Evergy Metro 10-Q 2009 Q2 Quarterly report

													Exhibit 12.2
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
		Year to Date
		June 30
		2009			2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
		(millions)
Income from continuing operations		$	43.3		$	125.2	$	156.7	$	149.3	$	151.5	$	139.9
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Taxes on income			13.4			59.8		59.3		70.3		48.0		53.8
Kansas City earnings tax			(0.1	)		0.5		0.5		0.5		0.5		0.5
Total taxes on income			13.3			60.3		59.8		70.8		48.5		54.3
Interest on value of leased property			3.0			3.3		3.9		4.1		6.2		6.2
Interest on long-term debt			51.3			79.3		54.5		55.4		56.7		61.2
Interest on short-term debt			4.1			15.2		20.3		8.0		3.1		0.5
Other interest expense and amortization (a)			0.9			1.4		6.8		3.2		3.6		14.0
Total fixed charges			59.3			99.2		85.5		70.7		69.6		81.9
Earnings before taxes on
income and fixed charges		$	115.9		$	284.7	$	302.0	$	290.8	$	269.6	$	276.1
Ratio 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," and
	along with the adoption elected to make an accounting policy change to recognize interest related to uncertain tax
	positions in interest expense.