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| KANSAS      CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY             |
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| COMPUTATION      OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES |
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|                                                   |                                                                                                               | 2009       | 2008   | 2007   | 2006   | 2005   |
|                                                   |                                                                                                               | (millions) |
| Income      from continuing operations                 | $                                                                                                                  | 128.9      |   | $      | 125.2  |   | $      | 156.7  |   | $                 | 149.3 |   | $ | 151.5 |   |
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| Add                                                    |                                                                                                               |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |              |   |   |   |   |   |
| Taxes      on income                                   |                                                                                                               | 46.9       |   |   | 59.8   |   |   | 59.3   |   |              | 70.3 |   |   | 48.0 |   |
| Kansas      City earnings tax                          |                                                                                                               | 0.2        |   |   | 0.5    |   |   | 0.5    |   |              | 0.5 |   |   | 0.5 |   |
|                                                   | Total      taxes on income                                                                                         |       | 47.1   |   |   | 60.3   |   |   | 59.8   |              |   | 70.8 |   |   | 48.5 |   |
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| Interest      on value of leased property              |                                                                                                               | 6.0        |   |   | 3.3    |   |   | 3.9    |   |              | 4.1 |   |   | 6.2 |   |
| Interest      on long-term debt                        |                                                                                                               | 110.4      |   |   | 79.3   |   |   | 54.5   |   |              | 55.4 |   |   | 56.7 |   |
| Interest      on short-term debt                       |                                                                                                               | 5.3        |   |   | 15.2   |   |   | 20.3   |   |              | 8.0 |   |   | 3.1 |   |
| Other      interest expense and amortization (a)       |                                                                                                               | 0.3        |   |   | 1.4    |   |   | 6.8    |   |              | 3.2 |   |   | 3.6 |   |
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|                                                   | Total      fixed charges                                                                                           |       | 122.0  |   |   | 99.2   |   |   | 85.5   |              |   | 70.7 |   |   | 69.6 |   |
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| Earnings      before taxes on                          |                                                                                                               |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |              |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                   | income      and fixed charges                                                                                      | $          | 298.0  |   | $      | 284.7  |   | $      | 302.0  |              | $ | 290.8 |   | $ | 269.6 |   |
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| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                |                                                                                                               | 2.44       |   |   | 2.87   |   |   | 3.53   |   |              | 4.11 |   |   | 3.87 |   |
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| (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.                               |