Exhibit 12



Kansas Gas and Electric Company

Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Thousands)



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|                                                      |  | Year Ended December 31,
|                                                      |  | 2003                    |         | 2002 |   | 2001    |  | 2000 |         | 1999
|Earnings from continuing operations (a)               |  | $                       | 66,627  |      | $ | 59,539  |  | $    | 50,199  |      | $ | 86,708  |  | $ | 84,261 
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|Fixed Charges:                                        |  |                         |         |      |   |         |  |      |         |      |   |         |  |   |        
|Interest expense                                      |  |                         | 55,467  |      |   | 47,844  |  |      | 49,610  |      |   | 49,606  |  |   | 49,518 
|Interest on corporate-owned life insurance borrowings |  |                         | 47,245  |      |   | 46,853  |  |      | 44,063  |      |   | 39,444  |  |   | 31,450 
|Interest applicable to rentals                        |  |                         | 19,563  |      |   | 20,636  |  |      | 22,688  |      |   | 22,903  |  |   | 23,968 
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|Total Fixed Charges                                   |  |                         | 122,275 |      |   | 115,333 |  |      | 116,361 |      |   | 111,953 |  |   | 104,936
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|Earnings (a)                                          |  | $                       | 188,902 |      | $ | 174,872 |  | $    | 166,560 |      | $ | 198,661 |  | $ | 189,197
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                    |  |                         | 1.54    |      |   | 1.52    |  |      | 1.43    |      |   | 1.77    |  |   | 1.80   

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|(a) | Earnings are deemed to consist of earnings from continuing operations and fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of all interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt discount and
expense, and the portion of rental expense that represents an interest factor.
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