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|  **KANSAS                CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY**             |
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|  **COMPUTATION                OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES** |
|                                                                       |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   |        |    | **Adjusted** |   | **Adjusted** |    |  **Adjusted** |    |  **Adjusted**          |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   | **2006**    |    | **2005**     |   | **2004**     |    | **2003**           |    | **2002**                    |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   | (thousands) |    |
| Income                from continuing operations                           | $      | 149,321 |   | $           | 143,645 |         | $      | 145,028      |    | $                  | 125,373 |                        | $      | 102,158 |   |
| Add                                                                        |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |
| Minority                interests in subsidiaries                          |   | -       |   |        | 7,805   |         |   | (5,087       | )       |               | (1,263  | )                           |   | - |   |
| Income                subtotal                                             |   |    |   |        |    | 149,321      |   |         | 151,450 |               |    | 139,941                     |   |   | 124,110 |   |   | 102,158 |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Add                                                                        |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |
| Taxes                on income                                             |   | 70,302  |   |        | 47,984  |         |   | 53,703       |    |               | 83,270  |                        |   | 62,532 |   |
| Kansas                City earnings tax                                    |   | 544     |   |        | 498     |         |   | 602          |    |               | 418     |                        |   | 635 |   |
| Total                taxes on income                                       |   |    |   |        |    | 70,846       |   |         | 48,482  |               |    | 54,305                      |   |   | 83,688 |   |   | 63,167 |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on value of leased property                        |   | 4,144   |   |        | 6,229   |         |   | 6,222        |    |               | 5,944   |                        |   | 7,093 |   |
| Interest                on long-term debt                                  |   | 55,360  |   |        | 56,655  |         |   | 61,237       |    |               | 57,697  |                        |   | 63,845 |   |
| Interest                on short-term debt                                 |   | 7,998   |   |        | 3,117   |         |   | 480          |    |               | 560     |                        |   | 1,218 |   |
| Mandatorily                Redeemable Preferred                            |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |
| Securities                                                                 |   |    |   |        |    | -            |   |         | -       |               |    | -                           |   |   | 9,338 |   |   | 12,450 |   |
| Other                interest expense and amortization                     |   | 3,207   |   |        | 3,667   |         |   | 13,951       |    |               | 4,067   |                        |   | 3,772 |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                fixed charges                                         |   |    |   |        |    | 70,709       |   |         | 69,668  |               |    | 81,890                      |   |   | 77,606 |   |   | 88,378 |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                before taxes on                                    |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |
| income                and fixed charges                                    |   |    |   |        | $       | 290,876      |   | $            | 269,600 |               | $       | 276,136                     |   | $ | 285,404 |   | $ | 253,703 |   |
|                                                                       |   |    |   |        |    |         |   |         |    |               |    |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio                of earnings to fixed charges                          |   | 4.11    |   |        | 3.87    |         |   | 3.37         |    |               | 3.68    |                        |   | 2.87 |   |