Westar Energy Presents at Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference

Westar Energy Presents at Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference

TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WR) today announced Jim Haines, president and chief executive officer, will conduct an investor presentation at the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005, at 12:20 p.m. ET in New York.

The presentation will be webcast live. The presentation slides and audio will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of Westar Energy's website at http://www.wr.com/ . An audio replay will be available about 24 hours after the webcast and will remain accessible through Sept. 16, 2005.

Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WR) is the largest consolidated electric utility in Kansas, providing electric service to more than 655,000 customers in the state. Westar Energy has nearly 6,000 megawatts of electric generation capacity and operates and coordinates more than 34,800 miles of electric distribution and transmission lines.

For more information about Westar Energy, visit us on the Internet at http://www.wr.com/ .

Media contact:
Karla Olsen
Senior manager, media relations
Phone: 888.613.0003
FAX: 316.261.6769
news@wr.com

Investor contact:
Bruce Burns
Director, investor relations
Phone: 785.575.8227
bruce_burns@wr.com

Source: Westar Energy, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Karla Olsen, Senior manager, media relations,
+1-888-613-0003, fax, +1-316-261-6769, news@wr.com , or Investor, Bruce Burns,
Director, investor relations, +1-785-575-8227, bruce_burns@wr.com , both of
Westar Energy

Web site: http://www.wr.com/

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