FirstEnergy (FE) 10-Q 2005 Q3 Quarterly report

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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2005		2004
	(In thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items	$	145,008	$	102,565
Add -
Interest and other charges, before reduction for
amounts capitalized and deferred interest income		62,105		64,199
Provision for income taxes		112,510		74,066
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		5,420		5,318
Earnings as defined	$	325,043	$	246,148
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt	$	56,843	$	62,241
Other interest expense		5,262		1,958
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		5,420		5,318
Fixed charges as defined	$	67,525	$	69,517
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		4.81		3.54
(a)  Includes the interest element of rentals calculated at 1/3 of rental expense as 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
	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2005		2004
	(In thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items	$	145,008	$	102,565
Add -
Interest and other charges, before reduction for
amounts capitalized and deferred interest income		62,105		64,199
Provision for income taxes		112,510		74,066
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		5,420		5,318
Earnings as defined	$	325,043	$	246,148
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS PREFERRED
STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)
Interest on long-term debt	$	56,843	$	62,241
Other interest expense		5,262		1,958
Preferred stock dividend requirements		375		375
Adjustment to preferred stock dividends to
state on a pre-income tax basis		291		271
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		5,420		5,318
Fixed charges as defined plus preferred stock dividend
requirements (pre-income tax basis)	$	68,191	$	70,163
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
PLUS PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
(PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)		4.77		3.51
(a)   Includes the interest element of rentals calculated at 1/3 of rental expense as no readily defined interest element can be determined.

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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2005		2004
	(in thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items	$	33,144	$	41,786
Add -
Interest and other charges, before reduction for
amounts capitalized and deferred interest income		33,513		34,054
Provision for income taxes		24,159		27,641
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		1,279		1,061
Earnings as defined	$	92,095	$	104,542
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt	$	27,887	$	31,208
Other interest expense		5,626		2,846
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		1,279		1,061
Fixed charges as defined	$	34,792	$	35,115
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		2.65		2.98
(a)   Includes the interest element of rentals calculated at 1/3 of rental expense as no readily defined interest element can be
determined

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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2005		2004
	(In thousands)
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Income before extraordinary items	$	24,852	$	26,944
Add -
Interest and other charges, before reduction for
amounts capitalized and deferred interest income		29,579		30,591
Provision for income taxes		16,870		15,658
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		2,479		1,999
Earnings as defined	$	73,780	$	75,192
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt	$	22,187	$	22,528
Other interest expense		7,392		8,063
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a)		2,479		1,999
Fixed charges as defined	$	32,058	$	32,590
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED		2.30		2.31
CHARGES
(a)  Includes the interest element of rentals calculated at 1/3 of rental expense as no readily defined interest
element can be determined.

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