EXHIBIT 12



COMPUTATION IN SUPPORT OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

For Years Ended December 31

(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)



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|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------ | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------- | - |  | ---- | ------- | -- |  | - | -------
|                                                  |  | Monongahela Power Company and Subsidiaries
|                                                  |  | 2003                                       |         |   | 2002 |   |        | 2001 |  |   | 2000    |   |  | 1999
|Earnings:                                         |  |                                            |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |    |  |   |        
|Income from continuing operations                 |  | $                                          | 81,149  | * |      | $ | 33,738 | *    |  | $ | 89,457  |   |  | $    | 94,579  | ** |  | $ | 92,327 
|Fixed charges (see below)                         |  |                                            | 54,665  |   |      |   | 54,743 |      |  |   | 58,111  |   |  |      | 49,081  |    |  |   | 36,034 
|Income taxes                                      |  |                                            | 44,416  | * |      |   | 8,824  | *    |  |   | 38,548  |   |  |      | 52,484  | ** |  |   | 40,726 
|Amortization of capitalized interest              |  |                                            |        |   |      |   | 320    |      |  |   | 30      |   |  |      | 5       |    |  |   |       
|Income distributions of equity investees          |  |                                            | 2,871   |   |      |   | 3,216  |      |  |   | 7,673   |   |  |      | 8,640   |    |  |   |       
|Less: capitalized interest                        |  |                                            |        |   |      |   | (2,604 | )    |  |   | (1,911  | ) |  |      | (487    | )  |  |   |       
|Less: income from unconsolidated equity investees |  |                                            | (2,097  | ) |      |   | (1,057 | )    |  |   | (5,008  | ) |  |      | (5,907  | )  |  |   |       
|                                                  |  |                                            |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |    |  |   |        
|Total Earnings (as defined)                       |  | $                                          | 181,004 |   |      | $ | 97,180 |      |  | $ | 186,900 |   |  | $    | 198,395 |    |  | $ | 169,087
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|Fixed Charges:                                    |  |                                            |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |    |  |   |        
|Interest expensed and capitalized                 |  | $                                          | 53,059  |   |      | $ | 52,342 |      |  | $ | 54,830  |   |  | $    | 45,733  |    |  | $ | 34,603 
|Estimated interest component of rental expense    |  |                                            | 1,606   |   |      |   | 2,401  |      |  |   | 3,281   |   |  |      | 3,348   |    |  |   | 1,431  
|                                                  |  |                                            |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |    |  |   |        
|Total Fixed Charges (as defined)                  |  | $                                          | 54,665  |   |      | $ | 54,743 |      |  | $ | 58,111  |   |  | $    | 49,081  |    |  | $ | 36,034 
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                |  |                                            | 3.31    |   |      |   | 1.78   |      |  |   | 3.22    |   |  |      | 4.04    |    |  |   | 4.69   
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|* |  | Excludes the cumulative effect of an accounting change.
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|** |  | Excludes the effect of the extraordinary charge.
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