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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
Current Report
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 7, 2007
 


 
Commission
File Number
 
 
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
 
I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number
         
001-32206
 
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
 
43-1916803
   
(A Missouri Corporation)
   
   
1201 Walnut Street
   
   
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
   
   
(816) 556-2200
   
         
   
NOT APPLICABLE
   
(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report)
         
         
000-51873
 
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
 
44-0308720
   
(A Missouri Corporation)
   
   
1201 Walnut Street
   
   
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
   
   
(816) 556-2200
   
         
   
NOT APPLICABLE
   
   
(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report)
   

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Great Plains Energy Incorporated (Great Plains Energy) and Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) (the Registrants) are separately furnishing this combined Current Report on Form 8-K (Report). Information contained herein relating to an individual Registrant is furnished by such registrant on its own behalf. Each Registrant makes representations only as to information relating to itself.

Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 7, 2007, Great Plains Energy issued a press release announcing fourth quarter and full year 2006 earnings information and 2007 earnings guidance. A copy of the press release is attached to this report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.

The press release contains information regarding Great Plains Energy’s reportable segments, including the KCP&L reportable segment. Accordingly, this report is also being furnished on behalf of KCP&L.

The information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
(c) Exhibit No.
 
   
99
Press release issued by Great Plains Energy Incorporated on
February 7, 2007.





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
   
 
/s/Terry Bassham
 
Terry Bassham
 
Executive Vice President- Finance & Strategic Development and Chief Financial Officer

 
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
   
 
/s/Terry Bassham
 
Terry Bassham
 
Chief Financial Officer


Date: February 7, 2007
Unassociated Document
 
Exhibit 99

Media Contact:
 
Tom Robinson
   
816-556-2902
     
Invester Contact:
 
Todd Allen
   
816-556-2083

GREAT PLAINS ENERGY ANNOUNCES FULL YEAR
AND FOURTH QUARTER 2006 RESULTS
 
Kansas City, MO, February 7, 2007 - Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP) today announced full year 2006 reported earnings per share were $1.61, which reflect $0.08 per share of dilution from the May 2006 equity issuance, compared to $2.15 in 2005. Reported earnings in 2006 were $126.0 million compared to 2005 earnings of $160.7 million. Reported earnings are reconciled to core earnings in attachments B and C.

Full year 2006 core earnings per share were $1.93 on more shares outstanding compared to $2.16 in 2005. Core earnings, which exclude net mark-to-market gains/losses on energy contracts and other items, were $150.9 million in 2006 compared to $161.2 million in 2005.

Full year 2006 results were characterized by higher fuel costs, lower wholesale prices and coal conservation in the first half of the year, partially offset by lower purchased power expense, and higher retail revenue at Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L), as well as gross margin improvement at Strategic Energy. Earnings for the full year 2006 also reflect the absence of tax benefits experienced at KCP&L in 2005 and lower delivered volumes at Strategic Energy.

“We are very pleased with the solid earnings during 2006 and our progress on the Comprehensive Energy Plan,” said Chairman Mike Chesser. “We are right on track. Our 100-megawatt Spearville Wind Energy Facility is fully operational and producing clean, renewable energy. We also successfully began a series of partnerships with customers to increase energy efficiency,” Chesser commented. “We broke ground on our high efficiency Iatan 2 coal-fired plant and are nearing completion of the environmental upgrade at our LaCygne Generating Station. Finally, we are providing today 2007 earnings guidance of $1.80-$2.00 per share.”

Core earnings in the fourth quarter of 2006 were $25.5 million or $0.31 per share compared to $43.5 million or $0.58 per share in the fourth quarter of 2005. The difference in core earnings resulted primarily from lower wholesale prices at KCP&L, as well as lower delivered volumes and margins, and higher bad debt expense at Strategic Energy. Reported earnings were $34.1 million or $0.42 per share compared to $29.7 million or $0.40 per share in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Kansas City Power & Light

During 2006, KCP&L made significant progress on its Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP). The 100MW Spearville Wind Energy Facility was completed on schedule in September. Construction of the new chimney stack at the Iatan site was recently completed, and other Iatan No. 2 construction activity is ongoing. Progress continues on both the LaCygne No. 1
 
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SCR, which is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2007, and the Iatan No. 1 environmental projects. Demand management and asset management programs are also underway and have begun to have an impact in Missouri. In December, KCP&L updated the total anticipated capital expenditures associated with CEP projects to a range of $1.52 to $1.62 billion. Finally, KCP&L received constructive rate treatment in both Missouri and Kansas, and KCP&L recently filed a new rate case in Missouri requesting a $45 million rate increase. The requested increase is driven by higher operating and fuel costs, the completion of the LaCygne No. 1 SCR, and amortization to help maintain cash flow levels. A new rate case is expected to be filed in Kansas in March.

KCP&L’s core earnings for the full year 2006 were $141.0 million or $1.80 per share compared to $145.2 million or $1.94 per share last year. Reported earnings at KCP&L were $149.6 million or $1.91 per share in 2006 compared to $145.2 million or $1.94 per share in 2005.
 
Revenues for the full year 2006 increased slightly to $1.14 billion compared to 2005. Retail revenues rose slightly to $935.5 million in 2006 compared to $924.1 million in 2005 due primarily to load growth. Wholesale revenues were $190.4 million, close to the 2005 level of $192.4 million. Wholesale volumes in 2006, which were up slightly compared to 2005, were more than offset by average wholesale electricity prices in 2006 that were 11% lower than the average in 2005.

KCP&L benefited in 2006 from lower purchased power expense compared to 2005 primarily due to a 40% reduction in purchased power volumes and lower capacity payments due to the expiration of certain contracts in mid-2005. Lower purchased power expense was more than offset by higher delivered coal costs and more natural gas in the fuel mix. Compared to prior year results, 2006 core earnings were also impacted by the absence of significant tax benefits related to the 2005 implementation of a lower composite tax rate. Partially offsetting these negative impacts, KCP&L’s comparative results reflect the absence of the 2005 ice storm and a 2005 Wolf Creek software write-off.

Core earnings for the fourth quarter 2006 were $25.4 million or $0.31 per share compared to $36.9 million or $0.49 per share in 2005. Fourth quarter 2006 reported earnings were $29.3 million or $0.36 per share compared to $36.9 million or $0.49 per share in the same period of 2005. KCP&L’s fourth quarter revenues were $249.8 million compared to $272.5 million in the fourth quarter 2005. Retail revenues in the quarter were $193.1 million, consistent with the prior year. However, wholesale revenues in the fourth quarter of 2006 were $53.0 million compared to $76.7 million in the same period of 2005 due primarily to average wholesale prices in the fourth quarter that were 40% lower than the year ago period. Wholesale volumes were nearly flat compared to the previous fourth quarter as the impact of the Wolf Creek refueling outage in the fourth quarter of 2006 generally offset the absence of last year’s coal conservation. In the fourth quarter, KCP&L deferred certain costs as ordered in the Missouri and Kansas rate orders favorably impacting earnings in the fourth quarter and full year 2006 by $3.4 million.

Strategic Energy

Sales growth continued throughout 2006, with particular strength in the small business customer segment, driving a substantial increase in Strategic Energy’s backlog for future deliveries. Strategic Energy benefited from an increasing focus on portfolio optimization,
 
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contributing to higher gross margins in 2006 compared to 2005. Additionally, during 2006 Strategic Energy entered new markets in Illinois and upstate New York, broadening its accessible market.

Strategic Energy’s core earnings for the full year 2006 were $23.5 million or $0.30 per share compared to $26.8 million or $0.36 per share in 2005. Strategic Energy’s full year 2006 reported losses were $9.9 million or $0.13 per share compared to earnings of $28.2 million or $0.38 per share in 2005. Mark-to-market impacts for the full year 2006 were a loss of $33.4 million due to generally declining power prices during the year compared to a gain of $1.4 million in 2005.

The decrease in core earnings was primarily attributable to delivered volume that declined 15% to 16.6 million MWhs in 2006 compared to 19.5 million MWhs in 2005. The lower delivered volume in 2006 was partially offset by higher average retail gross margins excluding net mark-to-market impacts. The average retail gross margin per MWh in 2006 was $2.52 compared to $5.19 in 2005. Excluding unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on energy contracts, the average retail gross margin per MWh in 2006 was $5.93 compared to $5.07 in the previous year. In addition, the impact of net SECA charges was $5.4 million less in 2006 when compared to 2005.

For the fourth quarter of 2006, Strategic Energy’s core earnings were $3.1 million or $0.04 per share compared to $7.3 million or $0.10 per share in the fourth quarter of 2005. Strategic Energy’s reported earnings for the fourth quarter were $7.7 million or $0.10 per share compared to a loss of $6.4 million or $0.08 per share in last year’s fourth quarter. Lower core earnings in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 were driven by slightly lower delivered volume, lower average retail gross margins and increased bad debt expense attributable to increasing sales to the small business customer segment.

Strategic Energy’s strong sales performance continued through the fourth quarter of 2006, increasing total backlog to 32.8 million MWhs, up 79% compared to the end of 2005. Backlog for 2007 was 14.7 million MWhs at the end of 2006 compared to 10.4 million MWhs in backlog for 2006 at the end of 2005. Strategic Energy’s retention rate including month-to-month customers remained strong at 85% during the fourth quarter, raising the full year 2006 retention rate including month-to-month customers to 71%.

KLT Investments and “Other”

Full year 2006 earnings from KLT Investments affordable housing investments were $4.3 million compared to $5.7 million in 2005. Earnings per share were $0.06 in 2006 versus $0.08 in 2005. The lower earnings in 2006 are due to a decline in available tax credits from the investments and the timing of reductions of affordable housing investments.

The “other” category 2006 loss from continuing operations was $18.0 million or $0.23 per share compared to a loss from continuing operations of $16.5 million or $0.22 per share in 2005. On a core earnings basis, the loss in the “other” category was $17.9 million or $0.23 per share in 2006 compared to a loss of $16.5 million or $0.22 per share in 2005.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measure
Core earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure that differs from earnings reported in accordance with GAAP. We believe core earnings provide investors a meaningful indicator of our results that improves comparability among periods because it excludes the effects of discontinued operations, certain unusual items and mark-to-market gains and losses on energy contracts that may not be indicative of our prospective earnings potential. Core earnings is used internally to measure performance against budget and in reports for management and the Board of Directors. Calculation of core earnings involves judgments by management, including whether an item is classified as an unusual item, and our definition of core earnings may differ from similar terms used by other companies. We are unable to reconcile our core earnings guidance to GAAP earnings per share because we do not predict the future impact of unusual items and mark-to-market gains or losses on energy contracts. The impact of these items could be material to our operating results reported in accordance with GAAP.

Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP) headquartered in Kansas City, MO, is the holding company for Kansas City Power & Light Company, a leading regulated provider of electricity in the Midwest, and Strategic Energy, L.L.C., a competitive electricity supplier. The Company's web site is www.greatplainsenergy.com.
 
Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this release 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. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projected delivered volumes and margins, the outcome of regulatory proceedings, cost estimates of the comprehensive energy plan and other matters affecting future operations. In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Great Plains Energy is providing a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the provided forward-looking information. These important factors include: future economic conditions in the regional, national and international markets, including but not limited to regional and national wholesale electricity markets; market perception of the energy industry and Great Plains Energy; changes in business strategy, operations or development plans; effects of current or proposed state and federal legislative and regulatory actions or developments, including, but not limited to, deregulation, re-regulation and restructuring of the electric utility industry; decisions of regulators regarding rates its subsidiaries can charge for electricity; adverse changes in applicable laws, regulations, rules, principles or practices governing tax, accounting and environmental matters including, but not limited to, air and water quality; financial market conditions and performance including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates and in availability and cost of capital and the effects on pension plan assets and costs; credit ratings; inflation rates; effectiveness of risk management policies and procedures and the ability of counterparties to satisfy their contractual commitments; impact of terrorist acts; increased competition including, but not limited to, retail choice in the electric utility industry and the entry of new competitors; ability to carry out marketing and sales plans; weather conditions including weather-related damage; cost, availability, quality and deliverability of fuel; ability to achieve generation planning goals and the occurrence and duration of unplanned generation outages; delays in the anticipated in-service dates and cost increases of additional generating capacity; nuclear operations; ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities in non-regulated businesses and the effects of competition; application of critical accounting policies, including, but not limited to, those related to derivatives and pension liabilities; workforce risks including compensation and benefits costs; performance of projects undertaken by non-regulated businesses and the success of efforts to invest in and develop new opportunities; the ability to successfully complete merger, acquisitions or divestiture plans (including the acquisition of Aquila, Inc., and the sale of assets to Black Hills Corporation); and other risks and uncertainties. Other risk factors are detailed from time to time in Great Plains Energy’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This list of factors is not all-inclusive because it is not possible to predict all factors.
 
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Attachment A
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
 
(Unaudited)
 
                   
   
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
December 31
 
December 31
 
       
As Adjusted
     
As Adjusted
 
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Operating Revenues
 
(thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Electric revenues - KCP&L
 
$
249,806
 
$
272,520
 
$
1,140,357
 
$
1,130,792
 
Electric revenues - Strategic Energy
   
405,050
   
371,595
   
1,532,106
   
1,471,490
 
Other revenues
   
666
   
1,105
   
2,886
   
2,600
 
Total
   
655,522
   
645,220
   
2,675,349
   
2,604,882
 
Operating Expenses
                         
Fuel
   
51,418
   
46,747
   
229,469
   
208,431
 
Purchased power - KCP&L
   
7,574
   
4,673
   
26,418
   
61,263
 
Purchased power - Strategic Energy
   
372,842
   
365,218
   
1,490,246
   
1,368,419
 
Skill set realignment costs
   
(6,457
)
 
-
   
9,448
   
-
 
Other
   
84,001
   
87,368
   
327,917
   
327,801
 
Maintenance
   
17,942
   
20,695
   
83,844
   
89,983
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
41,931
   
38,595
   
160,549
   
153,080
 
General taxes
   
25,367
   
25,817
   
112,601
   
109,436
 
(Gain) loss on property
   
4
   
1,638
   
(565
)
 
3,544
 
Total
   
594,622
   
590,751
   
2,439,927
   
2,321,957
 
Operating income
   
60,900
   
54,469
   
235,422
   
282,925
 
Non-operating income
   
3,144
   
4,171
   
19,885
   
19,505
 
Non-operating expenses
   
(1,109
)
 
(1,074
)
 
(6,702
)
 
(16,745
)
Interest charges
   
(18,108
)
 
(20,010
)
 
(71,221
)
 
(73,787
)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes,
                         
minority interest in subsidiaries and loss from equity
                         
investments
   
44,827
   
37,556
   
177,384
   
211,898
 
Income taxes
   
(9,579
)
 
(7,734
)
 
(47,822
)
 
(39,462
)
Minority interest in subsidiaries
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(7,805
)
Loss from equity investments, net of income taxes
   
(885
)
 
324
   
(1,932
)
 
(434
)
Income from continuing operations
   
34,363
   
30,146
   
127,630
   
164,197
 
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
   
-
   
(73
)
 
-
   
(1,899
)
Net income
   
34,363
   
30,073
   
127,630
   
162,298
 
Preferred stock dividend requirements
   
412
   
411
   
1,646
   
1,646
 
Earnings available for common shareholders
 
$
33,951
 
$
29,662
 
$
125,984
 
$
160,652
 
                           
Average number of basic common shares outstanding
   
80,182
   
74,704
   
78,003
   
74,597
 
Average number of diluted common shares outstanding
   
80,717
   
74,725
   
78,170
   
74,743
 
                           
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
                         
Continuing operations
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.40
 
$
1.62
 
$
2.18
 
Discontinued operations
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(0.03
)
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.40
 
$
1.62
 
$
2.15
 
                           
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
                         
Continuing operations
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.40
 
$
1.61
 
$
2.18
 
Discontinued operations
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(0.03
)
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.40
 
$
1.61
 
$
2.15
 
                           
Cash dividends per common share
 
$
0.415
 
$
0.415
 
$
1.66
 
$
1.66
 
 
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Attachment B
                    
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
 
Consolidated Earnings and Earnings Per Share
 
Three Months Ended December 31
 
(Unaudited)
 
                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per Great
 
   
Earnings
 
Plains Energy Share
 
     
 As Adjusted
  
      As Adjusted
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
   
(millions)
          
KCP&L
 
$
29.3
 
$
36.9
 
$
0.36
 
$
0.49
 
Strategic Energy
   
7.7
   
(6.4
)
 
0.10
   
(0.08
)
KLT Investments
   
1.0
   
3.3
   
0.01
   
0.04
 
Other
   
(3.6
)
 
(3.7
)
 
(0.04
)
 
(0.05
)
Income from continuing operations
   
34.4
   
30.1
   
0.43
   
0.40
 
KLT Gas discontinued operations,
                         
net of income taxes
   
-
   
(0.1
)
 
-
   
-
 
Preferred dividends
   
(0.3
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.01
)
 
-
 
Earnings available for common shareholders
 
$
34.1
 
$
29.7
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.40
 
                           
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
                         
Earnings available for common shareholders
 
$
34.1
 
$
29.7
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.40
 
Reconciling items
                         
KCP&L - skill set realignment costs
   
(3.9
)
 
-
   
(0.05
)
 
-
 
Strategic Energy - mark-to-market impacts
                         
from energy contracts
   
(4.6
)
 
13.7
   
(0.06
)
 
0.18
 
Other - skill set realignment costs
   
(0.1
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
KLT Gas - discontinued operations
   
-
   
0.1
   
-
   
-
 
Core earnings
 
$
25.5
 
$
43.5
 
$
0.31
 
$
0.58
 
                           
Core earnings
                         
KCP&L
 
$
25.4
 
$
36.9
 
$
0.31
 
$
0.49
 
Strategic Energy
   
3.1
   
7.3
   
0.04
   
0.10
 
KLT Investments
   
1.0
   
3.3
   
0.01
   
0.04
 
Other
   
(4.0
)
 
(4.0
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.05
)
Core earnings
 
$
25.5
 
$
43.5
 
$
0.31
 
$
0.58
 
 
 
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Attachment C
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
 
Consolidated Earnings and Earnings Per Share
 
Year Ended December 31
 
(Unaudited)
 
                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per Great
 
   
Earnings
 
Plains Energy Share
 
     
     As Adjusted
  
    As Adjusted
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
   
(millions)
          
KCP&L
 
$
149.6
 
$
145.2
 
$
1.91
 
$
1.94
 
Strategic Energy
   
(9.9
)
 
28.2
   
(0.13
)
 
0.38
 
KLT Investments
   
4.3
   
5.7
   
0.06
   
0.08
 
Other
   
(16.4
)
 
(14.9
)
 
(0.21
)
 
(0.20
)
Income from continuing operations
   
127.6
   
164.2
   
1.63
   
2.20
 
KLT Gas discontinued operations,
                         
net of income taxes
   
-
   
(1.9
)
 
-
   
(0.03
)
Preferred dividends
   
(1.6
)
 
(1.6
)
 
(0.02
)
 
(0.02
)
Earnings available for common shareholders
 
$
126.0
 
$
160.7
 
$
1.61
 
$
2.15
 
                           
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
                         
Earnings available for common shareholders
 
$
126.0
 
$
160.7
 
$
1.61
 
$
2.15
 
Reconciling items
                         
KCP&L - skill set realignment costs
   
5.8
   
-
   
0.07
   
-
 
KCP&L - Hawthorn No. 5 litigation recoveries
   
(14.4
)
 
-
   
(0.18
)
 
-
 
Strategic Energy - mark-to-market impacts
                         
from energy contracts
   
33.4
   
(1.4
)
 
0.43
   
(0.02
)
Other - skill set realignment costs
   
0.1
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
KLT Gas - discontinued operations
   
-
   
1.9
   
-
   
0.03
 
Core earnings
 
$
150.9
 
$
161.2
 
$
1.93
 
$
2.16
 
                           
Core earnings
                         
KCP&L
 
$
141.0
 
$
145.2
 
$
1.80
 
$
1.94
 
Strategic Energy
   
23.5
   
26.8
   
0.30
   
0.36
 
KLT Investments
   
4.3
   
5.7
   
0.06
   
0.08
 
Other
   
(17.9
)
 
(16.5
)
 
(0.23
)
 
(0.22
)
Core earnings
 
$
150.9
 
$
161.2
 
$
1.93
 
$
2.16
 
 
 
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Attachment D
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
 
Summary Income Statement by Segment
 
Three Months Ended December 31
 
(Unaudited)
 
                   
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
Strategic
 
 
 
 
 
GPE
 
KCP&L
 
Energy
 
Other
 
   
(millions)
 
Operating revenues
 
$
655.5
 
$
249.8
 
$
405.7
 
$
-
 
Fuel
   
(51.4
)
 
(51.4
)
 
-
   
-
 
Purchased power
   
(380.5
)
 
(7.6
)
 
(372.9
)
 
-
 
Skill set realignment costs
   
6.5
   
6.3
   
-
   
0.2
 
Other operating expense
   
(127.3
)
 
(105.5
)
 
(19.0
)
 
(2.8
)
Depreciation and amortization
   
(41.9
)
 
(39.9
)
 
(2.0
)
 
-
 
Operating income (loss)
   
60.9
   
51.7
   
11.8
   
(2.6
)
Non-operating income (expenses)
   
2.1
   
1.0
   
1.2
   
(0.1
)
Interest charges
   
(18.1
)
 
(15.5
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(2.0
)
Income taxes
   
(9.6
)
 
(7.9
)
 
(4.7
)
 
3.0
 
Loss from equity investments
   
(0.9
)
 
-
   
-
   
(0.9
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
34.4
 
$
29.3
 
$
7.7
 
$
(2.6
)
Diluted earnings (loss) per GPE common share
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.36
 
$
0.10
 
$
(0.04
)
 

GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
 
Summary Income Statement by Segment
 
Year Ended December 31
 
(Unaudited)
 
           
 
     
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
Strategic
 
 
 
 
 
GPE
 
KCP&L
 
Energy
 
Other
 
   
(millions)
 
Operating revenues
 
$
2,675.3
 
$
1,140.4
 
$
1,534.9
 
$
-
 
Fuel
   
(229.5
)
 
(229.5
)
 
-
   
-
 
Purchased power
   
(1,516.7
)
 
(26.4
)
 
(1,490.3
)
 
-
 
Skill set realignment costs
   
(9.4
)
 
(9.3
)
 
-
   
(0.1
)
Other operating expense
   
(524.4
)
 
(452.1
)
 
(61.5
)
 
(10.8
)
Depreciation and amortization
   
(160.5
)
 
(152.7
)
 
(7.8
)
 
-
 
Gain (loss) on property
   
0.6
   
0.6
   
-
   
-
 
Operating income (loss)
   
235.4
   
271.0
   
(24.7
)
 
(10.9
)
Non-operating income (expenses)
   
13.2
   
11.1
   
4.2
   
(2.1
)
Interest charges
   
(71.2
)
 
(60.9
)
 
(2.1
)
 
(8.2
)
Income taxes
   
(47.9
)
 
(71.6
)
 
12.7
   
11.0
 
Loss from equity investments
   
(1.9
)
 
-
   
-
   
(1.9
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
127.6
 
$
149.6
 
$
(9.9
)
$
(12.1
)
Diluted earnings (loss) per GPE common share
 
$
1.61
 
$
1.91
 
$
(0.13
)
$
(0.17
)
 
 
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Attachment E
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(Unaudited)
 
       
As Adjusted
 
   
December 31
 
December 31
 
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
ASSETS
 
(thousands)
 
Current Assets
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
61,823
 
$
103,068
 
Restricted cash
   
-
   
1,900
 
Receivables, net
   
339,399
   
259,043
 
Fuel inventories, at average cost
   
27,811
   
17,073
 
Materials and supplies, at average cost
   
59,829
   
57,017
 
Deferred refueling outage costs
   
13,921
   
8,063
 
Refundable income taxes
   
9,832
   
-
 
Deferred income taxes
   
39,566
   
-
 
Assets of discontinued operations
   
-
   
627
 
Derivative instruments
   
6,884
   
39,189
 
Other
   
11,717
   
13,001
 
Total
   
570,782
   
498,981
 
Nonutility Property and Investments
             
Affordable housing limited partnerships
   
23,078
   
28,214
 
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund
   
104,066
   
91,802
 
Other
   
15,663
   
17,291
 
Total
   
142,807
   
137,307
 
Utility Plant, at Original Cost
             
Electric
   
5,268,485
   
4,959,539
 
Less-accumulated depreciation
   
2,456,199
   
2,322,813
 
Net utility plant in service
   
2,812,286
   
2,636,726
 
Construction work in progress
   
214,493
   
100,952
 
Nuclear fuel, net of amortization of $103,381 and $115,240
   
39,422
   
27,966
 
Total
   
3,066,201
   
2,765,644
 
Deferred Charges and Other Assets
             
Regulatory assets
   
434,392
   
179,922
 
Prepaid pension costs
   
-
   
98,295
 
Goodwill
   
88,139
   
87,624
 
Derivative instruments
   
3,544
   
21,812
 
Other
   
29,795
   
52,204
 
Total
   
555,870
   
439,857
 
Total
 
$
4,335,660
 
$
3,841,789
 
 
 
 
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Attachment E continued
 
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(Unaudited)
 
       
As Adjusted
 
   
December 31
 
December 31
 
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
 
(thousands)
 
Current Liabilities
         
Notes payable
 
$
-
 
$
6,000
 
Commercial paper
   
156,400
   
31,900
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
   
389,634
   
1,675
 
EIRR bonds classified as current
   
144,742
   
-
 
Accounts payable
   
322,724
   
231,496
 
Accrued taxes
   
24,106
   
37,140
 
Accrued interest
   
14,082
   
13,329
 
Accrued payroll and vacations
   
33,266
   
36,024
 
Pension liability
   
1,037
   
-
 
Deferred income taxes
   
-
   
7,757
 
Supplier collateral
   
-
   
1,900
 
Liabilities of discontinued operations
   
-
   
64
 
Derivative instruments
   
91,482
   
7,411
 
Other
   
25,520
   
25,658
 
Total
   
1,202,993
   
400,354
 
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
             
Deferred income taxes
   
622,847
   
621,359
 
Deferred investment tax credits
   
28,458
   
29,698
 
Asset retirement obligations
   
91,824
   
145,907
 
Pension liability
   
143,170
   
87,355
 
Regulatory liabilities
   
114,674
   
69,641
 
Derivative instruments
   
61,146
   
7,750
 
Other
   
82,122
   
65,787
 
Total
   
1,144,241
   
1,027,497
 
Capitalization
             
Common shareholders' equity
             
Common stock-150,000,000 shares authorized without par value
             
80,405,035 and 74,783,824 shares issued, stated value
   
896,817
   
744,457
 
Retained earnings
   
493,399
   
498,632
 
Treasury stock-53,499 and 43,376 shares, at cost
   
(1,614
)
 
(1,304
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(46,686
)
 
(7,727
)
Total
   
1,341,916
   
1,234,058
 
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
 
Long-term debt
   
607,510
   
1,140,880
 
Total
   
1,988,426
   
2,413,938
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
Total
 
$
4,335,660
 
$
3,841,789
 
 
 
 
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Attachment F

GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
 
Statistical Summary
 
                        
 
 
 
 
 Three Months Ended
 
 Year Ended
 
       
December 31
 
 December 31
 
 
 
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
KCP&L
                  
Retail revenues (millions)
       
$
193.1
 
$
193.2
 
$
935.5
 
$
924.1
 
Wholesale revenues (millions)
       
$
53.0
 
$
76.7
 
$
190.4
 
$
192.4
 
Average non-firm wholesale price per MWh
       
$
37.66
 
$
62.52
 
$
42.52
 
$
47.82
 
Wholesale MWh sales (thousands)
         
1,436
   
1,442
   
4,676
   
4,608
 
Cooling degree days
         
-
   
-
   
1,724
   
1,626
 
Equivalent availability - coal plants
         
87
%
 
88
%
 
83
%
 
82
%
Capacity factor - coal plants
         
83
%
 
77
%
 
77
%
 
76
%
                                 
Strategic Energy
                       
Average retail gross margin per MWh
       
$
7.56
 
$
1.37
 
$
2.52
 
$
5.19
 
Change in fair value related to non-hedging energy
                               
contracts and from cash flow hedge ineffectiveness
         
1.82
   
(5.42
)
 
(3.41
)
 
0.12
 
Average retail gross margin per MWh without fair
                               
value impacts 1
       
$
5.74
 
$
6.79
 
$
5.93
 
$
5.07
 
                                 
MWhs delivered (thousands)
         
4,260
   
4,349
   
16,644
   
19,534
 
Average duration - new and resigned contracts (months)
         
19
   
27
   
18
   
17
 
MWh sales (thousands)
         
11,007
   
9,347
   
33,220
   
18,475
 
Retention rate
         
81
%
 
95
%
 
61
%
 
76
%
Retention rate including month to month customers
         
85
%
 
97
%
 
71
%
 
86
%
This is a non-GAAP financial measure that differs from GAAP because it excludes the impact of unrealized fair value gains
or losses. Management believes this measure is more reflective of average retail gross margins on MWhs delivered due
to the non-cash nature and volatility of changes in fair value related to non-hedging energy contracts and from cash flow
hedge ineffectiveness. Management and the Board of Directors use this as a measurement of Strategic Energy's
realized retail gross margin per delivered MWh, which are settled upon delivery at contracted prices.
     
 
 
 
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Attachment G

2007 Core Earnings Guidance
 
               
 
 
Range
 
Kansas City Power & Light
 
$
1.75
   
-
 
$
1.87
 
                     
Strategic Energy
   
0.21
   
-
   
0.28
 
                     
Other1
   
(0.16
)
 
-
   
(0.15
)
                     
Consolidated Core EPS2
 
$
1.80
   
-
 
$
2.00
 

1  
Other includes Home Service Solutions, Holding Company costs and other miscellaneous items 
2  
Core earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure that differs from GAAP earnings because it excludes
the effects of discontinued operations, certain unusual items and mark-to-market gains and losses on energy
contracts. The Company believes core earnings provide to investors a more meaningful indicator of its results
that is comparable among periods because it excludes the effects of items that may not be indicative of Great
Plains Energy’s prospective earnings potential.
   
 
 
 
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