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Great Plains Energy

Former energy holding company based in Kansas City

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, 2001.3 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol GXP.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1882Founded1

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  • TickerGXP on NYSE1
  • Industryelectricity supply company1
  • HeadquartersKansas City1
  • Websitewww.greatplainsenergy.com
  • Incorporated inMO5
  • Business address1200 Main St., Kansas City, Mo 641055
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer5
  • Legal formFor-Profit Corporation4
  • LEI5493001U44U18AGEVX504
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressC/O CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company, 65101 Jefferson City, United States4
  • Registered withCorporations Unit, Business Services (Office of the Secretary of State), 4935964

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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.3

What it owns

What Great Plains Energy reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$1.3B7 Dec 31, 2016$11.3M7 Dec 31, 2015+11343.4%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$169.0M7 Dec 31, 2016$169.0M7 Dec 31, 20150%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Supplies$162.2M7 Dec 31, 2016$155.7M7 Dec 31, 2015+4.2%

Leadership

Who has led Great Plains Energy, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Michael J. Chesser2006–2012
  2. Shahid Malik2006–2007
  3. Terry D. Bassham2012–2018

Chair

  1. Michael J. Chesser2006–2007

President

  1. William H. Downey2006–2011
  2. Terry D. Bassham2011–2018

Chief financial officer

  1. Terry D. Bassham2006–2010
  2. James C. Shay2010–2015
  3. Kevin E. Bryant2015–2018

Chief operating officer

  1. William H. Downey2006–2011
  2. Terry D. Bassham2011–2012
  3. Scott Heidtbrink2012–2017
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Board members and other officers (36)

Acquisitions

In 2016, Great Plains and Westar Energy announced merger plans, but this proposed merger was rejected by Kansas Corporation Commission utility regulators as unfavorable to Kansas consumers. A new merger plan with Westar was announced in 2017. As of May 24, 2018, this merger has been approved by both the Missouri Public Service Commission and Kansas regulators, with the combined company to be named Evergy.

On October 7, 2019, the two operating companies officially changed names and rebranded to Evergy in the communities they serve.

From Wikipedia’s article on Great Plains Energy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Timeline

  1. Jun 5, 2012New chief executive Terry D. Bassham becomes CEO8
  2. Nov 13, 2006New chief executive Shahid Malik becomes CEO10
  3. Feb 9, 2006New chief executive Michael J. Chesser becomes CEO9
  4. 1882Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How Great Plains Energy is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARGREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC2
  • CIK0001143068
  • Employer ID (EIN)43-19168032
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer2
  • Incorporated inMissouri2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)4911 Electric Services2
  • Business address1200 Main St., Kansas City, MO 641052
  • Phone81655622002
  • Shares outstanding215,795,884 as of Apr 30, 201853
  • Public float$6.3B as of Jun 30, 201754
  • On EDGAR sinceOct 1, 20012
  • Filings1,876 in all: 4 (827), 8-K (336), 425 (133), U-12-IB (72), U-6B-2 (50), 10-Q (49), 5 (45), 3 (25)2
    All 66 form types

    SC 13G/A (23), UPLOAD (21), 35-CERT (19), 11-K (17), CORRESP (17), 10-K (16), 424B2 (16), DEF 14A (16), ARS (14), DEFA14A (14), SC 13G (13), NO ACT (12), 424B5 (10), S-8 (9), S-8 POS (9), FWP (8), S-3ASR (8), 25-NSE (6), 424B3 (6), 8-K/A (6), POS AMC (6), U-1/A (6), U-1 (5), RW (4), S-4/A (4), U5S (4), 4/A (3), 8-A12B (3), CERTNYS (3), S-3 (3), 10-K/A (2), 8-A12B/A (2), DEFM14A (2), EFFECT (2), POSASR (2), PRE 14A (2), S-3/A (2), S-4 (2), SE (2), U-13-60 (2), 10-K405 (1), 15-12B (1), 15-15D (1), 25-NSE/A (1), 305B2 (1), 35-CERT/A (1), 8-K12G3 (1), DEL AM (1), POS AM (1), PX14A6G (1), S-3D (1), S-4MEF (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13D/A (1), U5A (1), U5B (1), U5B/A (1), U5S/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 21, 2018
    Quarterly report (10-Q) May 2, 2018
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 23, 2017
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jun 4, 2018

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