Exhibit 12.1
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
			Adjusted		Adjusted			Adjusted			Adjusted
	2006		2005		2004			2003			2002
	(thousands)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	127,630	$	164,197	$	175,271		$	189,230		$	136,194
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Minority interests in subsidiaries		-		7,805		(2,131	)		(1,263	)		-
Equity investment (income) loss		1,932		434		1,531			2,018			1,173
Income subtotal		129,562		172,436		174,671			189,985			137,367
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Taxes on income		47,822		39,462		55,391			78,263			51,023
Kansas City earnings tax		544		498		602			418			635
Total taxes on income		48,366		39,960		55,993			78,681			51,658
Interest on value of leased property		4,144		6,229		6,222			5,944			7,093
Interest on long-term debt		62,643		64,349		66,128			58,847			65,837
Interest on short-term debt		9,057		5,145		4,837			5,442			6,312
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred
Securities		-		-		-			9,338			12,450
Other interest expense and amortization		5,207		5,891		13,563			3,912			3,760
Total fixed charges		81,051		81,614		90,750			83,483			95,452
Earnings before taxes on
income and fixed charges	$	258,979	$	294,010	$	321,414		$	352,149		$	284,477
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.20		3.60		3.54			4.22			2.98