Westar Energy - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding

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Westar Energy is located in Wichita, Kansas, United States.

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Westar Energy

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About Westar Energy

CB Rank

1565565

Westar Energy provides safe, reliable electric energy to nearly 700000 Kansans.

Acquired by

Great Plains Energy

Founded

obfuscation

Delisted

Wichita, Kansas, United States

1001-5000

westarenergy-usa.com/

Electrical Distribution

Energy

Renewable Energy

Key People

Kevin Kongs: Vice President and Controller
Larry Irick: General Counsel

Details

Legal Name

Westar Energy Holding LLC

Also Known As

Westar Energy Holding USA

Operating Status

Active

Stock Symbol

NYSE:WR

Company Type

For Profit

About the Company

Westar Energy provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services to approximately 700,000 customers in Kansas. The Company provides these services in central and northeastern Kansas, including the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina and Hutchinson. Kansas Gas and Electric Company (KGE), Westar Energy's subsidiary,

provides the services in south-central and southeastern Kansas, including the city of Wichita. Both Westar Energy and KGE conduct business using the name Westar Energy. It supplies electric energy at retail to customers in Kansas. It also supplies electric energy at wholesale to municipalities and electric cooperatives in Kansas, and has contracts for the sale or purchase of wholesale electricity with other utilities. The Company classifies it customers as residential, commercial and industrial.