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Exhibit
32.1
Certification
of CEO and CFO Pursuant to
18
U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
Adopted Pursuant to
Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Great Plains Energy
Incorporated (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), Michael J. Chesser, as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, and Terry Bassham, as Executive Vice President - Finance
and Strategic Development and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each
hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his
knowledge:
(1) The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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/s/
Michael J. Chesser
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Name:
Title:
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Michael
J. Chesser
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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Date:
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October
29, 2009
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/s/
Terry Bassham
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Name:
Title:
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Terry
Bassham
Executive
Vice President – Finance and Strategic Development and Chief
Financial Officer
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Date:
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October
29, 2009
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This
certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and
is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure
document. This certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to
liability under that section. This certification shall not be deemed
to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933
or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 except to the extent this Exhibit 32.1 is
expressly and specifically incorporated by reference in any such
filing.
A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document
authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears
in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required
by Section 906, has been provided to Great Plains Energy Incorporated and will
be retained by Great Plains Energy Incorporated and furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.