Exhibit 12.2
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
		Year to Date
		September 30
		2009		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
		(millions)
Income from continuing operations		$	108.9	$	125.2	$	156.7	$	149.3	$	151.5	$	139.9
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Taxes on income			39.8		59.8		59.3		70.3		48.0		53.8
Kansas City earnings tax			0.4		0.5		0.5		0.5		0.5		0.5
	Total taxes on income		40.2		60.3		59.8		70.8		48.5		54.3
Interest on value of leased property			4.5		3.3		3.9		4.1		6.2		6.2
Interest on long-term debt			80.8		79.3		54.5		55.4		56.7		61.2
Interest on short-term debt			4.7		15.2		20.3		8.0		3.1		0.5
Other interest expense and amortization (a)			0.8		1.4		6.8		3.2		3.6		14.0
	Total fixed charges		90.8		99.2		85.5		70.7		69.6		81.9
Earnings before taxes on
	income and fixed charges	$	239.9	$	284.7	$	302.0	$	290.8	$	269.6	$	276.1
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			2.64		2.87		3.53		4.11		3.87		3.37
(a)	On January 1, 2007, Great Plains Energy elected to make an accounting policy change to recognize interest related to uncertain tax
	positions in interest expense.