Evergy Kansas Central 10-K 2005 FY Annual report

Exhibit 12

WESTAR ENERGY, INC.

Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and

Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges

and Preferred Dividend Requirements

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Year Ended December 31,
	2005		2004		2003		2002			2001
Earnings from continuing operations (a)	$	195,485	$	133,542	$	244,542	$	68,245		$	34,710
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense		111,735		143,953		225,901		237,418			224,777
Interest on corporate-owned life insurance borrowings		51,058		50,429		52,839		52,768			50,409
Interest applicable to rentals		23,324		21,377		23,084		24,647			30,377
Total Fixed Charges		186,117		215,759		301,824		314,833			305,563
Distributed income of equity investees		—		—		—		2,916			2,769
Preferred Dividend Requirements:
Preferred dividends (b)		970		970		968		399			895
Income tax required		435		324		485		(52	)		(403	)
Total Preferred Dividend Requirements		1,405		1,294		1,453		347			492
Total Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements		187,522		217,053		303,277		315,180			306,055
Earnings (c)	$	381,602	$	349,301	$	546,366	$	385,994		$	343,042
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		2.05		1.62		1.81		1.23			1.12
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements		2.03		1.61		1.80		1.22			1.12

(a) Earnings from continuing operations consist of income from continuing operations before income taxes, cumulative effects of accounting changes and preferred dividends adjusted for undistributed earnings from equity investees.

(b) Preferred dividend requirements consist of an amount equal to the pre-tax earnings that would be required to meet dividend requirements on preferred stock.

(c) Earnings are deemed to consist of earnings from continuing operations, fixed charges and distributed income of equity investees. Fixed charges consist of all interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt discount and expense, and the portion of rental expense that represents an interest factor.