[citation needed] Great Plains acquired Aquila, Inc. in July, 2008.

[3] In 2016, Great Plains and Westar Energy announced merger plans,[4] but this proposed merger was rejected by Kansas Corporation Commission utility regulators as unfavorable to Kansas consumers.

[6] As of May 24, 2018, this merger has been approved by both the Missouri Public Service Commission and Kansas regulators, with the combined company to be named Evergy.

[7] On October 7, 2019, the two operating companies officially changed names and rebranded to Evergy in the communities they serve.

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