Evergy Kansas Central electric rates and bills
Evergy Kansas Central's 343,712 residential customers in Kansas paid an average of 14.56¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $123.78 a month on 850 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 15.35¢, and 15.71¢ in August 2026.2
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
41 of 105 Kansas counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Evergy Kansas Central is Kansas's largest utility and, at 14.56¢ per kWh1 in 2025, the highest-priced of Evergy's utilities. Its average has climbed further since: 15.35¢ per kWh2 over the 12 months to August 2026, a period billed largely under the rates the Kansas Corporation Commission approved in September 2025, while Evergy Metro's Kansas customers saw almost no change.
What Evergy Kansas Central homes pay per kWh
Evergy Kansas Central delivered and sold electricity to 343,712 homes in 2025, 30.6%1 of Kansas's residential customers and more than any other utility in the state. EIA's two surveys give three averages for those customers:
| Period | Average residential price | Source and status |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar 2025 | 14.56¢ per kWh1 | EIA-861, final |
| 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026 | 15.35¢ per kWh | EIA-861M, 2026 months preliminary |
| August 20263 | 15.71¢ per kWh2 | EIA-861M, preliminary |
Each is average revenue per kWh: everything the utility billed its residential customers, including the monthly customer charge, energy cost adjustments and riders, divided by the kWh they used. It is not the energy charge in the tariff, which is only one piece of the bill, and a home that uses little electricity pays more per kWh than the average because the fixed charge is spread over fewer kWh. The 2025 figure is the one used for rankings; the 12-month figure is the closer guide to current bills.
The 2025 rate case and the rise into 2026
From 2024 to 2025 the residential average rose only 1.9%, from 14.29¢ per kWh4 to 14.56¢ per kWh1. The larger step came afterwards. In September 2025 the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a unanimous settlement in Evergy Kansas Central's rate case, with the new rates applied from the October 2025 billing cycle. The 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026 are therefore billed almost entirely under the new rates, and they averaged 15.35¢ per kWh. In August 20263 the average was 15.71¢ per kWh, +7.2%2 on August 2025, a month billed before the settlement took effect. The 2026 months are preliminary.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary).
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| Month | Evergy Kansas Central (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 13.63¢ | 978 | $133.39 |
| February 2025 | 13.88¢ | 868 | $120.43 |
| March 2025 | 14.32¢ | 650 | $93.04 |
| April 2025 | 14.48¢ | 586 | $84.88 |
| May 2025 | 14.61¢ | 625 | $91.36 |
| June 2025 | 14.89¢ | 1,087 | $161.86 |
| July 2025 | 14.12¢ | 1,304 | $184.14 |
| August 2025 | 14.65¢ | 1,116 | $163.48 |
| September 2025 | 14.77¢ | 836 | $123.41 |
| October 2025 | 15.67¢ | 691 | $108.34 |
| November 2025 | 15.38¢ | 641 | $98.49 |
| December 2025 | 14.87¢ | 820 | $121.93 |
| January 2026 | 14.59¢ | 969 | $141.47 |
| February 2026 | 15.31¢ | 668 | $102.37 |
| March 2026 | 15.52¢ | 672 | $104.30 |
| April 2026 | 15.59¢ | 599 | $93.35 |
| May 2026 | 15.33¢ | 727 | $111.40 |
| June 2026 | 15.88¢ | 1,061 | $168.54 |
| July 2026 | 15.44¢ | 1,332 | $205.70 |
| August 2026 | 15.71¢ | 1,291 | $202.85 |
EIA's averages record the result, not its parts: a base-rate change, the energy cost adjustment and riders all land in the same number, and the data cannot separate them. The commission's case files list what was approved; the guide to rate increases explains how such a decision reaches a bill.
Two Evergy prices in Kansas
Evergy runs three utilities in Kansas, and their customers do not pay the same. Evergy Kansas Central and Evergy Kansas South recorded nearly identical averages in every period EIA reports, while Evergy Metro, whose Kansas customers are in Johnson, Wyandotte and other eastern counties, was lower and barely moved:
| Period | Evergy Kansas Central | Evergy Kansas South | Evergy Metro (Kansas) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.29¢ per kWh | 14.25¢ per kWh | 13.13¢ per kWh4 |
| 2025 | 14.56¢ per kWh | 14.54¢ per kWh | 13.21¢ per kWh1 |
| 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026 | 15.35¢ per kWh | 15.35¢ per kWh | 13.31¢ per kWh |
| August 20263, change on a year earlier | +7.2% | +7.3% | −0.8%2 |
In 2025 Evergy Kansas Central's average was 0.8% above the Kansas average and the 5th lowest of the 11 Kansas utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers. Those ranged from 12.01¢ per kWh at Midwest Energy to 17.84¢ per kWh1 at FreeState Electric Cooperative.
Lower use, a smaller bill than Evergy Metro's
A higher price does not mean a higher bill here. Evergy Kansas Central's homes used 850 kWh a month on average in 2025, against 977 kWh at Evergy Metro, so their average bill of $123.78 was below Evergy Metro's $129.00 despite the higher price per kWh. The bill rose from $120.85 in 2024 (+2.4%1), with use per home almost unchanged from 846 kWh4.
The rate case shows in the bill too. Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, the average bill was $131.94 on 860 kWh a month, while Evergy Metro's Kansas homes averaged $131.18 on 985 kWh2: the two bills were almost level, although Evergy Metro's homes still used more electricity.
April bills and July bills
The annual average sits between two very different seasons. Over the last 12 months, use per home fell to 599 kWh in April 2026, when the average bill was $93.35, and rose to 1,332 kWh in July 2026, when it reached $205.702: more than double. The chart shows a smaller second rise in January; the lowest months fall in spring and autumn, between the heating and cooling seasons.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 836 | $123.41 | 14.77¢ |
| October 2025 | 691 | $108.34 | 15.67¢ |
| November 2025 | 641 | $98.49 | 15.38¢ |
| December 2025 | 820 | $121.93 | 14.87¢ |
| January 2026 | 969 | $141.47 | 14.59¢ |
| February 2026 | 668 | $102.37 | 15.31¢ |
| March 2026 | 672 | $104.30 | 15.52¢ |
| April 2026 | 599 | $93.35 | 15.59¢ |
| May 2026 | 727 | $111.40 | 15.33¢ |
| June 2026 | 1,061 | $168.54 | 15.88¢ |
| July 2026 | 1,332 | $205.70 | 15.44¢ |
| August 2026 | 1,291 | $202.85 | 15.71¢ |
For budgeting, the July bill matters more than the annual average. Kansas received $38.6 million5 in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds for fiscal 2026; the Kansas page covers help with bills.
Among Evergy's utilities and the country's
Evergy owns five utilities with pages here, in Kansas and Missouri, and in 2025 Evergy Kansas Central's residential average was the highest of them: 14.56¢ per kWh, against 12.10¢ per kWh at Evergy Missouri West. Evergy Metro's Missouri customers paid 13.63¢ per kWh1.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| Evergy Missouri West (MO) | 12.10¢ |
| Evergy Metro (KS) | 13.21¢ |
| Evergy Metro (MO) | 13.63¢ |
| Evergy Kansas South (KS) | 14.54¢ |
| Evergy Kansas Central (KS) | 14.56¢ |
Nationally the picture is moderate. Among the 177 US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, Evergy Kansas Central ranked 81st lowest of 177 in 2025, below the median of 15.07¢ per kWh, and its average was 18.1% below the national average for investor-owned utilities (17.78¢ per kWh1). The Evergy page compares all five.
Outages: fewer minutes than Evergy Kansas South
Evergy Kansas Central's customers averaged 126 minutes without power in 2025 including major event days, fewer than the Kansas average of 197 minutes, and 80 minutes excluding them, with 1.17 interruptions per customer (IEEE 1366). Its sister utility to the south reported 244 minutes, and Evergy Metro 129 minutes6. One severe storm can move these totals from year to year.
Smart meters, time-of-use and rooftop solar
Every residential meter is an advanced meter (100.0% in EIA's 2025 count), yet few customers use a time-based rate: 2,330 were enrolled in time-of-use pricing, 0.7% of residential customers. Evergy Metro's Kansas share was 1.8%. The utility's current plans and peak hours are in its tariff; the time-of-use guide explains how such plans change a bill. Rooftop solar is uncommon too: 3,616 net-metered residential installations in 2025, 10.5 per 1,000 customers, with 30.3 megawatts7 of capacity.
Where Evergy Kansas Central serves
EIA's 2025 service-territory records list Evergy Kansas Central in 418 Kansas counties, among them Shawnee, Douglas, Riley, Saline, Reno and Lyon. In every one of them at least one other utility also reports customers, such as an electric cooperative, a city utility or another Evergy company, so a county or city name is not enough: the utility's own service map decides by address. The utility is part of the SPP1 regional grid.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 41 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Atchison County | FreeState Electric Cooperative, Brown-Atchison E C A, Doniphan Electric Cooperative Association, City of Horton, City of Muscotah |
| Brown County | Brown-Atchison E C A, City of Sabetha, Doniphan Electric Cooperative Association, City of Horton, City of Robinson, City of Morrill |
| Butler County | Evergy Kansas South, Butler Rural El Cooperative Association, Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Sumner-Cowley Electric Cooperative, City of Augusta |
| Chase County | Butler Rural El Cooperative Association, Flint Hills Rural E C A |
| Clay County | Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, City of Clay Center |
| Cloud County | Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, City of Glasco |
| Coffey County | Evergy Kansas South, Evergy Metro, Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative, City of Burlington |
| Dickinson County | DS&O Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Flint Hills Rural E C A, City of Herington, City of Chapman, City of Enterprise |
| Doniphan County | Brown-Atchison E C A, Doniphan Electric Cooperative Association, City of Wathena, City of Elwood, City of Troy |
| Douglas County | Evergy Metro, FreeState Electric Cooperative, City of Eudora, City of Baldwin City |
| Elk County | Evergy Kansas South, Caney Valley El Cooperative Association |
| Ellsworth County | Midwest Energy, Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Western Cooperative Electric Association, Ark Valley Electric Cooperative Association, City of Holyrood |
| Franklin County | Evergy Metro, City of Ottawa, City of Pomona |
| Geary County | DS&O Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Flint Hills Rural E C A |
| Greenwood County | Evergy Kansas South, Butler Rural El Cooperative Association |
| Jackson County | FreeState Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Nemaha-Marshall E C A, Brown-Atchison E C A, City of Holton |
| Jefferson County | FreeState Electric Cooperative, Brown-Atchison E C A |
| Johnson County | Evergy Metro, City of Gardner |
| Labette County | Evergy Kansas South, Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative, Empire District Electric Co, City of Coffeyville, Twin Valley Electric Cooperative, City of Chetopa, City of Altamont |
| Leavenworth County | Evergy Metro, FreeState Electric Cooperative |
| Lincoln County | Midwest Energy, Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, Western Cooperative Electric Association, City of Lincoln Center |
| Lyon County | Flint Hills Rural E C A |
| Marion County | Evergy Kansas South, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Butler Rural El Cooperative Association, Flint Hills Rural E C A, City of Hillsboro, City of Marion |
| Marshall County | Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Nemaha-Marshall E C A, City of Waterville, City of Axtell, City of Summerfield, City of Vermillion |
| McPherson County | Evergy Kansas South, Midwest Energy, DS&O Electric Cooperative, City of McPherson, Flint Hills Rural E C A, Ark Valley Electric Cooperative Association, City of Lindsborg, City of Moundridge, City of Galva |
| Morris County | DS&O Electric Cooperative, Flint Hills Rural E C A, City of Herington |
| Nemaha County | Nemaha-Marshall E C A, Brown-Atchison E C A, City of Sabetha, City of Seneca, City of Centralia |
| Neosho County | Evergy Kansas South, Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative, City of Chanute, Twin Valley Electric Cooperative, City of Erie |
| Osage County | Evergy Metro, FreeState Electric Cooperative, City of Osage City, City of Burlingame, City of Scranton |
| Ottawa County | Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, City of Minneapolis |
| Pottawatomie County | FreeState Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Nemaha-Marshall E C A, City of Wamego, City of St Marys |
| Reno County | Evergy Kansas South, Midwest Energy, Southern Pioneer Electric Company, Sedgwick County El Cooperative Association, Ark Valley Electric Cooperative Association, Ninnescah Rural E C A, City of Sterling, City of Haven |
| Rice County | Midwest Energy, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Ark Valley Electric Cooperative Association, City of Sterling |
| Riley County | Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Flint Hills Rural E C A |
| Saline County | Midwest Energy, Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Ark Valley Electric Cooperative Association |
| Shawnee County | FreeState Electric Cooperative |
| Wabaunsee County | FreeState Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Flint Hills Rural E C A, City of Alma |
| Washington County | Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Nemaha-Marshall E C A, City of Washington |
| Wilson County | Evergy Kansas South, Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative, City of Neodesha, City of Fredonia |
| Woodson County | Evergy Kansas South, Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative, City of Toronto |
| Wyandotte County | Evergy Metro, City of Kansas City |
Business customers
Commercial customers paid 11.09¢ per kWh on average in 2025 and industrial customers 9.17¢ per kWh, against 14.56¢ per kWh for homes; across all customers the average was 11.96¢ per kWh. The average commercial bill was $732.721 a month.
Evergy Kansas Central: common questions
What is Evergy Kansas Central's rate per kWh?
EIA reports what customers paid on average, not a tariff line. Residential customers paid 15.35¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary), 14.56¢ per kWh1 in calendar 2025 and 15.71¢ per kWh2 in August 20263. Each is residential revenue divided by kWh sold, so the customer charge, energy cost adjustments and riders are inside it; most taxes are not.
How much is the average Evergy Kansas Central bill?
$123.78 a month in 2025 for 850 kWh1, and $131.94 on average over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. Over those 12 months EIA's monthly data put the average bill at $93.35 in April 2026 and $205.70 in July 20262.
Did Evergy Kansas Central raise rates?
Yes. In September 2025 the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a settlement in the company's rate case, with new rates from the October 2025 billing cycle. In EIA's data the residential average for August 20263 was +7.2%2 on August 2025 (preliminary).
Can I choose another electricity supplier instead of Evergy?
No. Kansas has no residential retail choice: EIA counted no residential customers buying from a competitive supplier in 2025. The utility whose territory covers an address supplies and delivers its electricity.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
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