Exhibit 12

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Year to date
	June 30
	2003		2002		2001			2000		1999		1998
	(Thousands)
Income from continuing operations
before cumulative effect of changes
in accounting principle		35,058	$	102,666	$	126,896		$	128,631	$	81,915	$	120,722
Add:
Equity investment (income) loss		-		-		(24,514	)		19,441		24,951		11,683
Minority interests in subsidiaries		-		-		(897	)		-		1		(2,222	)
Income subtotal		35,058		102,666		101,485			148,072		106,867		130,183
Add:
Taxes on income		24,044		62,857		39,389			53,166		3,180		32,800
Kansas City earnings tax		276		635		583			421		602		864
Total taxes on income		24,320		63,492		39,972			53,587		3,782		33,664
Interest on value of leased
property		3,717		7,093		10,679			11,806		8,577		8,482
Interest on long-term debt		27,693		63,845		78,915			60,956		51,327		57,012
Interest on short-term debt		225		1,218		8,883			11,537		4,362		295
Mandatorily redeemable Preferred
Securities		6,225		12,450		12,450			12,450		12,450		12,450
Other interest expense
and amortization		2,078		3,772		5,188			2,927		3,573		4,457
Total fixed charges		39,938		88,378		116,115			99,676		80,289		82,696
Earnings before taxes on
income and fixed charges		99,316		254,536		257,572			301,335		190,938		246,543
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.49		2.88		2.22			3.02		2.38		2.98