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4.18.2006 ET
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Kansas City Power & Light Announces Wetlands Conservation Project; One Hundred Six Acre Site to Benefit Wildlife
(CSRwire) CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2006--Kansas City Power &
Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy (NYSE:
GXP), announced today that the first phase of the restoration of a
106-acre tract of wetlands at the Iatan Generating Station will begin on
April 19, 2006. When completed, Iatan will be home to one of the most
unique wetlands along the Missouri River bottom, with improved water
quality, stormwater retention, and habitat for a diversity of plant and
animal species.
KCP&L worked collaboratively with the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in developing a plan that
will restore the natural wetlands to function as they did in their
original state.
Invasive vegetation on the wetlands site will be managed though a
"controlled burn" over the course of several days beginning April 19,
weather conditions permitting. This controlled fire will prepare a seedbed
for future vegetation and improve the habitat for many wildlife species.
Adaptive Ecosystems, a Kansas City-area company specializing in wetland
restoration and natural resource preservation, will coordinate the
"controlled burn."
"The first visible activity of the Iatan 2 construction will be the
restoration of the wetlands site to a condition in which Lewis & Clark may
have first seen it," said Bill Downey, CEO and President of KCP&L. "Marshes
of this size are unusual in the Missouri River floodplain, and KCP&L's
efforts will yield some unique results."
The restoration of the wetlands will be accomplished through several
phases in the next few years:
A controlled burning of the restoration site to manage
invasive vegetation and improve the habitat for wildlife
Construction of water control structures within the wetland
site
Diversion of some water from Mission Creek to flow into the
wetland
Re-introduction of native vegetation throughout the site
Headquartered in Kansas City, MO., KCP&L (www.kcpl.com) is a leading
regulated provider of electricity in the Midwest. KCP&L is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP), the holding
company for KCP&L and Strategic Energy LLC, a competitive electricity
supplier.
CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION -- Statements made in this release
that are not based on historical facts are forward-looking, may involve
risks and uncertainties, and are intended to be as of the date when made.
In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is providing a number of
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the provided forward-looking information. These important factors
include: future economic conditions in the regional, national and
international markets, including but not limited to regional and national
wholesale electricity markets; market perception of the energy industry
and the Company; changes in business strategy, operations or development
plans; effects of current or proposed state and federal legislative and
regulatory actions or developments, including, but not limited to,
deregulation, re-regulation and restructuring of the electric utility
industry and constraints placed on the Company's actions by the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935; adverse changes in applicable laws,
regulations, rules, principles or practices governing tax, accounting and
environmental matters including, but not limited to, air quality;
financial market conditions and performance including, but not limited to,
changes in interest rates and in availability and cost of capital and the
effects on the Company's pension plan assets and costs; ability to
maintain current credit ratings; inflation rates; effectiveness of risk
management policies and procedures and the ability of counterparties to
satisfy their contractual commitments; impact of terrorist acts; increased
competition including, but not limited to, retail choice in the electric
utility industry and the entry of new competitors; ability to carry out
marketing and sales plans; weather conditions including weather-related
damage; cost, availability, quality and deliverability of fuel; ability to
achieve generation planning goals and the occurrence and duration of
unplanned generation outages; delays in the anticipated in-service dates
of additional generating capacity; nuclear operations; ability to enter
new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities in
non-regulated businesses; performance of projects undertaken by the
Company's non-regulated businesses and the success of efforts to invest in
and develop new opportunities; and other risks and uncertainties. This list
of factors is not all-inclusive because it is not possible to predict all
factors.
Copyright Business Wire 2006
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