Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on FormS-8 of our reports dated February 21, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Great Plains Energy Incorporated and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of Great Plains Energy Incorporated and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form10-K of Great Plains Energy Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 2017.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
June 15, 2018
