On July 14, 2023, hurricane-force winds left significant damage in both Missouri and Kansas and almost 250,000 people without power.
This was the first utility restoration of this magnitude since Westar and Kansas City Power & Light merged to become Evergy in 2018.
Evergy launched the biggest storm response the metro area has seen since the 2002 ice storm. The company reported 80 to 100 mile an …