FORM 3

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

WRIGHT, Lori A.
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         (Last)                      (First)                        (Middle)

1201 Walnut
________________________________________
                                   (Street)

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

2.  Date of Event Requiring
     Statement
     (Month/Day/Year)

    February 4, 2003

4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Great Plains Energy Incorporated (GXP)

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (Voluntary)

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

Controller
_____________________________________

6. If Amendment, Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)

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

          Form filed by One Reporting Person

          Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr.8)

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

1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Common Stock (1)

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401-k

FORM 3 (continued)

Table II ` Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 4)

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

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

4. Conversion or Exercise
    Price of Derivative Security

5. Ownership Form of
    Derivative Securities:
    Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
    (Instr. 5)

6. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
    (Instr. 5)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

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

Explanation of Responses:

/s/Lori A. Wright

February 4, 2003

**Signature of Reporting Person

Date

*

If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

**

Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:

File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.