Exhibit
      12.2KANSAS
      CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANYCOMPUTATION
      OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGESThree
      Months EndedMarch
      312009
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2008
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2005
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2004(millions)Income
      from continuing operations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            125.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            156.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            149.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            143.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            145.0AddMinority
      interests in subsidiaries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (5.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            )Income
      subtotal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            125.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            156.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            149.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            151.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            139.9AddTaxes
      on income
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (2.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            )
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (2.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            )
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            60.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            59.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            70.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            48.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            54.3Interest
      on value of leased property
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6.2Interest
      on long-term debt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            21.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            79.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            54.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            55.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            56.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            61.2Interest
      on short-term debt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            15.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            20.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            0.5Other
      interest expense and amortization (a)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            14.0Total
      fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            26.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            99.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            85.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            70.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            69.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            81.9Earnings
      before taxes onincome
      and fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            32.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            284.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            302.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            290.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            269.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            276.1Ratio
      of earnings to fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1.22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            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.