Exhibit 23.2.b









             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby consent to the incorporation by reference  in  the
Registration  Statement on Form S-3 (File No.  333-18139)  of
Kansas  City Power & Light Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary
of  Great  Plains  Energy Incorporated) of our  report  dated
February  5,  2002  relating to the financial  statements  of
Kansas  City  Power  & Light Company and Subsidiaries,  which
appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Kansas City, Missouri
February 26, 2002