Great Plains Energy Incorporated was a holding company based in Kansas City, Missouri that owned electric utility Kansas City Power and Light Company and Strategic Energy, LLC, an energy management company.
KCP&L established the holding company on October 1, 2001.
Great Plains acquired Aquila, Inc. in July, 2008.[2]
In 2014, it ranked #855 on the Fortune 1000 list.[3]
Merger with Westar
In 2016, Great Plains and Westar Energy announced merger plans,[4] but this proposed merger was rejected by Kansas Corporation Commission