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LEASES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of Lease Expense | The Evergy Companies' lease expense is detailed in the following table.
Evergy |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Finance lease costs |  | (millions)
Amortization of right-of-use assets |  | $ | 6.1 |  |  | $ | 5.3 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |
Interest on lease liabilities |  | 2.3 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 2.5 |
Operating lease costs |  | 20.5 |  |  | 21.9 |  |  | 21.8 |
Short-term lease costs |  | 4.0 |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | 5.9 |
Variable lease costs for renewable purchase power agreements |  | 266.5 |  |  | 318.0 |  |  | 280.3 |
Total lease costs |  | $ | 299.4 |  |  | $ | 352.5 |  |  | $ | 315.6 |
Evergy Kansas Central |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Finance lease costs |  | (millions)
Amortization of right-of-use assets |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 4.7 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |
Interest on lease liabilities |  | 2.2 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 2.4 |
Operating lease costs |  | 10.0 |  |  | 12.1 |  |  | 12.9 |
Short-term lease costs |  | 1.5 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 1.8 |
Variable lease costs for renewable purchase power agreements |  | 122.6 |  |  | 155.2 |  |  | 145.8 |
Total lease costs |  | $ | 141.8 |  |  | $ | 175.6 |  |  | $ | 167.4 |
Evergy Metro |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Finance lease costs |  | (millions)
Amortization of right-of-use assets |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |
Interest on lease liabilities |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Operating lease costs |  | 8.6 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 9.0 |
Short-term lease costs |  | 2.2 |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | 3.0 |
Variable lease costs for renewable purchase power agreements |  | 107.5 |  |  | 122.6 |  |  | 101.0 |
Total lease costs |  | $ | 118.9 |  |  | $ | 135.2 |  |  | $ | 113.5 |
Supplemental cash flow information related to the Evergy Companies' leases is detailed in the following table.
Evergy | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | (millions)
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 20.1 |  |  | $ | 21.1 |  |  | $ | 20.7 |
Operating cash flows from finance leases | 2.3 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 2.6 |
Financing cash flows from finance leases | 6.6 |  |  | 5.9 |  |  | 5.3 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 20.1 |  |  | 12.2 |  |  | 16.4 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | 11.9 |  |  | 7.0 |  |  | 1.4 |
Evergy Kansas Central | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | (millions)
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 9.9 |  |  | $ | 11.4 |  |  | $ | 11.8 |
Operating cash flows from finance leases | 2.1 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 2.4 |
Financing cash flows from finance leases | 5.7 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 4.7 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 9.2 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 7.1 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | 10.2 |  |  | 7.0 |  |  | 1.4 |
Evergy Metro | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | (millions)
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 9.7 |  |  | $ | 9.3 |  |  | $ | 10.4 |
Operating cash flows from finance leases | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Financing cash flows from finance leases | 0.8 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.5 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 9.9 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 9.3 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | 1.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Schedule of Payments for Finance Leases | Payments and other supplemental information for finance leases as of December 31, 2023, are detailed in the following table.
|  | Evergy |  | Evergy Kansas Central |  | Evergy Metro
|  | (millions)
2024 |  | $ | 9.3 |  |  | $ | 8.3 |  |  | $ | 0.8 |
2025 |  | 8.1 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 0.6 |
2026 |  | 7.8 |  |  | 7.0 |  |  | 0.5 |
2027 |  | 7.3 |  |  | 6.5 |  |  | 0.5 |
2028 |  | 6.7 |  |  | 6.1 |  |  | 0.4 |
After 2028 |  | 35.5 |  |  | 34.8 |  |  | 0.7 |
Total finance lease payments |  | 74.7 |  |  | 70.1 |  |  | 3.5 |
Amounts representing imputed interest |  | (20.0) |  |  | (19.2) |  |  | (0.6) |
Present value of lease payments |  | 54.7 |  |  | 50.9 |  |  | 2.9 |
Less: current portion |  | (7.2) |  |  | (6.3) |  |  | (0.7) |
Total long-term obligations under finance leases |  | $ | 47.5 |  |  | $ | 44.6 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |
Right-of-use assets under finance leases included in property, plant and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets |  | $ | 323.7 |  |  | $ | 63.5 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |  | 11.0 |  | 11.4 |  | 6.0
Weighted-average discount rate |  | 5.5 | % |  | 5.6 | % |  | 5.8 | %
Schedule of Lease Payments for Operating Leases | Lease payments and other supplemental information for operating leases as of December 31, 2023, are detailed in the following table.
|  | Evergy |  | Evergy Kansas Central |  | Evergy Metro
|  | (millions)
2024 |  | $ | 21.5 |  |  | $ | 9.1 |  |  | $ | 11.8 |
2025 |  | 15.5 |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | 8.9 |
2026 |  | 12.1 |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 7.4 |
2027 |  | 9.8 |  |  | 3.1 |  |  | 6.5 |
2028 |  | 6.3 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 5.3 |
After 2028 |  | 18.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 18.1 |
Total operating lease payments |  | 83.3 |  |  | 24.2 |  |  | 58.0 |
Amounts representing imputed interest |  | (11.9) |  |  | (1.7) |  |  | (10.1) |
Present value of lease payments |  | 71.4 |  |  | 22.5 |  |  | 47.9 |
Less: current portion |  | (18.1) |  |  | (8.9) |  |  | (8.7) |
Total long-term obligations under operating leases |  | $ | 53.3 |  |  | $ | 13.6 |  |  | $ | 39.2 |
Right-of-use assets under operating leases included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets |  | $ | 71.1 |  |  | $ | 22.8 |  |  | $ | 35.5 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |  | 5.9 |  | 3.3 |  | 7.2
Weighted-average discount rate |  | 3.2 | % |  | 4.1 | % |  | 2.5 | %

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