KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO - FORM 10-Q - EX-12.1 - GPE COMP OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - October 29, 2009

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10-Q - JOINT 2009 Q3 FORM 10-Q - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COf10q2009-3.htm
EX-12.2 - KCPL COMP OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COex12_2.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 GPE - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COex32_1.htm
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 KCP&L - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COex32_2.htm
EX-31.2.B - CERTIFICATION OF TERRY BASSHAM KCP&L - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COex31_2-b.htm
EX-31.1.B - CERTIFICATION OF TERRY BASSHAM GPE - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COex31_1-b.htm
EX-10.2.2 - AMENMENT AND WAIVE TO RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT KCP&L - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COex10_2-2.htm
EX-31.1.A - CERTIFICATION OF MICHAEL J. CHESSER GPE - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COex31_1-a.htm
EX-31.2.A - CERTIFICATION OF MICHAEL J. CHESSER KCP&L - KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COex31_2-a.htm
                       
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  
Add
                                    
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  
                                       
Add
                                    
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.


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