Exhibit 12.2
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
		Three Months Ended
		March 31
		2012			2011		2010		2009		2008		2007
		(millions)
Income from continuing operations		$	2.3		$	135.5	$	163.2	$	128.9	$	125.2	$	156.7
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Income tax expense (benefit)			(3.3	)		69.1		81.6		46.9		59.8		59.3
Kansas City earnings tax			-			-		0.1		0.2		0.5		0.5
	Total taxes on income		(3.3	)		69.1		81.7		47.1		60.3		59.8
Interest on value of leased property			1.3			5.4		5.7		6.0		3.3		3.9
Interest on long-term debt			30.9			118.5		117.9		110.4		79.3		54.5
Interest on short-term debt			1.1			5.1		3.9		5.3		15.2		20.3
Other interest expense and amortization (a)			1.1			5.8		4.2		0.3		1.4		6.8
	Total fixed charges		34.4			134.8		131.7		122.0		99.2		85.5
Earnings before taxes on
	income and fixed charges	$	33.4		$	339.4	$	376.6	$	298.0	$	284.7	$	302.0
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		(b)				2.52		2.86		2.44		2.87		3.53
(a)	On January 1, 2007, Kansas City Power & Light Company elected to make an accounting policy change to recognize interest
	related to uncertain tax positions in interest expense.
(b)	A $1.0 million deficiency in earnings caused the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to be less than a one-to-one coverage.