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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

[X]         QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

or

[ ]         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______

 Commission   Registrant, State of Incorporation,   I.R.S. Employer  
File Number  Address and Telephone Number  Identification Number 
  0-33207  GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED  43-1916803 
       (A Missouri Corporation) 
       1201 Walnut Street 
       Kansas City, Missouri 64106 
       (816) 556-2200 
       www.greatplainsenergy.com 
      
   1-707  KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY  44-0308720 
       (A Missouri Corporation) 
       1201 Walnut Street 
       Kansas City, Missouri 64106 
       (816) 556-2200 
       www.kcpl.com 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No _

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Great Plains Energy Incorporated Yes X No _ Kansas City Power & Light Company Yes _ No X

As of August 12, 2003, the number of shares outstanding of (i) Great Plains Energy’s common stock was 69,193,057 and (ii) Kansas City Power and Light Company’s common stock was one, which was held by Great Plains Energy.



Great Plains Energy Incorporated and Kansas City Power & Light Company separately file this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Information contained herein relating to an individual registrant and its subsidiaries is filed by such registrant on its own behalf. Each registrant makes representations only as to information relating to itself and its subsidiaries.

The terms “Great Plains Energy”, “Company”, “KCP&L”, and “consolidated KCP&L” are used throughout this report. “Great Plains Energy” and the “Company” refer to Great Plains Energy Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. “KCP&L” refers to Kansas City Power & Light Company, and “consolidated KCP&L” refers to KCP&L and its consolidated subsidiaries.

This report should be read in its entirety. No one section of the report deals with all aspects of the subject matter.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Statements made in this report that are not based on historical facts are forward-looking, may involve risks and uncertainties, and are intended to be as of the date when made. In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the registrants are providing a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the provided forward-looking information. These important factors include:

o   future economic conditions in the regional, national and international markets  
o  market perception of the energy industry and the Company 
o  changes in business strategy, operations or development plans 
o  state and federal legislative and regulatory actions or developments, including deregulation, re- 
  regulation and restructuring of the electric utility industry and constraints placed on the Company´s 
  actions by the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 
o  adverse changes in applicable laws, regulations, rules, principles or practices governing tax, 
  accounting and environmental matters including, but not limited to , air quality 
o  financial market conditions including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates and in availability and cost of capital 
o  ability to maintain current credit ratings 
o  inflation rates 
o  effectiveness of risk management policies and procedures and the ability of counterparties to satisfy 
  their contractual commitments 
o  impact of terrorist acts 
o  increased competition including, but not limited to, retail choice in the electric utility industry and the 
  entry of new competitors 
o  ability to carry out marketing and sales plans 
o  weather conditions including weather-related damage 
o  cost and availability of fuel 
o  ability to achieve generation planning goals and the occurrence of unplanned generation outages 
o  delays in the anticipated in-service dates of additional generating capacity 
o  nuclear operations 
o  ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities in non-regulated 
  businesses 
o  performance of projects undertaken by our non-regulated businesses and the success of efforts to 
  invest in and develop new opportunities, and 
o  other risks and uncertainties. 

This list of factors is not all-inclusive because it is not possible to predict all factors.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The following is a glossary of frequently used abbreviations or acronyms that are found throughout this report:

Abbreviation or Acronym Definition
 
35 Act   Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935  
ARB  Accounting Research Bulletin 
CO2  Carbon Dioxide 
COLI  Corporate Owned Life Insurance 
Clean Air Act  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 
Compact  Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact 
Company  Great Plains Energy Incorporated and its subsidiaries 
Consolidated KCP&L  KCP&L and its subsidiary HSS 
DTI  DTI Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries Digital Teleport, Inc. 
      and Digital Teleport of Virginia, Inc. 
Digital Teleport  Digital Teleport, Inc. 
EIRR  Environmental Improvement Revenue Refunding 
EPA  Environmental Protection Agency 
EPS  Earnings per share 
ERISA  Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
FASB  Financial Accounting Standards Board 
FERC  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
GPP  Great Plains Power Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary 
      of Great Plains Energy 
Great Plains Energy  Great Plains Energy Incorporated and its subsidiaries 
HSS  Home Service Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KCP&L 
Holdings  DTI Holdings, Inc. 
IEC  Innovative Energy Consultants Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary 
      of Great Plains Energy 
IRS  Internal Revenue Service 
ISO  Independent Service Operator 
KCC  The State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas 
KCP&L  Kansas City Power & Light Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary 
      of Great Plains Energy 
KLT Gas  KLT Gas Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KLT Inc. 
KLT Energy Services  KLT Energy Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KLT Inc. 
KLT Inc.  KLT Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Plains Energy 
KLT Investments  KLT Investments Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KLT Inc. 
KLT Telecom  KLT Telecom Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KLT Inc. 
MAC  Material Adverse Change 
MACT  Maximum Achievable Control Technology 
MISO  Midwest Independent System Operator 
MPSC  Missouri Public Service Commission 
MWh  Megawatt hour 
NEIL  Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited 
NOx  Nitrogen Oxide 
NRC  Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
OCI  Other Comprehensive Income 
RSAE  R.S. Andrews Enterprises, Inc., a subsidiary of HSS 
RTO  Regional Transmission Organization 

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Abbreviation or Acronym Definition
 
Receivables Company   Kansas City Power & Light Receivables Company, a wholly-owned  
      subsidiary of KCP&L 
SEC  Securities and Exchange Commission 
SPP  Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 
SFAS  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 
Strategic Energy  Strategic Energy, L.L.C., a subsidiary of KLT Energy Services 
WCNOC  Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation 
Wolf Creek  Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Station 
Worry Free  Worry Free Service, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSS 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

June 30 December 31
2003 2002

(thousands)
ASSETS            
Current Assets          
   Cash and cash equivalents   $ 78,005   $ 65,294  
   Restricted cash    88,491    -  
   Receivables    208,217    197,845  
   Fuel inventories, at average cost    25,352    21,311  
   Materials and supplies, at average cost    55,630    50,800  
   Deferred income taxes    5,303    3,233  
   Assets of discontinued operations    -    38,298  
   Other    28,536    16,619  
    
   
 
      Total    489,534    393,400  

Nonutility Property and Investments  
   Affordable housing limited partnerships    64,429    68,644  
   Gas property and investments    43,552    45,419  
   Nuclear decommissioning trust fund    69,124    63,283  
   Other    42,767    55,520  
    
   
 
      Total    219,872    232,866  

Utility Plant, at Original Cost  
   Electric    4,503,008    4,428,433  
   Less-accumulated depreciation    1,963,014    1,885,389  
    
   
 
      Net utility plant in service    2,539,994    2,543,044  
   Construction work in progress    47,800    39,519  
   Nuclear fuel, net of amortization of $128,977 and $121,951    31,904    21,506  
    
   
 
      Total    2,619,698    2,604,069  

Deferred Charges  
   Regulatory assets    143,286    128,901  
   Prepaid pension costs    84,332    85,945  
   Goodwill    26,105    26,106  
   Other deferred charges    39,358    35,452  
    
   
 
      Total    293,081    276,404  

      Total   $ 3,622,185   $ 3,506,739  

 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION            
Current Liabilities  
   Notes payable   $ 136,200   $ 21,079  
   Commercial paper    16,700    -  
   Current maturities of long-term debt    4,754    133,181  
   EIRR bonds classified as current    81,000    81,000  
   Accounts payable    204,504    172,319  
   Accrued taxes    13,463    29,238  
   Accrued interest    12,006    16,121  
   Accrued payroll and vacations    23,030    27,053  
   Accrued refueling outage costs    13,598    8,292  
   Supplier collateral    88,491    -  
   Liabilities of discontinued operations    -    34,232  
   Other    29,844    29,071  
    
   
 
      Total    623,590    551,586  

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities  
   Deferred income taxes    600,682    602,907  
   Deferred investment tax credits    39,568    41,565  
   Asset retirement obligation    103,690    -  
   Accrued nuclear decommissioning costs    -    64,584  
   Pension liability    75,038    73,251  
   Other    76,653    76,169  
    
   
 
      Total    895,631    858,476  

Capitalization (see statements)    2,102,964    2,096,677  

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)  

      Total   $ 3,622,185   $ 3,506,739  

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
Consolidated Statements of Capitalization
(Unaudited)

June 30 December 31
2003 2002

(thousands)
Long-term Debt (excluding current maturities)            
   General Mortgage Bonds  
      Medium-Term Notes due 2004-07,  
         7.55%*** weighted-average rate   $ 55,000   $ 55,000  
      2.23%* and 2.48%** EIRR bonds due 2012-23    158,768    158,768  
         EIRR bonds classified as current liabilities    (31,000 )  (31,000 )
   Senior Notes  
      7.125% due 2005    250,000    250,000  
      6.500% due 2011    150,000    150,000  
      6.000% due 2007    225,000    225,000  
      Unamortized discount    (802 )  (915 )
   EIRR bonds  
      2.26%* and 2.41%** Series A & B due 2015    112,051    109,607  
      2.26%* and 2.41%** Series D due 2017    42,102    41,183  
      4.50%*** Series C due 2017    50,000    50,000  
         EIRR bonds classified as current liabilities    (50,000 )  (50,000 )
   Affordable Housing Notes  
      7.63%* and 7.84%** weighted-average rate due 2004-08    6,443    10,564  
    
   
 
         Total    967,562    968,207  

   Company-obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities  
      of a trust holding solely KCP&L Subordinated Debentures    150,000    150,000  

Cumulative Preferred Stock  
   $100 Par Value  
      3.80% - 100,000 shares issued    10,000    10,000  
      4.50% - 100,000 shares issued    10,000    10,000  
      4.20% - 70,000 shares issued    7,000    7,000  
      4.35% - 120,000 shares issued    12,000    12,000  
    
   
 
         Total    39,000    39,000  

Common Stock Equity  
   Common stock-150,000,000 shares authorized without par value  
                                 69,196,322 shares issued, stated value    609,497    609,497  
   Capital stock premium and expense    (7,508 )  (7,744 )
   Retained earnings (see statements)    370,773    363,579  
   Treasury stock    (551 )  (4 )
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)