Exhibit
      12.2KANSAS
      CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANYCOMPUTATION
      OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGESYear
      to DateJune
      302009
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2008
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2005
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2004(millions)Income
      from continuing operations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      43.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      125.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      156.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      149.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      151.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      139.9AddTaxes
      on income
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      13.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      59.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      59.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      70.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      48.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      53.8Kansas
      City earnings tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (0.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      )
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.5Total
      taxes on income
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      13.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      60.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      59.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      70.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      48.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      54.3Interest
      on value of leased property
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6.2Interest
      on long-term debt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      51.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      79.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      54.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      55.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      56.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      61.2Interest
      on short-term debt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      15.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      20.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      8.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.5Other
      interest expense and amortization (a)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      14.0Total
      fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      59.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      99.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      85.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      70.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      69.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      81.9Earnings
      before taxes onincome
      and fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      115.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      284.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      302.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      290.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      269.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      276.1Ratio
      of earnings to fixed charges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1.95
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      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.