EXHIBIT 12(a)

FIRSTENERGY CORP.

CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Year Ended December 31,										Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	2007		2008		2009		2010		2011
	(Dollars in millions)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items	$	1,492	$	620	$	856	$	718	$	869	$	306
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred		786		761		978		845		1,008		246
Provision for income taxes		975		375		184		462		574		222
Interest element of rentals charged to income (1)		206		171		161		151		150		36
Earnings as defined	$	3,459	$	1,927	$	2,179	$	2,176	$	2,601	$	810
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Interest before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred	$	786	$	761	$	978	$	845	$	1,008	$	246
Interest element of rentals charged to income (1)		206		171		161		151		150		36
Fixed charges as defined	$	992	$	932	$	1,139	$	996	$	1,158	$	282
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		3.49		2.07		1.91		2.18		2.25		2.87

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