Exhibit 23.1


                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  consent  to  the  incorporation by reference in this  registration
statement  of  Kansas City Power & Light Company on Form  S-3  of  our
report  dated February 1, 2000, included in the Annual Report on  Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of Kansas City Power & Light Company
and  Subsidiaries.  We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts."


                                       /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                         PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Kansas City, Missouri
November 21, 2000