EXHIBIT 12

OHIO EDISON COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Three Months Ended				Twelve Months Ended
	March 31, 2006				December 31, 2005
	Actual		As Adjusted (1)		Actual		As Adjusted (1)
	($ in thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items	$	63,830	$	57,881	$	330,398	$	306,600
Add-
Interest and other charges, before reduction for
amounts capitalized		18,387		28,165		77,077		116,190
Provision for income taxes		38,320		34,491		309,995		294,680
Interest element of rentals charged to income(2)		22,662		22,662		101,862		101,862
	$	143,199	$	143,199	$	819,332	$	819,332
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt		13,082		23,124		58,709		98,876
Other interest expense		5,149		4,885		16,679		15,625
Subsidiaries' preferred stock dividend requirements		156		156		1,689		1,689
Adjustments to subsidiaries' preferred stock dividends
to state on a pre-income tax basis		101		101		1,351		1,351
Interest element of rentals charged to income(2)		22,662		22,662		101,862		101,862
	$	41,150	$	50,928	$	180,290	$	219,403
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS
TO FIXED CHARGES		3.48		2.81		4.54		3.73

(1)	As adjusted reflects increased interest on long-term debt related to the issuance and sale of the Senior Notes partially offset by a decrease in other interest expense as a result of the repayment of approximately $23 million of short-term debt including the effects on income taxes.
(2)	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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