Exhibit 12.1
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
	Year to Date
		September 30
		2007		2006		2005		2004			2003			2002
		(thousands)
Income from continuing operations		$	111,149	$	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 loss			1,139		1,932		434		1,531			2,018			1,173
Income subtotal			112,288		129,562		172,436		174,671			189,985			137,367
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Taxes on income			46,020		47,822		39,462		55,391			78,263			51,023
Kansas City earnings tax			464		544		498		602			418			635
Total taxes on income			46,484		48,366		39,960		55,993			78,681			51,658
Interest on value of leased property			2,734		4,144		6,229		6,222			5,944			7,093
Interest on long-term debt			49,759		62,643		64,349		66,128			58,847			65,837
Interest on short-term debt			20,494		9,057		5,145		4,837			5,442			6,312
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred
Securities			-		-		-		-			9,338			12,450
Other interest expense and amortization (a)			8,152		5,207		5,891		13,563			3,912			3,760
Total fixed charges			81,139		81,051		81,614		90,750			83,483			95,452
Earnings before taxes on
income and fixed charges		$	239,911	$	258,979	$	294,010	$	321,414		$	352,149		$	284,477
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			2.96		3.20		3.60		3.54			4.22			2.98
(a)  On January 1, 2007, Great Plains Energy adopted FIN No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes," and along with the         adoption, elected to make an accounting policy change to recognize interest related to uncertain tax positions in interest expense.