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02/01/2012xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss 2011 results

01/19/2012xxxxWestar Assists Customers with LIEAP Applications

01/16/2012xxxxWestar expands ReliabiliTree into Lawrence

12/17/2011xxxxHaving problems logging in to the secure portion of the website?

11/29/2011xxxxWestar Energy Uses Helicopters to Survey Transmission Lines

11/23/2011xxxxWestar Energy Declares Dividends

11/22/2011xxxxWestar Energy Invites Residents to Goddard Transmission Line Project Open House

11/10/2011xxxxWestar Energy Certifies Building Operators

11/03/2011xxxxWestar Energy Announces Third Quarter Results

10/31/2011xxxxWestar Sends Crews to Help After Freak Snowstorm

10/26/2011xxxxWestar Energy names new member to Board of Directors

10/13/2011xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss third quarter 2011 results

10/11/2011xxxxTransmission line project planned near Clay Center

10/11/2011xxxxWestar Energy's Green Team helps bring wind energy to Eudora High School

10/07/2011xxxxWestar Introduces New Home Energy Audit Program

10/05/2011xxxxWestar Energy invites media to electric vehicle charging station dedication ceremony

09/16/2011xxxxWestar Energy Updates 2011 Earnings Guidance

09/12/2011xxxxWestar Energy's Green Team, City of Topeka continue revitalization efforts at Burnett's Mound

08/31/2011xxxxWestar Energy reminds customers to be on the alert for fraudulent telephone calls

08/26/2011xxxxWestar Energy Declares Dividends

08/26/2011xxxxWestar sends crews to help after Hurricane Irene

08/25/2011xxxxWestar requests 5.85% price increase

08/20/2011xxxxAnswering some of the most common storm-related questions

08/20/2011xxxx10:45 a.m. | 8-20-2011

08/19/2011xxxx5:30 p.m. | 8-19-2011 Storm Update

08/19/2011xxxx11:45 a.m. | 8-19-2011 Storm Update

08/12/2011xxxxReliabiliTree area experiences about half the outages seen in rest of metro during recent storms

08/04/2011xxxxWestar Energy Announces Second Quarter Results

08/03/2011xxxxWestar Employees contribute to Care Fund; Company schedules additional Care Stations.

07/29/2011xxxxWestar announces promotions, organizational realignment

07/29/2011xxxxHeat Drives Power Demand to Record Level

07/27/2011xxxxReliabiliTree first year results show significant reduction in tree-related outages

07/21/2011xxxxWestar Energy urges safety during summer heat

07/21/2011xxxxWestar Energy urges safety during summer heat

07/14/2011xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss second quarter 2011 results

06/29/2011xxxxKCC Approves Prairie Wind Transmission Line Route

06/23/2011xxxxWestar Energy launches ElectroGo to provide support, education for EV adoption

06/10/2011xxxxWestar Energy hosts SimpleSavings open house June 16

06/02/2011xxxxWestar Energy dedicates William E. Brown professional development center

05/23/2011xxxxWestar Energy launches ElectroGo to provide support, education for electric vehicle adoption

05/19/2011xxxx2011 Annual Shareholder Meeting - Webcast

05/19/2011xxxxBoard selects Ruelle to succeed Moore as CEO

05/18/2011xxxxWestar Energy Declares Dividend

05/12/2011xxxxWestar Energy to webcast 2011 annual shareholder meeting

05/05/2011xxxxWestar Energy announces first quarter 2011 restults

05/02/2011xxxxKCC schedules additional transmission hearing for May 10

04/29/2011xxxxWestar Energy to host international visitors at coal plants

04/27/2011xxxxWestar Energy crews prepare to assist Alabama utility with power restoration

04/21/2011xxxxWestar Energy certifies building operators

04/20/2011xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss first quarter 2011 results

04/19/2011xxxxWestar Energy to offer Building Operator Certification classes to municipal and cooperative utility customers

03/07/2011xxxxWestar Energy's Green Team, City of Topeka continue revitalization efforts at Burnett's Mound

02/28/2011xxxxPrairie Wind Transmission requests permission to build new, high capacity transmission line

02/25/2011xxxxWestar Energy announces 2010 results

02/25/2011xxxxWestar Energy names Bridson to officer team

02/23/2011xxxxWestar Energy Increases Dividend

02/22/2011xxxxWestar Energy hosts Simple Savings open house Feb. 24

02/17/2011xxxxWestar Energy Hosts Simple Savings Open House Feb. 21

02/03/2011xxxxEfficiency Kansas audits and Westar Energy repayment option offer consumers a way to save energy, money

01/26/2011xxxxWestar Energy Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Year End 2010 Results

01/17/2011xxxxWestar Energy Certifies Building Operators

01/14/2011xxxxPrairie Wind Transmission schedules additional open house for proposed high-capacity transmission line

01/03/2011xxxxWestar Energy helps Tucker the hippo start his journey west

12/14/2010xxxxWestar Energy to expand wind energy portfolio

11/30/2010xxxxWestar Energy embarks on new reliability initiative

11/24/2010xxxxWestar Energy declares dividend

11/22/2010xxxxWestar Energy certifies building operators

11/17/2010xxxxWestar Energy begins phase two of transmission line rebuild project near Tecumseh

11/12/2010xxxxWestar Energy uses helicopters to repair transmission structures

11/05/2010xxxxWestar Energy launches new web site for SmartStar Lawrence

11/04/2010xxxxWestar Energy announces pricing of common stock offering

11/03/2010xxxxWestar Energy announces public offering of its common stock

10/29/2010xxxxPrairie Wind Transmission schedules open houses for proposed high-capacity transmission line

10/28/2010xxxxWestar Energy announces third quarter 2010 results

10/26/2010xxxxWestar Energy announces commitment to new transmission projects

10/26/2010xxxxWestar Energy revitalizes Vegetation Management Program

10/22/2010xxxxWestar Energy helps bring wind energy to Smoky Valley Public Schools

10/20/2010xxxxWestar Energy reminds customers to be on the alert for fraudulent telephone calls

10/19/2010xxxxDo-it-yourself home energy class offered

10/12/2010xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss third-quarter 2010 results

10/11/2010xxxxChad Hymas to share "Choices" message with Topeka Students

10/07/2010xxxxDo-It-Yourself Home Energy Audit Classes offered

09/27/2010xxxxWestar Energy's Green Team, City of Topeka work on revitalizing Burnett's Mound, creating a destination point.

09/07/2010xxxxWestar Energy to rebuild transmission line near Tecumseh

08/31/2010xxxxPhase two of new, high-capacity transmission line from Wichita to Salina complete

08/20/2010xxxxWestar Energy responds to U.S. Department of Justice's decision to end prosecution against former company executives David Wittig, Douglas Lake

08/04/2010xxxxWestar Energy announces second quarter 2010 results

07/23/2010xxxxWestar Energy seeks renewable energy proposals

07/19/2010xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss second-quarter 2010 results

07/14/2010xxxxWestar Energy names new member to board of directors

06/11/2010xxxxWestar Energy donates AirTaps to Habitat for Humanity

06/07/2010xxxxWestar Energy's Green Team helps set up for Symphony in the Flint Hills

05/26/2010xxxxFalcon chicks to be banded, naming contest announced

05/20/2010xxxxWestar Energy declares dividend

05/19/2010xxxxWestar Energy certifies building operators

05/18/2010xxxxWestar Energy Names New Executive Director Generation

05/14/2010xxxxWestar Energy to webcast 2010 Annual Shareholder Meeting

05/12/2010xxxxWestar Energy, Kansas Power Pool announce approval of power supply agreement

05/06/2010xxxxWestar Energy announces first quarter 2010 results

04/29/2010xxxxWestar takes safety tour to Kansas schools

04/28/2010xxxxWestar Energy's Green Team helps bring wind energy to Hope Academy

04/21/2010xxxxPower plant honored for safety, health practices

04/20/2010xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss first quarter 2010 results

04/05/2010xxxxPeregrine falcon mom lays first egg

03/30/2010xxxxU.S. Department of Energy approves Westar Energy's Smart Grid Funding Application

03/17/2010xxxxWestar Energy presents first PILOT payment check to Wichita County for Central Plains Wind Farm

03/08/2010xxxxWestar Energy issues updated 2010 Comprehensive Energy Plan

02/24/2010xxxxWestar Energy increases dividend

02/24/2010xxxxWestar Energy names Hesston native to officer team

02/15/2010xxxxWestar Energy thermostat program focuses on Salina

01/28/2010xxxxWestar Energy crews prepare to assist Oklahoma utility with probable power outage restoration efforts from impending winter storm

01/25/2010xxxxWestar Energy to invest in environmental upgrades, proposed as settlement of litigation

01/25/2010xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year end 2009 results

01/21/2010xxxxWestar Energy crews assist neighboring utility with power restoration following storm

01/19/2010xxxxWestar Energy acquires development site for future Kansas wind project

12/10/2009xxxxWestar Energy celebrates a century of service in Kansas

12/02/2009xxxxWestar Energy's Lawrence Service Center awarded prestigious LEED Green Building Certification

12/01/2009xxxxWestar Energy reminds customers to be on the alert for fraudulent telephone calls

11/25/2009xxxxWestar Energy declares dividend

10/29/2009xxxxWestar Energy announces third quarter earnings

10/27/2009xxxxWestar Energy sponsors safety fair at Wichita school

10/27/2009xxxxWestar Energy helping real estate agents go green

10/27/2009xxxxU.S. Department of Energy Selects Westar Energy's Smart Grid Application

10/22/2009xxxxWestar Energy Pledges Support for Plug-in Electric Vehicles

10/21/2009xxxxWestar Energy employees gather for 100 year celebration photo

10/15/2009xxxxColwich switches on the savings

10/14/2009xxxxWestar Energy and Cloud County Community College demonstrate hands-on wind turbine

10/13/2009xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss third quarter 2009 results

10/08/2009xxxxNational magazine names new Westar Energy power plant finalist for "Project of the Year"

10/07/2009xxxxWestar Energy offers new programmable thermostat program

09/23/2009xxxxCoolest Summer in More Than 40 Years Leads Westar Energy to Lower 2009 Earnings Guidance

09/14/2009xxxxWestar Energy's Green Team helps bring wind energy to Pretty Prairie High School

08/27/2009xxxxWestar Energy declares dividend

08/10/2009xxxxWestar Energy restores power to Salina, Abilene and Emporia areas after powerful thunderstorms roll through

08/06/2009xxxxWestar Energy announces second quarter 2009 results

08/04/2009xxxxWestar Energy applies for smart grid funding

07/30/2009xxxxWestar Energy to receive funding to improve diesel emissions equipment on truck fleet

07/24/2009xxxxKCC approves Phase II agreement between Prairie Wind Transmission and ITC Great Plains

07/23/2009xxxxWestar Energy crews complete repairs to Cottonwood Falls substation transformer

07/22/2009xxxxWestar Energy urges customers in Cottonwood Falls and surrounding areas to conserve electricity tomorrow

07/20/2009xxxxWestar Energy urges customers to contain dogs to protect meter readers

07/16/2009xxxxWestar Energy files letter of intent to apply for smart grid funding

07/15/2009xxxxWaste Management and Westar Energy announce new landfill gas to energy facility

07/06/2009xxxxWestar Energy awards home energy audit, dollars toward improvements

06/17/2009xxxxWestar Energy contractors to remove brush created in restoration efforts

06/10/2009xxxxWestar Energy donates fans to the American Red Cross 

06/05/2009xxxxWestar Energy donates fans to the American Red Cross

06/02/2009xxxxWestar Energy files follow-up rate case for completed natural gas plant and wind farms 

06/01/2009xxxxPrairie Wind Transmission, ITC Great Plains reach agreement on construction of extra-high capacity transmission lines

06/01/2009xxxxFalcon chick banding and adult peregrine falcon on display

05/29/2009xxxxKansas Corporation Commission approves update to Environmental Cost Recovery Rider to recover investments in environmental improvements at generation facilities

05/22/2009xxxxWestar Energy to build transmission line near Potwin to support Transcanada's Keystone Pipeline

05/21/2009xxxxWestar Energy declares dividends

05/20/2009xxxxEnvironmental improvements at Westar Energy's Lawrence Energy Center to further reduce emissions

05/18/2009xxxxWestar Energy invites media to Jeffrey Energy Center on May 19 for plant tour of environmental projects

05/15/2009xxxxWestar Energy to webcast 2009 Annual Shareholder Meeting

05/13/2009xxxxWestar Energy celebrates completion of Lawrence Service Center renovation with open house May 14 

05/12/2009xxxxWestar Energy celebrates project success

05/08/2009xxxxWestar Energy announces $500 million reduction to 2010 and 2011 capital spending plans and releases first quarter 2009 results

05/06/2009xxxxWestar Energy donates wind turbine to Cloud County Community College

05/04/2009xxxxWestar Energy helping real estate agents go green

05/01/2009xxxxWestar Energy celebrates Emporia Energy Center's completion with open house May 5

04/30/2009xxxxWestar Energy's Green Team, CEO to plant trees in Chapman

04/27/2009xxxxWestar Energy to build transmission line to interconnect with line built by Nebraska Public Power District

04/21/2009xxxxStudents to help retire incandescent light bulb as part of Earth Day events at Kansas Museum of History

04/20/2009xxxxStudents to help retire incandescent light bulb as part of Earth Day at Sedgwick County Zoo

04/20/2009xxxxWestar Energy to build transmission lines near Hope to support Transcanada's Keystone Pipeline

04/17/2009xxxxWestar Energy to build transmission line, substations near Udall to support Transcanada's Keystone Pipeline

04/16/2009xxxxWestar Energy schedules conference call to discuss first quarter 2009 results

04/09/2009xxxxWestar Energy, Renewable Energy Systems Americas celebrate completion of Central Plains Wind Farm

03/31/2009xxxxWestar Energy nearing end of storm restoration

03/28/2009xxxxWestar Energy continues restoration efforts

03/11/2009xxxxEEI honors Westar Energy with 'Emergency Recovery Award' for power restoration effort

03/11/2009xxxxColwich Elementary students to celebrate reduced energy use

03/03/2009xxxxWestar Energy, BP Wind Energy celebrate completion of Flat Ridge I Wind Farm

02/27/2009xxxxWestar Energy announces 2008 results

02/25/2009xxxxWestar Energy increases dividend

02/12/2009xxxxWestar Energy looking for more renewable energy

02/04/2009xxxxWestar Energy responds to EPA/U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit