Exhibit 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this report on Form 8-K
of our report dated February 14, 1997, on our audit of the consolidated
financial statements of Kansas City Power & Light Company and Subsidiary as of 
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and
1994, which report is included in the Kansas City Power & Light Company and
Subsidiary's Annual Report on Form 10-K.



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


Kansas City, Missouri
April 1, 1997