Related Party Transactions and Relationships

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions and Relationships

16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

KCP&L employees manage GMO's business and operate its facilities at cost, including GMO's 18% ownership interest in KCP&L's Iatan Nos. 1 and 2.  The operating expenses and capital costs billed from KCP&L to GMO were $48.9 million and $143.8 million, respectively, for the three months ended and year to date September 30, 2016. These cost totaled $45.5 million and $137.7 million, respectively, for the three months ended and year to date September 30, 2015.

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 September 30, 2016, KCP&L had a money pool receivable from GMO of $11.1 million. At December 31, 2015, KCP&L had no outstanding receivables or payables under the money pool.

The following table summarizes KCP&L's related party net receivables.

	September 30		December 31
	2016			2015
	(millions)
Net receivable from GMO	$	71.5		$	50.0
Net receivable from Great Plains Energy	19.5			15.8