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Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, is constructing an 850 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant (Iatan 2) next to an older plant (Iatan 1) north of Kansas City on the Missouri-Kansas border.<refname="sierra">[http://www.sierraclub.org/environmentallaw/coal/plantlist.asp "Stopping the Coal Rush"], Sierra Club, accessed January 2008. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)</ref>

In March 2007, Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), the Sierra Club, and the Concerned Citizens of Platte County (CCPC) agreed to a legally binding contract that will run through 2015 and reduce emissions for the Kansas City-based utility, thus resolving four appeals and a six year dispute with the Sierra Club. KCP&L agreed to reduce overall carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent by 2020 through legislative and regulatory changes that are yet to be determined, and also agreed to offset all greenhouse gas emissions at its Iatan 2 unit. This will be accomplished by adding 400 MW of wind power, and programs that will save 300 MW of energy demand. The measures will be initiated by 2010 and fully implemented by 2012.<ref>[http://www.sierraclub.org/pressroom/releases/pr2007-03-20.asp "Environmental, Community Groups Announce Important Energy Agreement with Major Utility"], Sierra Club press release, March 20, 2007.</ref> In May 2008, KCP&L released new cost estimates for plant, raising the cost 15 percent to almost $2 billion, and indicated it may increase the estimate again after the engineering analysis is complete. KCP&L expects to raise customers' electric rates by over 25 percent to cover costs of the new plant.<ref name="sierra"/>