Awards and Recognition

• David Garcia Award for Environmental Excellence presented by Bridging the Gap for the groundbreaking Collaborative Agreement betwen KCP&L, Sierra Club and Concerned Citizens of Platte County. (October 2007)



• 2007 ReliabilityOne™ National Reliability Excellence Award presented by PA Consulting Group to Kansas City Power & Light as the most reliable electric utility nationwide (October 2007)
  
  
• EEI Edison Award - Great Plains Energy was recognized with EEI's highest honor for distinguished leadership, innovation and contribution to the advancement of the electric industry. (June 2007)
  
  
• Kansas City Star ranked Great Plains Energy in the top 10 of its annual STAR 50 guide to the area's best businesses for the last three years, including #1 in 2003  (May 2005)
  
  
• Chartwell's Best Practice Newsletter feature article on KCP&L's new, improved bill design (September 2004)
  
  
• Utility Communicators International (UCI) presents KCP&L with eight industry awards for creative excellence in the areas of advertising and customer communications (July 2004)
  
  
• Edison Electric Institute (EEI) "Emergency Assistance Award" for sending emergency work crews to restore power in other parts of the country (January 2004)
  
  
• InformationWeek 500 lists Kansas City Power & Light as 366 in their 2003 list of 500 companies with the best information technology practices (November 2003)
  
  
• Golden Doorknob Award for helping local entrepreneurs succeed, First Step Fund (April 2003)
  
  
• 2002 Emergency Response Award for ice storm restoration, Edison Electric Institute (January 2003)
  
  
• INROADS, Kansas City Growth Award for a significant increase in sponsorship of the INROADS intern program
  
  
• Kansas City Business Ethics Award for mid-sized companies, The Kansas City Business Journal (August 24, 2001)
  
  
• "Conservationists' Efforts to Revive Prairie Land," The Kansas City Star (August 17, 2001)
  
  
• Hawthorn #5 Power Plant article, Star Business Weekly, The Kansas City Star (May 29, 2001)
  
  
• 2001 Marmaduke Award, Hawthorn Generating Station from POWER Magazine