...- The Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) recently authorized Evergy Inc. subsidiary Evergy Missouri West Inc. to increase its revenue requirement by about $30 million to recover capital investments and expenses it has incurred since 2018. - In addition, in October 2022, Evergy Missouri West received approval to issue about $300 million of securitization financing to refund it for the extraordinary fuel and purchased power costs incurred during the severe winter storm of February 2021. - We affirmed all of our ratings on Evergy Missouri West, including our 'A-' long-term issuer credit rating, our 'A-2' short-term and commercial paper ratings, and our 'A' issue-level rating and '1+' recovery rating on its senior secured debt. The ratings outlook remains negative. - The negative outlook on Evergy Missouri reflects the negative outlook on parent, Evergy Inc. This is consistent with our assessment of Evergy Missouri as a core subsidiary of parent Evergy. We expect that Evergy Missouri's...
