Exhibit 12.2

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	2003			2002		2001			2000		1999
	(Thousands)
Income from continuing operations
before cumulative effect of changes
in accounting principle	$	125,845		$	102,666	$	126,896		$	128,631	$	81,915
Add:
Equity investment (income) loss		-			-		(24,514	)		19,441		24,951
Minority interests in subsidiaries		(1,263	)		-		(897	)		-		1
Income subtotal		124,582			102,666		101,485			148,072		106,867
Add:
Taxes on income		83,572			62,857		39,389			53,166		3,180
Kansas City earnings tax		418			635		583			421		602
Total taxes on income		83,990			63,492		39,972			53,587		3,782
Interest on value of leased
property		5,944			7,093		10,679			11,806		8,577
Interest on long-term debt		57,697			63,845		78,915			60,956		51,327
Interest on short-term debt		560			1,218		8,883			11,537		4,362
Mandatorily redeemable Preferred
Securities		9,338			12,450		12,450			12,450		12,450
Other interest expense
and amortization		4,067			3,772		5,188			2,927		3,573
Total fixed charges		77,606			88,378		116,115			99,676		80,289
Earnings before taxes on
income and fixed charges	$	286,178		$	254,536	$	257,572		$	301,335	$	190,938
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.69			2.88		2.22			3.02		2.38