Related Party Transactions and Relationships

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions and Relationships

11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

KCP&L employees manage GMO's business and operate its facilities at cost.  These costs totaled $24.4 million and $49.6 million, respectively, for the three months ended and year to date June 30, 2013. These costs totaled $26.7 million and $52.9 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012.  Additionally, KCP&L and GMO engage in wholesale electricity transactions with each other.  KCP&L's net wholesale sales to GMO were $4.6 million and $10.0 million for the three months ended and year to date June 30, 2013, respectively. KCP&L's net wholesale sales to GMO were $7.4 million and $12.8 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012. KCP&L and GMO are also authorized to participate in the Great Plains Energy money pool, an internal financing arrangement in which funds may be lent on a short-term basis to KCP&L and GMO from Great Plains Energy and between KCP&L and GMO. At June 30, 2013, KCP&L had a money pool receivable from GMO of $36.3 million. At December 31, 2012, KCP&L had a money pool payable to Great Plains Energy of $3.8 million.  The following table summarizes KCP&L's related party net receivables.

	June 30			December 31
		2013			2012
		(millions)
Net receivable from GMO		$	59.2		$	26.2
Net receivable from Great Plains Energy		16.3			13.8