Deep Background: KCP&L will soon become Evergy. Here’s what that means for you

Correction and clarification: Black Hills Corporation is not the parent company of KCP&L, or Evergy. Evergy will have approximately 1.6 million customers, with a little under 1,000,000 in Kansas and 600,000 in Missouri.

Energy companies KCP&L and Westar are set to merge and are expected to officially become Evergy next month. On this episode of The Star’s news and politics podcast, reporter Steve Vockrodt joins hosts Dave Helling and Leah Becerra to talk what the merger means for you.

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For further reading:

KCP&L’s note: We will soon become Evergy

(Published 2018) Goodbye Westar Energy and KCP&L, hello Evergy

(Published 2017) Regulators deny proposed $12.2 billion merger of KCP&L and Westar

This story was originally published September 18, 2019 at 4:17 PM.

Dave Helling

The Kansas City Star

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Dave Helling has covered politics in Kansas and Missouri for four decades. He has worked in television news, and is a regular contributor to local broadcast programs. Helling writes editorials and columns for the Star, and is the co-host of the weekly “4Star Politics” show. He was awarded the 2018 ASNE Burl Osborne award for editorial leadership.

Leah Becerra

The Kansas City Star

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Leah was a regional growth producer at The Star and a co-host of Deep Background, our news and politics podcast. Leah was a member of The Star’s 2018 Pulitzer finalist team for her work on “Secret Kansas.”