Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) today announced third quarter 2008 reported earnings of $104.6 million or $0.92 per share on more shares outstanding, compared with third quarter 2007 earnings of $61.8 million or $0.72 per share.

By EILEEN MOZINSKI What will it cost? On June 2, 2008, Aquila, now Black Hills Energy, filed a proposal for a permanent annual revenue increase of approximately $13.56 million, or 7.6 percent, which if granted would raise monthly bills of residential customers an average of 10.3 percent.

Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP), the holding company for KCP&L, today announced a realignment within its senior executive team to provide greater focus on operational excellence as an entirely regulated electric utility.

By Steve Everly and Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Jul. 15--The last remnants of long-struggling Aquila Inc. were split up Monday, but not before its board of directors granted its chief executive officer a parting gift. It was disclosed last year that Richard Green Jr.

RAPID CITY, S.D. and KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Black Hills Corp. and Great Plains Energy Incorporated , announced that the formal closing of their asset purchase and merger of Aquila, Inc. is expected to occur at or about 10:00 am Central Time today.