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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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|                                              |                                                                                                     | Three Months Ended |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |
|                                              |                                                                                                     |               | March 31   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |
|                                              |                                                                                                     |               | 2010       |   | 2009   | 2008   | 2007   | 2006   | 2005   |
|                                              |                                                                                                     |               | (millions) |
| Income from continuing operations                 |                                                                                                     | $                  | 19.2       |   |   | $      | 128.9  |   | $      | 125.2        |   | $ | 156.7 |   | $ | 149.3 |   | $ | 151.5 |   |
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| Add                                               |                                                                                                     |               |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Taxes on income                                   |                                                                                                     |               | 7.6        |   |   |   | 46.9   |   |   | 59.8         |   |   | 59.3 |   |   | 70.3 |   |   | 48.0 |   |
| Kansas City earnings tax                          |                                                                                                     |               | 0.2        |   |   |   | 0.2    |   |   | 0.5          |   |   | 0.5 |   |   | 0.5 |   |   | 0.5 |   |
|                                              | Total taxes on income                                                                                    |               |       | 7.8    |   |   |   | 47.1   |   |         | 60.3 |   |   | 59.8 |   |   | 70.8 |   |   | 48.5 |   |
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| Interest on value of leased property              |                                                                                                     |               | 1.4        |   |   |   | 6.0    |   |   | 3.3          |   |   | 3.9 |   |   | 4.1 |   |   | 6.2 |   |
| Interest on long-term debt                        |                                                                                                     |               | 29.5       |   |   |   | 110.4  |   |   | 79.3         |   |   | 54.5 |   |   | 55.4 |   |   | 56.7 |   |
| Interest on short-term debt                       |                                                                                                     |               | 0.7        |   |   |   | 5.3    |   |   | 15.2         |   |   | 20.3 |   |   | 8.0 |   |   | 3.1 |   |
| Other interest expense and amortization (a)       |                                                                                                     |               | (0.7       | )      |   |   | 0.3    |   |   | 1.4          |   |   | 6.8 |   |   | 3.2 |   |   | 3.6 |   |
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|                                              | Total fixed charges                                                                                      |               |       | 30.9   |   |   |   | 122.0  |   |         | 99.2 |   |   | 85.5 |   |   | 70.7 |   |   | 69.6 |   |
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| Earnings before taxes on                          |                                                                                                     |               |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                              | income and fixed charges                                                                                 |               | $          | 57.9   |   |   | $      | 298.0  |   | $            | 284.7 |   | $ | 302.0 |   | $ | 290.8 |   | $ | 269.6 |   |
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                |                                                                                                     |               | 1.87       |   |   |   | 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.                               |