The new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for Evergy filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission is the outcome of sustained scrutiny by activist investor Elliott Management and an internal rethink. This has resulted in what was once a fairly coal-committed utility, looking at eliminating 70% of emissions by 2030. Evergy is one of the larger US investor-owned utilities with revenues of $5 billion. While there was a statement in principle back in February as it caved in and offered two board seats to Elliott Management, there was still a lot of work to do and the mid-West US utility claims it has looked at 250 different combinations of generating assets, before it arrived at its final IRP. There are a…