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Recent Awards and Recognition

  • 2009 ReliabilityOne™ Plains Region Reliability Excellence Award presented by PA Consulting Group to Kansas City Power & Light as the most reliable electric utility in the region. This is the third year in a row KCP&L has been honored with the award. (October 2009)


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


  • 2008 ReliabilityOne™ National Reliability Excellence Award presented by PA Consulting Group to Kansas City Power & Light as the most reliable electric utility nationwide. (October 2008)

  • 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)

  • 2007 Mid-America Regional Council's Regional Leadership Award presented to Kansas City Power & Light for its outstanding environmental initiatives in metropolitan Kansas City. (June 2007)

  • EEI Edison Award - Kansas City Power & Light was recognized with EEI's highest honor for distinguished leadership, innovation and contribution to the advancement of the electric industry. (June 2007)

  • EEI Outstanding Customer Service Award voted Kansas City Power & Light the winner of this award for medium-sized utility. (May 2007)

  • J.D. Power and Associates recognizes Tier 1 performance. In the Midwest, KCP&L ranks No. 1 on Communications; No. 2 on Power Quality and Reliability, and Billing and Payment; and No. 3 in Overall Satisfaction. (February 2007)

  • Kansas City Wildlands award presented to Kansas City Power & Light for environmental commitment to honor our work at Jerry Smith Park (December 2005)

  • The Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America awarded Kansas City Power & Light the 2005 PRISM Award for its corporate newsletter The Source (October 2005)

  • E Source Electric & Gas Company Web site Review ranked Kansas City Power & Light's Web site, kcpl.com, as the second best utility site for usability and functionality. (October 2005)

  • Five Star Employer Program award, presented by the U.S. Department of Defense's ESRG for KCP&L's commitment and support to guardsmen and reservists. (July 2005)

  • Hispanic Media Association Appreciation Award for support of the Latino Summerfest  (June 2005)

  • Chartwell's Best Practices for Utilities and Energy Companies featured "KCP&L's Outage Reporting and Management system  (June 2005)

  • Environmental Protection Agency - KCP&L honored with "First Place Partnership" award, as one of the most innovative partners of EPA's Coal Combustion Products Partnership for innovative use of fly ash.  (May 2005)

  • Customer Service Quarterly featured article on AccountLink Advantage in their article "KCP&L's Award-Winning eServices  (May 2005)

  • Chartwell's Best Practices Newsletter featured article including "KCP&L's Web-based Customer Services in the Utility Industry  (May 2005)

  • 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)

  • ServiceOne™ and ReliabilityOne™   awards presented by PA Consulting for superior service reliability and exceptional customer service (October 2004)

  • The Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America awarded Kansas City Power & Light the 2004 PRISM Silver Award for its corporate newsletter The Source (October 2004)

  • 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)

  • Public Relations Society of America America awarded Kansas City Power & Light the 2003 PRISM Award for its corporate newsletter The Source (October 2003)

  • Kansas City Business Journal named Kansas City Power & Light the Best Place to Work in Kansas City for Employee Development (September 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 2001)

  • Hawthorn #5 Power Plant, Star Business Weekly, The Kansas City Star (May 29, 2001)

  • 2001 Marmaduke Award, Hawthorn Generating Station from POWER Magazine

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