| **KANSAS                    CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**             |   |
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| **COMPUTATION                    OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES** |   |
|                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                     |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   | **2003** |   | **2002** |   | **2001** |   |
|                                                                     |   | (thousands) |   |
| Income                    from continuing operations                     |   | $ | 143,657 |   | $ | 143,292 |   | $ | 125,845 |   | $ | 102,666 |   | $ | 116,065 |   |
| Add                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Minority                    interests in subsidiaries                    |   |   | 7,805 |   |   | (5,087 | ) |   | (1,263 | ) |   | - |   |   | (897 | ) |
| Equity                    investment (income) loss                       |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | (23,516 | ) |
|                         Income subtotal              |   |   | 151,462 |   |   | 138,205 |   |   | 124,582 |   |   | 102,666 |   |   | 91,652 |   |
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| Add                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Taxes                    on income                                       |   |   | 48,213 |   |   | 52,763 |   |   | 83,572 |   |   | 62,857 |   |   | 31,935 |   |
| Kansas                    City earnings tax                              |   |   | 498 |   |   | 602 |   |   | 418 |   |   | 635 |   |   | 583 |   |
|                         Total taxes on income        |   |   | 48,711 |   |   | 53,365 |   |   | 83,990 |   |   | 63,492 |   |   | 32,518 |   |
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| Interest                    on value of leased property                  |   |   | 6,229 |   |   | 6,222 |   |   | 5,944 |   |   | 7,093 |   |   | 10,679 |   |
| Interest                    on long-term debt                            |   |   | 56,655 |   |   | 61,237 |   |   | 57,697 |   |   | 63,845 |   |   | 78,915 |   |
| Interest                    on short-term debt                           |   |   | 3,117 |   |   | 480 |   |   | 560 |   |   | 1,218 |   |   | 8,883 |   |
| Mandatorily                    Redeemable Preferred                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                         Securities                   |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | 9,338 |   |   | 12,450 |   |   | 12,450 |   |
| Other                    interest expense and amortization               |   |   | 3,667 |   |   | 13,951 |   |   | 4,067 |   |   | 3,772 |   |   | 5,188 |   |
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|                         Total fixed charges          |   |   | 69,668 |   |   | 81,890 |   |   | 77,606 |   |   | 88,378 |   |   | 116,115 |   |
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| Earnings                    before taxes on                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                         income and fixed charges     |   | $ | 269,841 |   | $ | 273,460 |   | $ | 286,178 |   | $ | 254,536 |   | $ | 240,285 |   |
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| Ratio                    of earnings to fixed charges                    |   |   | 3.87 |   |   | 3.34 |   |   | 3.69 |   |   | 2.88 |   |   | 2.07 |   |
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