Exhibit 12.2
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
	Year to date
	June 30
	2004			2003			2002		2001			2000		1999
Income from continuing operations	(thousands)
before cumulative effect of changes
in accounting principle	$	53,512		$	125,845		$	102,666	$	116,065		$	53,014	$	82,485
Add:
Equity investment (income) loss		-			-			-		(23,516	)		22,994		22,328
Minority interests in subsidiaries		(2,521	)		(1,263	)		-		(897	)		-		-
Income subtotal		50,991			124,582			102,666		91,652			76,008		104,813
Add:
Taxes on income		31,443			83,572			62,857		31,935			7,926		4,707
Kansas City earnings tax		299			418			635		583			421		602
Total taxes on income		31,742			83,990			63,492		32,518			8,347		5,309
Interest on value of leased
property		3,209			5,944			7,093		10,679			11,806		8,577
Interest on long-term debt		33,004			57,697			63,845		78,915			57,896		51,327
Interest on short-term debt		269			560			1,218		8,883			11,050		3,178
Mandatorily redeemable Preferred
Securities		-			9,338			12,450		12,450			12,450		12,450
Other interest expense
and amortization		1,916			4,067			3,772		5,188			2,927		3,573
Total fixed charges		38,398			77,606			88,378		116,115			96,129		79,105
Earnings before taxes on
income and fixed charges	$	121,131		$	286,178		$	254,536	$	240,285		$	180,484	$	189,227
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.15			3.69			2.88		2.07			1.88		2.39