Westar Energy Company Description
Westar Energy wished upon a star, and the answer was -- "focus on power utility resources." Westar Energy has a generating capacity of more than 6,800 MW (mostly from fossil-fueled facilities) and serves 679,000 electricity customers in Kansas through its utility subsidiaries. Westar Energy supplies power to 366,000 retail customers in central and northeast Kansas, and subsidiary Kansas Gas and Electric (KGE) supplies power to 313,000 retail customers in south-central and southeastern Kansas. The company operates 35,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines. It supplies wholesale electric power to 35 cities in Kansas and four electric cooperatives that serve rural areas.
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