EXHIBIT 12



MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES



COMPUTATION IN SUPPORT OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



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|                                               |  | For Years Ended December 31, |       
|($ in thousands)                               |  | 2004                         |        |   | 2003 |   |         | 2002 |  |   | 2001   |   |  | 2000 |        
|Earnings:                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income from continuing operations              |  | $                            | 16,432 |   |      | $ | 71,952  |      |  | $ | 32,436 |   |  | $    | 79,258  |   |  | $ | 91,895  |  
|Exclude amounts reflected in line above:       |  |                              |        |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income tax (benefit) expense                   |  |                              | (3,812 | ) |      |   | 39,187  |      |  |   | 8,303  |   |  |      | 31,977  |   |  |   | 50,545  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest           |  |                              |       |   |      |   |        |      |  |   | 184    |   |  |      | 110     |   |  |   | 26      |  
|Income distributions of equity investee        |  |                              | 2,871  |   |      |   | 2,871   |      |  |   | 3,216  |   |  |      | 7,673   |   |  |   | 8,640   |  
|Income from unconsolidated equity investees    |  |                              | (6,292 | ) |      |   | (4,784  | )    |  |   | (4,273 | ) |  |      | (5,008  | ) |  |   | (5,907  | )
|Add fixed charges (see below)                  |  |                              | 44,861 |   |      |   | 45,711  |      |  |   | 45,394 |   |  |      | 47,544  |   |  |   | 43,898  |  
|Less amounts included in fixed charges:        |  |                              |        |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Capitalized interest                           |  |                              |       |   |      |   |        |      |  |   | (2,604 | ) |  |      | (1,911  | ) |  |   | (487    | )
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|Total Earnings (as defined)                    |  | $                            | 54,060 |   |      | $ | 154,937 |      |  | $ | 82,656 |   |  | $    | 159,643 |   |  | $ | 188,610 |  
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|Fixed Charges:                                 |  |                              |        |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expensed and capitalized              |  | $                            | 43,619 |   |      | $ | 44,361  |      |  | $ | 43,374 |   |  | $    | 44,740  |   |  | $ | 40,637  |  
|Estimated interest component of rental expense |  |                              | 1,242  |   |      |   | 1,350   |      |  |   | 2,020  |   |  |      | 2,804   |   |  |   | 3,261   |  
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|Total Fixed Charges (as defined)               |  | $                            | 44,861 |   |      | $ | 45,711  |      |  |   | 45,394 |   |  | $    | 47,544  |   |  | $ | 43,898  |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges             |  |                              | 1.21x  |   |      |   | 3.39x   |      |  |   | 1.82x  |   |  |      | 3.36x   |   |  |   | 4.30x   |  
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