|                                                                 |                                  |                        |     |     |     |     |     |   |  Exhibit                12.2 |
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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** |     |     |     |     |     |   |                              |   |   |   |
|                                                                 |                                  | **2006**                    | **2005** | **2004** | **2003** | **2002** | **2001** |
|                                                                 |                                  | (thousands)                 |     |
| Income                from continuing operations                     |                                  | $                           | 11,983   |     | $        | 143,657  |     | $      | 143,292                           |   | $ | 125,845 |   | $ | 102,666 |   | $ | 116,065 |   |
| Add                                                                  |                                  |                        |     |     |     |     |     |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Minority                interests in subsidiaries                    |                                  |                        | -        |     |     | 7,805    |     |   | (5,087                            | ) |   | (1,263 | ) |   | - |   |   | (897 | ) |
| Equity                investment income                              |                                  |                        | -        |     |     | -        |     |   | -                                 |   |   | - |   |   | - |   |   | (23,516 | ) |
| Income                subtotal                                       |                                  |                        | 11,983   |     |     | 151,462  |     |   | 138,205                           |   |   | 124,582 |   |   | 102,666 |   |   | 91,652 |   |
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| Add                                                                  |                                  |                        |     |     |     |     |     |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Taxes                on income                                       |                                  |                        | 3,873    |     |     | 48,213   |     |   | 52,763                            |   |   | 83,572 |   |   | 62,857 |   |   | 31,935 |   |
| Kansas                City earnings tax                              |                                  |                        | 78       |     |     | 498      |     |   | 602                               |   |   | 418 |   |   | 635 |   |   | 583 |   |
| Total                taxes on income                                 |                                  |                        | 3,951    |     |     | 48,711   |     |   | 53,365                            |   |   | 83,990 |   |   | 63,492 |   |   | 32,518 |   |
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| Interest                on value of leased property                  |                                  |                        | 990      |     |     | 6,229    |     |   | 6,222                             |   |   | 5,944 |   |   | 7,093 |   |   | 10,679 |   |
| Interest                on long-term debt                            |                                  |                        | 13,531   |     |     | 56,655   |     |   | 61,237                            |   |   | 57,697 |   |   | 63,845 |   |   | 78,915 |   |
| Interest                on short-term debt                           |                                  |                        | 1,435    |     |     | 3,117    |     |   | 480                               |   |   | 560 |   |   | 1,218 |   |   | 8,883 |   |
| Mandatorily                Redeemable Preferred                      |                                  |                        |     |     |     |     |     |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Securities                                                           |                                  |                        | -        |     |     | -        |     |   | -                                 |   |   | 9,338 |   |   | 12,450 |   |   | 12,450 |   |
| Other                interest expense and amortization               |                                  |                        | 790      |     |     | 3,667    |     |   | 13,951                            |   |   | 4,067 |   |   | 3,772 |   |   | 5,188 |   |
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| Total                fixed charges                                   |                                  |                        | 16,746   |     |     | 69,668   |     |   | 81,890                            |   |   | 77,606 |   |   | 88,378 |   |   | 116,115 |   |
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| Earnings                before taxes on                              |                                  |                        |     |     |     |     |     |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| income                and fixed charges                              |                                  | $                           | 32,680   |     | $        | 269,841  |     | $      | 273,460                           |   | $ | 286,178 |   | $ | 254,536 |   | $ | 240,285 |   |
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| Ratio                of earnings to fixed charges                    |                                  |                        | 1.95     |     |     | 3.87     |     |   | 3.34                              |   |   | 3.69 |   |   | 2.88 |   |   | 2.07 |   |