Great Plains Energy Analyst Day - August 8, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--()--Great Plains Energy Incorporated (the “Company”) invites members of the investment community to an Analyst Day on Monday, August 8, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York. This is the first such event hosted by the Company since 2006 and will include a discussion by the Company’s senior executive team of the Company’s strategic direction, the recently concluded Comprehensive Energy Plan, 2011 and 2012 earnings guidance and a review of 2011 second quarter financial and operating results. The Company will host a breakfast prior to the event beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT at the same location.

As seating will be limited, the Company requests that invitees RSVP by July 8, 2011, to Eula Jones, Investor Relations Analyst, via e-mail at eula.jones@kcpl.com or by calling 816-556-2080. For those unable to attend in person, a streaming webcast and archive of the presentation will be available on the Company’s website: www.greatplainsenergy.com.

ABOUT GREAT PLAINS ENERGY

Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company use KCP&L as a brand name. More information about the companies is available on the Internet at: www.greatplainsenergy.com or www.kcpl.com.

Contacts

Great Plains Energy
Investors:
Tony Carreño, 816-654-1763
Director, Investor Relations,
anthony.carreno@kcpl.com
or
Media:
Katie McDonald, 816-556-2365
Director of Corporate Communications
katie.mcdonald@kcpl.com

Contacts

Great Plains Energy
Investors:
Tony Carreño, 816-654-1763
Director, Investor Relations,
anthony.carreno@kcpl.com
or
Media:
Katie McDonald, 816-556-2365
Director of Corporate Communications
katie.mcdonald@kcpl.com