FORM 5

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4 or
Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

DOWNEY, William H.
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         (Last)                (First)         (Middle)

1201 Walnut
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                         (Street)

Kansas City, MO 64106
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             (City                        (State)        (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Great Plains Energy Incorporated (GXP)

2002

  X  Officer (give title below)                                        ___ Other (specify below)

Executive Vice President
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

  X   Form filed by One Reporting Person

___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I ¾ Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

2. Transaction
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)

2A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date
      (Month/
     Day/Year)

3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr.8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of Securities
    Beneficially Owned at
    End of Issuer's Fiscal
    Year
      (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Ownership
    Form: Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect (I)
    (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
    (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

 (A) or
 (D)

Price

Common Stock(1)

(1)

(1)

P

94

A

(1)

267

I

401-k

Common Stock

4,000

D

FORM 5 (continued)

Table II ? Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities

3. Transaction
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)

4. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr.8)

5. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Acquired (A)
    or Disposed
    of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4
    and 5)

6. Date Exercisable
   and Expiration Date
   (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 5)

9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of
    Year
    (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Stock Options (Right to Buy)(2)

40,000

D

Performance Shares(3)

15,000

D

Explanation of Responses:

(2) Options were granted in tandem with stock appreciation rights exercisable automatically in the event of a change in control as defined by the Long-Term Incentive Plan under which they are granted. Options may be exercised with cash or previously-owned shares of Common Stock.

(3) Award of Performance Shares under the Long-Term Incentive Plan. Payment to which Grantee shall be entitled at the end of 2004 upon the performance of certain goals will be equal to the Fair Market Value of the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock equal to the number of Performance Shares earned. Payment will be made in Common Stock unless deemed otherwise.

/s/William H. Downey

January 17, 2003

**Signature of Reporting Person

Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:

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