EXHIBIT 12.4

THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Year Ended December 31,
	2006		2007		2008		2009 (b)			2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items	$	307,946	$	278,283	$	286,486	$	(10,992	)	$	73,175
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred		141,710		138,977		125,976		137,171			133,351
Provision for income taxes		188,662		163,363		136,786		(10,183	)		38,673
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		45,955		29,829		1,919		2,380			1,782
Earnings as defined	$	684,273	$	610,452	$	551,167	$	118,376		$	246,981
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Interest before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred	$	141,710	$	138,977	$	125,976	$	137,171		$	133,351
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		45,955		29,829		1,919		2,380			1,782
Fixed charges as defined	$	187,665	$	168,806	$	127,895	$	139,551		$	135,133
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		3.65		3.62		4.31		0.85			1.83

(a)	Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be determined.
(b)	The earnings as defined in 2009 would need to increase $21,175,000 for the fixed charge ratio to be 1.0.