Exhibit 23-a
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                   
                                   
                                   


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement  on Form S-3 of our report dated January 31, 1996,  included
in  the  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31,  1995,  on our audits of the consolidated financial statements  of
Kansas City Power & Light Company and Subsidiary.  We also consent  to
the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."




                                        /s/Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.




Kansas City, Missouri
December 17, 1996