Exhibit 12.1

# GREAT PLAINS ENERGY

# COMPUTATION OF RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

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|(thousands)                                                                                                      
|Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                          | 
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|Equity investment (income) loss                                                                                   | 
|Minority interests in subsidiaries                                                                                | 
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|Income subtotal                                                                                                   | 
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|Add                                                                                                               | 
|Taxes on income                                                                                                   | 
|Kansas City earnings tax                                                                                          | 
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|Total taxes on income                                                                                             | 
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|Interest on value of leased                                                                                       | 
|property                                                                                                          | 
|Interest on long-term debt                                                                                        | 
|Interest on short-term debt                                                                                       | 
|Mandatorily redeemable Preferred                                                                                  | 
|Securities                                                                                                        | 
|Other interest expense                                                                                            | 
|and amortization                                                                                                  | 
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                               | 
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|Earnings before taxes on                                                                                          | 
|income and fixed charges                                                                                          | 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                | 
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|(a)  An $87.1 million deficiency
in earnings caused the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to be less than a one-
|to-one coverage.
     A $195.8 million net write-off before income taxes related to the bankruptcy filing of DTI 
|was recorded in 2001.