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EUR 220.94 For Business Accounts Only

Great Plains Energy Incorporated: A Midwest Utility Holding Company

INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROJECT FINANCE CREDIT OPINION 21 July 2017 Update RATINGS Great Plains Energy Incorporated Domicile Kansas City, Missouri, United States Long Term Rating Baa2 Type Senior Unsecured - Dom Curr Outlook Stable Please see the ratings section at the end of this report for more information. The ratings and outlook shown reflect information as of the publication date. Contacts Jairo C
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Great Plains Energy Incorporated

Great Plains Energy is a public utility holding company. The company's wholly owned direct subsidiaries with operations are as follows: Kansas City Power & Light Co., a regulated electric utility that provides electricity to customers primarily in Missouri and Kansas; and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co., a regulated electric utility that provides electricity to customers in Missouri and regulated steam service to certain customers in St. Joseph, MO. The company also wholly owns GPE Transmission Holding Company, LLC (GPETHC), which owns 13.5% of Transource Energy, LLC, and focuses on developing electric transmission projects.

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