Exhibit
      12.2KANSAS
      CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANYCOMPUTATION
      OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES2008
                                                                                                                                                                                            2007
                                                                                                                                                                                            2006
                                                                                                                                                                                            2005
                                                                                                                                                                                            2004(millions)Income
      from continuing operations
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            125.2
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            156.7
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            149.3
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            143.7
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            145.0AddMinority
      interests in subsidiaries
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            -
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            -
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            -
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            7.8
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            (5.1
                                                                                                                                                                                            )Income
      subtotal
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            125.2
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            156.7
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            149.3
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            151.5
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            139.9AddTaxes
      on income
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            59.8
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            59.3
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            70.3
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            48.0
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            53.8Kansas
      City earnings tax
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            0.5Total
      taxes on income
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            60.3
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            59.8
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            70.8
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            48.5
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            54.3Interest
      on value of leased property
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            3.3
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            3.9
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            4.1
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            6.2
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            6.2Interest
      on long-term debt
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            79.3
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            54.5
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            55.4
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            56.7
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            61.2Interest
      on short-term debt
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            15.2
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            20.3
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            8.0
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            3.1
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            0.5Other
      interest expense and amortization (a)
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            1.4
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            6.8
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            3.2
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            3.6
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            14.0Total
      fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            99.2
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            85.5
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            70.7
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            69.6
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            81.9Earnings
      before taxes onincome
      and fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            284.7
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            302.0
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            290.8
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            269.6
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                            276.1Ratio
      of earnings to fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            2.87
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            3.53
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            4.11
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            3.87
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            3.37(a)
                                                                                                                                                                                            On
      January 1, 2007, Great Plains Energy adopted FIN No. 48, "Accounting for
      Uncertainty in Income Taxes," andalong
      with the adoption elected to make an accounting policy change to recognize
      interest related to uncertain taxpositions
      in interest
expense.