earnings (as defined)                    |  | $                            | 128,559 |      | $ | 106,152 |  | $ | 93,303 |   |      | $ | 82,879 |  | $ | 113,140
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|Fixed charges:                                 |  |                              |         |      |   |         |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |        
|Interest expensed and capitalized              |  | $                            | 27,926  |      | $ | 32,654  |  | $ | 31,391 |   |      | $ | 33,157 |  | $ | 35,372 
|Estimated interest component of rental expense |  |                              | 851     |      |   | 682     |  |   | 764    |   |      |   | 1,365  |  |   | 2,382  
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|Total Fixed Charges (as defined)               |  | $                            | 28,777  |      | $ | 33,336  |  | $ | 32,155 |   |      | $ | 34,522 |  | $ | 37,754 
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges             |  |                              | 4.47x   |      |   | 3.18x   |  |   | 2.90x  |   |      |   | 2.40x  |  |   | 3.00x  
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