EXHIBIT 12.1

FIRSTENERGY CORP.

CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Year Ended December 31,
	2000		2001		2002		2003		2004
	(Dollars in thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items	$	598,970	$	654,946	$	618,385	$	424,249	$	873,779
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized		556,194		591,192		980,344		841,280		692,358
Provision for income taxes		376,802		474,457		514,134		407,524		670,922
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		271,471		258,561		246,416		247,222		248,499
Earnings as defined	$	1,803,437	$	1,979,156	$	2,359,279	$	1,920,275	$	2,485,558
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Interest expense	$	493,473	$	519,131	$	904,697	$	798,911	$	670,945
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividend requirements		62,721		72,061		75,647		42,369		21,413
Adjustments to subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends to state on a pre-income tax basis		32,098		41,349		28,426		22,519		16,442
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		271,471		258,561		246,416		247,222		248,499
Fixed charges as defined	$	859,763	$	891,102	$	1,255,186	$	1,111,021	$	957,299
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		2.10		2.22		1.88		1.73		2.60

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(a)Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be determined.