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, |        
|                                               |  | 2005                         |         |   | 2004 |   |        | 2003 |  |   | 2002    |   |  | 2001 |       
|($ in thousands)                               |  |                              |        
|Earnings:                                      |  |                              |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Income from continuing operations              |  | $                            | 9,180   |   |      | $ | 16,432 |      |  | $ | 71,952  |   |  | $    | 32,436 |   |  | $ | 79,258  |  
|Exclude amounts reflected in line above:       |  |                              |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Income tax expense (benefit)                   |  |                              | (14,756 | ) |      |   | (3,812 | )    |  |   | 39,187  |   |  |      | 8,303  |   |  |   | 31,977  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest           |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |      | 184    |   |  |   | 110     |  
|Income distributions of equity investee        |  |                              | 5,008   |   |      |   | 2,871  |      |  |   | 2,871   |   |  |      | 3,216  |   |  |   | 7,673   |  
|Income from unconsolidated equity investees    |  |                              | (7,149  | ) |      |   | (6,292 | )    |  |   | (4,784  | ) |  |      | (4,273 | ) |  |   | (5,008  | )
|Add fixed charges (see below)                  |  |                              | 45,375  |   |      |   | 44,861 |      |  |   | 45,711  |   |  |      | 45,394 |   |  |   | 47,544  |  
|Less amounts included in fixed charges:        |  |                              |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Capitalized interest                           |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |      | (2,604 | ) |  |   | (1,911  | )
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|Total Earnings (as defined)                    |  | $                            | 37,658  |   |      | $ | 54,060 |      |  | $ | 154,937 |   |  | $    | 82,656 |   |  | $ | 159,643 |  
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|Fixed Charges:                                 |  |                              |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expensed and capitalized              |  | $                            | 44,038  |   |      | $ | 43,619 |      |  | $ | 44,361  |   |  | $    | 43,374 |   |  | $ | 44,740  |  
|Estimated interest component of rental expense |  |                              | 1,337   |   |      |   | 1,242  |      |  |   | 1,350   |   |  |      | 2,020  |   |  |   | 2,804   |  
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|Total Fixed Charges (as defined)               |  | $                            | 45,375  |   |      | $ | 44,861 |      |  | $ | 45,711  |   |  | $    | 45,394 |   |  | $ | 47,544  |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges             |  |                              | 0.83x   |   |      |   | 1.21x  |      |  |   | 3.39x   |   |  |      | 1.82x  |   |  |   | 3.36x   |  
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