Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration StatementNo. 333-225673 on FormS-8 of Evergy, Inc. of our report dated February 21, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Great Plains Energy Incorporated and subsidiaries, appearing in Part II, Item 8, included within Great Plains Energy Incorporated’s Annual Report on Form10-K, which is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form8-K/A of Evergy, Inc. dated August 8, 2018.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
August 8, 2018