Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
List of Tables 6
Company Snapshot 7
Key Information 7
Company Overview 7
SWOT Snapshot 7
Operational Metrics 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, By Transmission 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, By Distribution 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, By Customers 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, By Segmental Information 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, By Sales 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Wind Farms 10
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Wind Farms, United States 10
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Biopower Plants 12
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Biopower Plants, United States 12
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Thermal Power Plants 13
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Thermal Power Plants, United States 13
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Commercial Reactors 15
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Commercial Reactors, United States 15
Business Description 16
Business Overview 16
Major Products and Services 17
History 18
SWOT Analysis 21
Overview 21
Kansas City Power & Light Co Strengths 21
Operational Performance 21
Integrated Operations 21
Synergy with Parent Company 21
Kansas City Power & Light Co Weaknesses 22
Costlier Energy Sources 22
Net Working Capital Deficit 22
Kansas City Power & Light Co Opportunities 22
Renewable Energy Initiatives 22
Prospective Growth in Demand for Electricity: the US 22
Kansas City Power & Light Co Threats 22
Transmission and Distribution Network Safety 22
Environmental Laws and Regulations 22
Commodity Risks 23
Key Employees 24
Key Employee Biographies 25
Locations And Subsidiaries 26
Head Office 26
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 26
Financial Deals Landscape 27
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Deals Summary 27
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Power, Deal Details 28
Debt Offering 28
Kansas City Power & Light Raises USD350 Million in Public Offering of 3.65% Notes Due 2025 28
Kansas City Power & Light Raises USD300 Million in Public Offering of 3.15% Notes Due 2023 30
Kansas City Power & Light Raises USD400 Million in Public Offering of 5.3% Notes Due 2041 32
Asset Transactions 34
Kansas City Power & Light Receives Approval To Sell Power Transmission Line To City of Independence For US$0.3 Million 34
Recent Developments 35
Kansas City Power & Light Co – Recent Developments 35
Nov 13, 2012: KCP&L Seeks New Partners To Operate Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant In Burlington, Kansas 35
May 17, 2012: Westinghouse And Ameren Missouri Form NexStart SMR Alliance To License And Deploy Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor Technology 35
Jan 31, 2012: Kansas City Royals And KCP&L Announce Solar Energy Partnership 35
Dec 21, 2010: Missourian Governor Announces $5.6 Million Incentive Package For Nordic Windpower 36
Nov 19, 2010: Missouri Governor Announces Agreement With Energy Consortium To Seek Permit For Second Nuclear Power Plant At Callaway 36
Sep 08, 2009: KCP&L, Missouri Gas Energy Sign Joint Agreement To Offer Energy Efficient Incentives 37
Jan 13, 2010: KCP&L’S 850 MW Weston Coal Plant Is Behind Schedule 38
Sep 20, 2017: PSC Approves Change to KCP&L Fuel Adjustment Charge 38
Aug 18, 2017: PSC Approves Change to KCPL-GMO Fuel Adjustment Charge 39
Aug 02, 2017: PSC Sets Intervention Deadline in KCPL Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment Charge Cases 39
Jun 07, 2017: Kansas City Zooms Ahead in Electric Vehicle Growth 39
May 09, 2017: Missouri Public Service Commission announces update on KCPL’s electric rate increase 40
Jan 12, 2017: Topeka would lose 150 to 200 jobs in KCPL, Westar merger 40
Dec 12, 2016: Missouri PSC to hold local public hearings in Kansas City 40
Dec 09, 2016: KCP&L files application with Missouri Public Service Commission to adjust DSIM charge 41
Dec 09, 2016: KCP&L-GMO files application with Missouri Public Service Commission to adjust DSIM charge 41
Oct 17, 2016: Enel Starts Construction of New 300 MW Wind Power Project in the United States 41
Aug 11, 2016: Circuit failure erupt fire at KCP&L substation in Kansas 41
Jul 13, 2016: PSC Sets Intervention Deadline In KCP&L Rate Case 42
Jul 12, 2016: KCP&L to Open Solar Facility in Greenwood 42
Jul 05, 2016: PSC Sets Intervention Deadline in KCPL-GMO Fuel Adjustment Charge Case 42
Jul 01, 2016: KCP&L Files Rate Increase Request with Missouri Public Service Commission 42
Feb 03, 2016: PSC Sets Intervention Deadline In KCP&L Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment Charge Case 43
Jan 21, 2016: PSC Approves Change in Kansas City Power & Light DSIM Charge 43
Dec 18, 2015: PSC Sets Intervention Deadline In KCP&L Request To Adjust DSIM Charge 43
Nov 05, 2015: PSC Sets Intervention Deadline In KCP&L-GMO Case 44
Sep 10, 2015: Kansas Corporation Issues Order Approving Kansas City Power and Light Rate Increase 44
Sep 03, 2015: PSC Reaches Decision In Kansas City Power & Light Company Rate Case 44
Aug 14, 2015: OPPD Board Approves Work to Support Midwest Transmission Project 45
Aug 06, 2015: Great Plains Energy & KCP&L Announce Executive Changes 45
Jul 23, 2015: PSC Approves Change In Kansas City Power & Light DSIM Charge 46
Jun 03, 2015: PSC Staff Files Complaint Against Two Electric Companies 46
May 21, 2015: Kansas City Power and Light and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations File 2014 Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Reports and 2015 Compliance Plans 47
Apr 03, 2015: PSC Sets Intervention Deadline In KCP&L And KCP&L-GMO IRP Cases 47
Mar 19, 2015: FERC Accepts New, Revised Formula Rate Protocols 47
Jan 26, 2015: KCP&L Becomes Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Leader with Groundbreaking Announcement 48
Jan 20, 2015: KCP&L Furthers Sustainability Commitment by Announcing Plans to Cease Burning Coal at Three Power Plants 50
Jan 02, 2015: KCP&L Files Rate Increase Request with Kansas Corporation Commission 50
Oct 30, 2014: KCP&L Files Rate Increase Request with Missouri Public Service Commission 51
Aug 08, 2014: KCP&L to build new Weston substation in Missouri, US 53
Jun 06, 2014: PSC Approves Agreement To Implement Energy Efficiency Programs Under The Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act For KCP&L 53
May 29, 2014: KCP&L Reaches Agreement to Expand Energy-Efficiency Programs in Missouri 53
Mar 18, 2014: KCP&L to install solar panels in Kansas City, US 54
Jan 07, 2014: KCP&L will increase wind power and energy conservation 54
May 31, 2013: KCP&L Files 2013 Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plan 55
Apr 17, 2013: KCP&L Files Annual Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plan And Report With Missouri PSC 55
Feb 13, 2013: Missouri PSC Approves New Fuel Adjustment Tariff For KCP&L 55
Jan 09, 2013: Missouri PSC Issues Decision In KCP&L Rate Case 55
Dec 04, 2012: OATI And KCP&L Announce Completion Of Acceptance Testing On Smart Grid Solution 56
Oct 25, 2012: EDF Renewable Energy And KCP&L Dedicate Spearville 3 Wind Project In US 56
Oct 12, 2012: KCP&L, MRIGlobal And Exergonix Announce Installation And Trial Of New Smart Grid Energy Storage Technology In Kansas City 57
Aug 08, 2012: KCP&L Reports Explosion At Iatan 1 Power Plant Near Weston, Missouri 57
Jun 11, 2012: Duke Energy Renewables And Sumitomo Complete Cimarron II Windpower Project In Gray County, Kansas 57
Jun 07, 2012: Missouri PSC Sets Local Public Hearing Schedule In KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri Electric Rate Cases 57
May 17, 2012: Great Plains Energy And KCP&L Announce Management Changes 58
May 01, 2012: Missouri PSC Approves Agreement In KCP&L Decommissioning Case 59
Apr 20, 2012: KCP&L Files Request With KCC To Increase Base Rates For Electric Service 59
Apr 18, 2012: KCP&L Files Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plan And Report With Missouri PSC 60
Apr 12, 2012: Missouri PSC Sets Intervention Deadline In KCP&L’s 2012 Integrated Resource Plan Case 60
Mar 16, 2012: Missouri PSC Sets Intervention Deadline In Electric Cases Related To Iatan Generating Station 60
Feb 27, 2012: KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri File Rate Increase Request With MPSC 60
Feb 21, 2012: Great Plains Energy And KCP&L Announce Resignation Of Michael Chesser As CEO 61
Dec 27, 2011: KCP&L Files Application With Missouri PSC For Existing And New DSM Programs 61
Dec 22, 2011: KCP&L Files Proposal To MPSC For Energy Efficiency Programs Under MEEIA 61
Dec 07, 2011: OpenADR Alliance’s Membership Now Exceeds 40 62
Nov 16, 2011: KCP&L Seeks Missouri PSC Approval To Extend Existing Authority Regarding Sale Of Emissions Allowances 63
Nov 14, 2011: KCP&L Begins Electric Vehicle Charging Pilot Program Using Coulomb Technologies’s ChargePoint Network 63
Nov 09, 2011: OpenADR Alliance Demonstrates Interoperability With New OpenADR 2.0 Smart Grid Standard 63
Nov 03, 2011: KCP&L Seeks MPSC Approval To Continue To Participate In Southwest Power Pool 64
Sep 08, 2011: Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Grows To 70 Members 64
Aug 30, 2011: Missouri PSC Opens Case To Investigate Cost Of Complying With EPA Regulations 64
Aug 04, 2011: Great Plains Energy Appoints Terry Bassham To Board 65
Jun 24, 2011: KCP&L Announces Locations And Vendor For New EV Charging Stations 65
Jun 20, 2011: Tendril Announces First Shipments Of Tendril Energize Consumer Engagement Technology 66
Jun 01, 2011: Unanimous Agreement Reached In EDE Rate Case: Missouri PSC 67
May 05, 2011: Great Plains Energy Appoints Thomas Hyde As Board Of Director 67
Apr 14, 2011: Missouri PSC Issues Decision In KCP&L Rate Case 68
Mar 10, 2011: Missouri PSC Opens Files Concerning Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plans 68
Mar 10, 2011: Missouri PSC Opens Files Concerning Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plans 68
Mar 09, 2011: NEI, Electric Utilities File Suit For Suspension Of Fee For Reactor Fuel Management 69
Feb 10, 2011: Missouri PSC Adopts New Energy Efficiency Investment Rules 69
Dec 08, 2010: KCP&L Commences Operations Of Iatan 2 Coal-Fueled Power Station In Missouri, US 69
Dec 06, 2010: Missouri PSC To Conduct Public Hearing On KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri Electric Rate Cases 70
Dec 02, 2010: Missouri PSC To Hold Public Hearings On Electric Rate Cases Of KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri 70
Dec 02, 2010: Missouri PSC To Conduct Public Hearing In Sedalia, US, On KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri Electric Rate Cases 70
Dec 01, 2010: Missouri PSC Opens Proceeding To Investigate SPP Cost Allocations And Cost Overruns 71
Nov 29, 2010: Missouri PSC To Hold Public Hearing On Electricity Rate Cases Of KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri In St. Joseph, Missouri, US 71
Nov 23, 2010: KCC Issues Order Approving Addition Of 850MW Of Power To KCP&L’s Energy Portfolio 71
Nov 19, 2010: Missouri PSC To Hold Public Hearing On Electricity Rate Cases Of KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri In Kansas City, US 72
Nov 18, 2010: Missouri PSC To Hold Public Hearing On Electricity Rate Cases Of KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri In Nevada, US 72
Nov 10, 2010: KCP&L Announces Smart Grid Project 73
Nov 03, 2010: Great Plains Energy And KCP&L Announce Management Changes 73
Oct 05, 2010: MPSC Schedules Additional Local Public Hearing In KCP&L-Greater Missouri Electric Rate Case 74
Sep 30, 2010: MPSC Sets Local Public Hearing Schedule In KCP&L Electric Rate Case 74
Sep 09, 2010: Landis+Gyr Supports Smart Grid Demonstration Project At KCP&L 74
Aug 26, 2010: KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri Announce In-Service Testing Of 850MW Iatan 2 Power Plant 74
Jun 04, 2010: KCP&L And KCP&L Greater Missouri File Rate Increase Requests With MPSC 75
May 06, 2010: Great Plains Energy Announces Management Changes 76
Dec 29, 2009: New Solar Rebate With Federal Tax Incentives Lowers Cost Of Solar Power By 50% In Missouri: Renew Missouri 77
Nov 24, 2009: Wolf Creek Nuclear’s 1,166 MW Wolf Creek Reactor Increases Up To 95% Power 77
Sep 01, 2009: KCP&L Commits $14m For Smart-Grid Technology In Kansas 77
Jul 28, 2009: Smith Electric Vehicles Delivers Electric Truck To PG&E, Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T And KCP&L 78
Oct 02, 2008: KCP&L To Relocate Its Corporate Headquarters To One Kansas City Place, Kansas 78
Jul 26, 2016: ICF International Awarded Approximately $11 Million Contract to Deliver Kansas City Power and Light’s Residential Energy Efficiency Programs 79
Feb 16, 2015: EDF Renewable Services Extends Contract with KCP&L for 148.5 Megawatts 79
Jul 21, 2014: Kansas City Power & Light Selects OSI Technology for a New Energy Management System 79
Jan 08, 2014: EDPR secures PPA for new 200 MW wind farm in the US 80
Jan 30, 2013: Utilities Extend Contracts With Arcos To Use Its Callout And Scheduling Suite 80
Aug 29, 2012: Tropos Networks To Supply Wireless Communication Network To KCP&L 80
Jan 04, 2012: enXco And KCP&L Sign PPA For 100.8 MW Spearville 3 Wind Energy Project In Ford County, Kansas 81
Dec 12, 2011: Hitachi Power To Supply Air Pollution Controls Equipment To KCP&L’s La Cygne Generating Station 81
Oct 28, 2011: CNPPID Enters Into Power Sales Agreement With KCP&L 81
Aug 15, 2011: Duke Energy Awards Wind Turbine Supply Contract To Siemens For Cimarron II Wind Farm 82
May 23, 2011: KCP&L Selects Siemens Energy To Implement eMeter’s EnergyIP 82
Feb 02, 2011: KCP&L Partners With Siemens For Smart Grid Demonstration Project 82
Dec 24, 2010: KCP&L Selects Siemens For Smart Grid Demonstration Project 83
Oct 14, 2010: Tendril Announces Its Selection For KCP&L Smart Grid Demonstration Project 84
Dec 01, 2009: KCP&L Issues RFP For 300 MW Of Wind Power 84
Nov 24, 2009: KCP&L Selects Siemens For Smart Grid Demonstration Project 85
Appendix 87
Report Scope 87
GlobalData Coverage 87
Benchmarking 87
GlobalData’s Methodology 87
Secondary Research 87
Primary Research 88
Contact Us 88
Disclaimer 88
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Key Facts 7
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, Transmission 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, Distribution 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, Customers 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, Segmental Information 8
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Operational Metrics, Sales 9
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Wind Farms, United States 10
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Biopower Plants, United States 12
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Thermal Power Plants, United States 13
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Commercial Reactors, United States 15
Major Products and Services 17
Kansas City Power & Light Co, SWOT Analysis 21
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Key Employees 24
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Subsidiaries 26
Kansas City Power & Light Co, Deals Summary 27
Kansas City Power & Light Raises USD350 Million in Public Offering of 3.65% Notes Due 2025 28
Kansas City Power & Light Raises USD300 Million in Public Offering of 3.15% Notes Due 2023 30
Kansas City Power & Light Raises USD400 Million in Public Offering of 5.3% Notes Due 2041 32
Kansas City Power & Light Receives Approval To Sell Power Transmission Line To City of Independence For US$0.3 Million 34
