Exhibit 12

Jersey Central Power & Light Company

Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Jan. 1 - Nov. 6, 2001		Nov. 7 - Dec. 31, 2001		Year Ended December 31,									Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
					2002			2003		2004		2005
	Restated		Restated		Restated			Restated		Restated
					(in thousands, except ratios)
Earnings as Defined in Regulation S-K
Income before extraordinary items	$	31,560	$	29,525	$	248,357		$	64,277	$	107,626	$	182,986	$	73,986
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized		96,836		17,116		101,647			96,290		86,111		85,519		45,585
Provision for income taxes		1,850		20,420		184,111			48,609		97,205		135,846		62,190
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		3,913		124		3,239			5,374		7,589		7,091		3,474
Earnings as defined	$	134,159	$	67,185	$	537,354		$	214,550	$	298,531	$	411,442	$	185,235
Fixed Charges as Defined in Regulation S-K
Interest on long-term debt	$	77,205	$	14,234	$	92,314		$	87,681	$	80,840	$	74,929	$	36,467
Other interest expense		10,536		1,277		(1,361	)		3,262		5,271		10,590		9,118
Subsidiary’s preferred stock dividend requirements		9,095		1,605		10,694			5,347		—		—		—
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		3,913		124		3,239			5,374		7,589		7,091		3,474
Fixed Charges as defined	$	100,749	$	17,240	$	104,886		$	101,664	$	93,700	$	92,610	$	49,059
Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		1.33		3.90		5.12			2.11		3.19		4.44		3.78

(a) Includes the interest element of rentals calculated at 1/3 of rental expense as no readily defined interest element can be determined.