EXHIBIT 12.8 | |||||||||||||||||
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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC 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 | $ | 20,237 | $ | 36,030 | $ | 27,553 | $ | 84,182 | $ | 92,938 | |||||||
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized | |||||||||||||||||
and deferred | 37,660 | 40,022 | 39,900 | 45,278 | 54,840 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 24,836 | 30,001 | 16,613 | 56,539 | 64,015 | ||||||||||||
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a) | 3,076 | 3,016 | 3,225 | 3,247 | 3,214 | ||||||||||||
Earnings as defined | $ | 85,809 | $ | 109,069 | $ | 87,291 | $ | 189,246 | $ | 215,007 | |||||||
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K: | |||||||||||||||||
Interest before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred | $ | 33,883 | $ | 40,022 | $ | 39,900 | $ | 45,278 | $ | 54,840 | |||||||
Subsidiary's preferred stock dividend requirements | 3,777 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a) | 3,076 | 3,016 | 3,225 | 3,247 | 3,214 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges as defined | $ | 40,736 | $ | 43,038 | $ | 43,125 | $ | 48,525 | $ | 58,054 | |||||||
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | 2.11 | 2.53 | 2.02 | 3.90 | 3.70 | ||||||||||||
(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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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC 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 | $ | 20,237 | $ | 36,030 | $ | 27,553 | $ | 84,182 | $ | 92,938 | |||||||
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized | |||||||||||||||||
and deferred | 37,660 | 40,022 | 39,900 | 45,278 | 54,840 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 24,836 | 30,001 | 16,613 | 56,539 | 64,015 | ||||||||||||
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a) | 3,076 | 3,016 | 3,225 | 3,247 | 3,214 | ||||||||||||
Earnings as defined | $ | 85,809 | $ | 109,069 | $ | 87,291 | $ | 189,246 | $ | 215,007 | |||||||
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 | $ | 33,883 | $ | 40,022 | $ | 39,900 | $ | 45,278 | $ | 54,840 | |||||||
Preferred stock dividend requirements | 3,777 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Adjustments to preferred stock dividends | |||||||||||||||||
to state on a pre-income tax basis | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a) | 3,076 | 3,016 | 3,225 | 3,247 | 3,214 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges as defined plus preferred stock | |||||||||||||||||
dividend requirements (pre-income tax basis) | $ | 40,736 | $ | 43,038 | $ | 43,125 | $ | 48,525 | $ | 58,054 | |||||||
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | |||||||||||||||||
PLUS PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS | |||||||||||||||||
(PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS) | 2.11 | 2.53 | 2.02 | 3.90 | 3.70 | ||||||||||||
(a) Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be determined. | |||||||||||||||||