Exhibit 12.2

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
		2005			2004			2003			2002		2001			2000
		(thousands)
Income from continuing operations		$	10,253		$	143,292		$	125,845		$	102,666	$	116,065		$	53,014
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Equity investment (income) loss			-			-			-			-		(23,516	)		22,994
Minority interests in subsidiaries			(888	)		(5,087	)		(1,263	)		-		(897	)		-
Income subtotal			9,365			138,205			124,582			102,666		91,652			76,008
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Taxes on income			965			52,763			83,572			62,857		31,935			7,926
Kansas City earnings tax			51			602			418			635		583			421
Total taxes on income			1,016			53,365			83,990			63,492		32,518			8,347
Interest on value of leased
property			1,984			6,222			5,944			7,093		10,679			11,806
Interest on long-term debt			14,022			61,237			57,697			63,845		78,915			57,896
Interest on short-term debt			125			480			560			1,218		8,883			11,050
Mandatorily redeemable Preferred
Securities			-			-			9,338			12,450		12,450			12,450
Other interest expense
and amortization			880			13,951			4,067			3,772		5,188			2,927
Total fixed charges			17,011			81,890			77,606			88,378		116,115			96,129
Earnings before taxes on
income and fixed charges		$	27,392		$	273,460		$	286,178		$	254,536	$	240,285		$	180,484
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			1.61			3.34			3.69			2.88		2.07			1.88