EXHIBIT 12.6
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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
		Year Ended December 31,
			2003		2004		2005		2006		2007
		(Dollars in thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items		$	64,277	$	107,626	$	182,927	$	190,607	$	186,108
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
	and deferred		96,290		86,111		85,519		94,035		107,232
Provision for income taxes			48,609		97,205		135,846		146,731		149,056
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)			5,374		7,589		7,091		8,838		7,976
	Earnings as defined	$	214,550	$	298,531	$	411,383	$	440,211	$	450,372
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Interest before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred		$	90,943	$	86,111	$	85,519	$	94,035	$	107,232
Subsidiary's preferred stock dividend requirements			5,347		-		-		-		-
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)			5,374		7,589		7,091		8,838		7,976
	Fixed charges as defined	$	101,664	$	93,700	$	92,610	$	102,873	$	115,208
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES			2.11		3.19		4.44		4.28		3.91
	(a)Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be determined.

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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)
		Year Ended December 31,
			2003		2004		2005		2006		2007
		(Dollars in thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items		$	64,277	$	107,626	$	182,927	$	190,607	$	186,108
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized
	and deferred		96,290		86,111		85,519		94,035		107,232
Provision for income taxes			48,609		97,205		135,846		146,731		149,056
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)			5,374		7,589		7,091		8,838		7,976
	Earnings as defined	$	214,550	$	298,531	$	411,383	$	440,211	$	450,372
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS
	PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
	(PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS):
Interest before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred		$	90,943	$	86,111	$	85,519	$	94,035	$	107,232
Preferred stock dividend requirements			5,235		500		500		1,018		-
Adjustments to preferred stock dividends
	to state on a pre-income tax basis		(85)		452		371		784		-
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)			5,374		7,589		7,091		8,838		7,976
Fixed charges as defined plus preferred stock
	dividend requirements (pre-income tax basis)	$	101,467	$	94,652	$	93,481	$	104,675	$	115,208
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
	PLUS PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
	(PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)		2.11		3.15		4.40		4.21		3.91
	(a)Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be determined.