Regulated power company Great Plains to buy Westar for $8.6 billion: Reuters

Great Plains Energy Inc (GXP.N), the parent of regulated power utility Kansas City Power & Light, will buy rival Westar Energy Inc (WR.N) for $8.6 billion in cash and stock as it looks to gain scale to better compete in a challenging market, Reuters News reported.

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