Exhibit 23.1.b









             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby consent to the incorporation by reference  in  the
Registration  Statements on Form S-3 (File No. 33-51799)  and
Form  S-8 (File Nos. 33-45618 and 333-32636) of Great  Plains
Energy  Incorporated  of our report dated  February  5,  2002
relating  to  the  financial statements Great  Plains  Energy
Incorporated and Subsidiaries, which appears in this Form 10-
K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Kansas City, Missouri
February 26, 2002