Exhibit 12.1
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
		Three Months Ended
		March 31
		2012			2011		2010		2009		2008			2007
		(millions)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	(9.3	)	$	174.2	$	211.9	$	151.9	$	119.7		$	120.9
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Equity investment loss			-			0.1		1.0		0.4		1.3			2.0
	Income subtotal		(9.3	)		174.3		212.9		152.3		121.0			122.9
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Income tax expense (benefit)			(9.5	)		84.8		99.0		29.5		63.8			44.9
Kansas City earnings tax			-			-		0.1		0.4		0.3			0.5
	Total taxes on income		(9.5	)		84.8		99.1		29.9		64.1			45.4
Interest on value of leased property			1.4			5.9		6.2		6.5		3.6			3.9
Interest on long-term debt			64.0			223.2		218.9		203.6		126.2			74.1
Interest on short-term debt			2.0			11.8		9.7		10.3		18.2			26.4
Other interest expense and amortization (a)			2.5			11.6		9.7		4.7		(1.4	)		5.8
	Total fixed charges		69.9			252.5		244.5		225.1		146.6			110.2
Earnings before taxes on
	income and fixed charges	$	51.1		$	511.6	$	556.5	$	407.3	$	331.7		$	278.5
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		(b)				2.03		2.28		1.81		2.26			2.53
(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.
(b)	An $18.8 million deficiency in earnings caused the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to be less than a one-to-one coverage.