EXHIBIT 12

ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION IN SUPPORT OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
CHARGES



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|($ in thousands)                                                              |  | 2005                         |         |   | 2004 |   |         | 2003 |  |   | 2002     |   |  | 2001 |         
|Earnings:                                                                     |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |      |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) from continuing operations                                      |  | $                            | 75,145  |   |      | $ | 129,732 |      |  | $ | (308,875 | ) |  | $    | (465,749 | ) |  | $ | 458,134 |  
|Exclude amounts reflected in line above:                                      |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |      |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Income tax expense (benefit)                                                  |  |                              | 64,771  |   |      |   | 79,669  |      |  |   | (202,170 | ) |  |      | (313,112 | ) |  |   | 255,531 |  
|Minority interest in income (loss) of subsidiaries                            |  |                              | 587     |   |      |   | (882    | )    |  |   | (7,174   | ) |  |      | (13,509  | ) |  |   | 2,338   |  
|Preferred dividends of subsidiary                                             |  |                              | 4,071   |   |      |   | 5,037   |      |  |   | 5,037    |   |  |      | 5,037    |   |  |   | 5,037   |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                          |  |                              | 2,695   |   |      |   | 2,288   |      |  |   | 1,592    |   |  |      | 852      |   |  |   | 578     |  
|Loss (income) from unconsolidated equity investees                            |  |                              | 770     |   |      |   | 663     |      |  |   | 948      |   |  |      | 33,767   |   |  |   | (1,035  | )
|Add fixed charges (see below)                                                 |  |                              | 453,559 |   |      |   | 419,448 |      |  |   | 454,461  |   |  |      | 299,343  |   |  |   | 273,341 |  
|Less amounts included in fixed charges:                                       |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |      |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Capitalized interest                                                          |  |                              | (3,065  | ) |      |   | (3,432  | )    |  |   | (15,934  | ) |  |      | (12,628  | ) |  |   | (9,417  | )
|Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiary (Note 1) |  |                              | (7,284  | ) |      |   | (7,967  | )    |  |   | (8,233   | ) |  |      | (8,284   | ) |  |   | (7,738  | )
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|Total Earnings (as defined)                                                   |  | $                            | 591,249 |   |      | $ | 624,556 |      |  | $ | (79,808  | ) |  | $    | (474,283 | ) |  | $ | 976,769 |  
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|Fixed charges:                                                                |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |      |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expensed and capitalized                                             |  | $                            | 440,787 |   |      | $ | 404,505 |      |  | $ | (439,482 | ) |  | $    | (280,298 | ) |  | $ | 257,778 |  
|Estimated interest component of rental expense                                |  |                              | 5,488   |   |      |   | 6,976   |      |  |   | 6,746    |   |  |      | 10,761   |   |  |   | 7,825   |  
|Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiary (Note 1) |  |                              | 7,284   |   |      |   | 7,967   |      |  |   | 8,233    |   |  |      | 8,284    |   |  |   | 7,738   |  
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|Total Fixed Charges (as defined)                                              |  | $                            | 453,559 |   |      | $ | 419,448 |      |  | $ | 454,461  |   |  | $    | 299,343  |   |  | $ | 273,341 |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                            |  |                              | 1.30x   |   |      |   | 1.49x   |      |  |   | (Note 2  | ) |  |      | (Note 2  | ) |  |   | 3.57x   |  
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Notes:

|1 |  | The preference security dividend requirement represents the amount of pre-tax earnings required to pay the dividends on outstanding preference securities of a subsidiary held by
non-affiliates.
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|2 |  | For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, there are deficiencies of earnings to cover fixed charges of $534,269 and $773,626, respectively.
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