Great Plains Energy (GXP) 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

													Exhibit 12.1
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
		Year to Date
		September 30
		2009		2008			2007		2006		2005		2004
		(millions)
Income from continuing operations		$	137.0	$	119.7		$	120.9	$	136.7	$	142.9	$	127.2
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Equity investment loss			0.4		1.3			2.0		1.9		0.4		1.5
	Income subtotal		137.4		121.0			122.9		138.6		143.3		128.7
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Taxes on income			26.3		63.8			44.9		60.3		22.2		30.7
Kansas City earnings tax			0.5		0.3			0.5		0.5		0.5		0.5
	Total taxes on income		26.8		64.1			45.4		60.8		22.7		31.2
Interest on value of leased property			5.2		3.6			3.9		4.1		6.2		6.2
Interest on long-term debt			148.6		126.2			74.1		62.6		64.3		66.1
Interest on short-term debt			8.6		18.2			26.4		9.2		4.5		4.3
Other interest expense and amortization (a)			4.4		(1.4	)		5.8		3.9		4.3		13.6
	Total fixed charges		166.8		146.6			110.2		79.8		79.3		90.2
Earnings before taxes on
	income and fixed charges	$	331.0	$	331.7		$	278.5	$	279.2	$	245.3	$	250.1
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			1.98		2.26			2.53		3.50		3.09		2.77
(a)	On January 1, 2007, Great Plains Energy elected to make an accounting policy change to recognize interest related to uncertain tax
	positions in interest expense.