Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy announced an equal-merger deal Monday that would create a new $14 billion utility servicing Kansas and Missouri. TOPEKA, Kan. (CN) – Westar Energy and Great ...

Area residents gather at the Westar Energy plant Saturday to participate in one of hundreds of rallies worldwide, advocating for wind energy. The event was coordinated by 350.org, which is urging ...

Stock in Westar Energy recently traded $7 below its $60 sale price to Great Plains Energy. The Kansas Corporation Commission staff recommended against the sale of Westar Energy while Gov.

Kansas experienced a mild winter that will hurt earnings at Westar Energy. My Westar Energy electric bills were down 30% in Q1. Westar Energy stock is up 17% YTD on merger speculation. Westar ...

Officials at Westar Energy and KCP&L say the two companies' merger will provide 15 years of rate stability, and they reject the idea that lawmakers are confused by the complexities of utility ...

With no promise of leniency in sentencing, a former Topeka bank president pleaded guilty Monday to concealing a $1.5 million loan he received from former Westar Energy chief David Wittig.

The successful stock-for-stock merger between Westar Energy Inc and Great Plains Energy Incorporated has formed Evergy Inc. EVRG, with equity value of $15 billion. The new entity commenced trade ...

More than 50 Westar Energy employees and their families set out to make a difference in their community on Saturday by prepping 10 homes for the winter. In partnership with Community Action ...

Westar Energy has announced it will offer “green bonds” to support the construction of new renewable energy projects. Green bonds are an emerging investment asset class that tie the proceeds ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas regulators have reduced the amount Westar Energy can earn on transmission costs, which will save customers about $18 million over the next 12 months. The Kansas ...

Sale expected to close in the spring of 2017. Great Plains Energy Inc. has gained shareholder approval for its purchase of Westar Energy Inc. Shareholders of both companies approved the sale Monday.