Evergy rates: four companies, two states, five prices
Evergy's utilities serve 1.5 million homes in Kansas and Missouri, and their prices follow the companies more than the state line. In 2025 homes on Evergy Kansas Central paid the highest average, 14.56¢ per kWh, and those on Evergy Missouri West the lowest, 12.10¢ per kWh1; since then the averages of Evergy Kansas Central and its subsidiary Evergy Kansas South have risen further, following a Kansas rate settlement approved in September 2025.
Which Evergy is on your bill
Evergy, Inc. owns four operating utilities, and EIA reports their prices separately. Its 2025 annual report to the SEC describes Evergy Kansas Central (formerly Westar Energy) and its subsidiary Evergy Kansas South as utilities serving Kansas, Evergy Metro (formerly Kansas City Power & Light) as serving both Missouri and Kansas, and Evergy Missouri West (formerly KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations) as serving Missouri. Evergy Metro has a separate page for each state, which makes 5 sets of prices in all. The same report names the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), the Missouri Public Service Commission and, for wholesale prices, FERC as the regulators that authorise what Evergy's utilities charge; Kansas customers' retail rates go through the KCC and Missouri customers' through the Missouri commission, even when the utility is the same.
Across all of them, bundled residential customers (those who buy both supply and delivery from the utility, which at these utilities means every residential customer EIA counts) paid 13.58¢ per kWh1 on average in 2025. That is average revenue per kWh: what customers paid in total, including fixed charges and riders, divided by what they used. It is not the price printed on any tariff.
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¢ |
The 2025 averages follow the companies rather than the states. Evergy Kansas Central (14.56¢ per kWh) and Evergy Kansas South (14.54¢ per kWh) sat just above the Kansas average: 0.8% above the Kansas average for Kansas Central. Evergy Missouri West, at 12.10¢ per kWh, was 9.0% below the Missouri average and 18th lowest of 177 large US utilities. Evergy Metro landed in between on both sides of the line, and its Kansas homes paid less than its Missouri homes: 13.21¢ per kWh for its Kansas homes and 13.63¢ per kWh for its Missouri homes. Every one of the five was below the national average for investor-owned utilities; Evergy Kansas Central, the highest, was 18.1% below the national average for investor-owned utilities1.
Since the 2025 Kansas settlement
From 2024 to 2025 the averages moved little except at Evergy Missouri West: +1.9% at Evergy Kansas Central, +2.0% at Evergy Kansas South, +0.6% for Evergy Metro in Kansas, −0.7% for Evergy Metro in Missouri and −3.6%1 at Evergy Missouri West.
The divergence came afterwards. Evergy Kansas Central and Evergy Kansas South filed a joint rate case in January 2025, and in September 2025 the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a unanimous settlement. Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, a period billed largely after that decision, EIA's monthly survey puts Kansas Central at 15.35¢ per kWh and Kansas South at 15.35¢ per kWh, against their 2025 averages of 14.56¢ per kWh and 14.54¢ per kWh1. In August 20263 Kansas Central's average was +7.2% and Kansas South's +7.3% against August 2025. Evergy Metro was not a party to that case, and its Kansas average was −0.8% over the same comparison, with 13.31¢ per kWh2 over the 12 months.
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 |
On the Missouri side, Evergy Missouri West's average rose again in 2026: 12.37¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026 and +4.1% in August 2026 against a year earlier. Evergy Metro's Missouri average was 13.67¢ per kWh over the 12 months and −1.9%2 in August 20263. In February 2026 Evergy filed a rate case for Evergy Missouri Metro; the commission suspended the proposed tariff for hearings, and the docket still showed the case open, with no final order, on November 14, 2026. Monthly figures since January 2026 are preliminary, and EIA's averages combine base rates, fuel adjustments and riders without separating them; the guide to rate increases follows a decision from docket to bill.
A single summer month can order the five differently from the year. In August 20263, Evergy Metro's Missouri homes averaged 15.82¢ per kWh, above Evergy Kansas Central's 15.71¢ per kWh and well above the 14.28¢ per kWh2 paid by the same company's Kansas homes, although over the 12 months Evergy Metro in Missouri averaged less than Evergy Kansas Central or Evergy Kansas South. That is why this page compares utilities on 12 months or a full year.
Same company, different bills
Price per kWh and the monthly bill rank the utilities differently, because use per home differs. Evergy Metro shows it best. In 2025 its Kansas homes paid less per kWh than its Missouri homes but used 977 kWh a month against 818 kWh, so their average bill was $129.00 against $111.44: the largest and the smallest bills among Evergy's utilities. Evergy Missouri West had the lowest price but the highest use, 996 kWh, and a bill of $120.511.
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 monthly residential use |
|---|---|
| Evergy Metro (MO) | 818 |
| Evergy Kansas Central (KS) | 850 |
| Evergy Kansas South (KS) | 858 |
| Evergy Metro (KS) | 977 |
| Evergy Missouri West (MO) | 996 |
Summer drives the gap. In the 12 months to August 2026, use per home peaked in July 2026 at all five, from 1,211 kWh for Evergy Metro in Missouri to 1,593 kWh for Evergy Metro in Kansas. Bills moved with it: Evergy Kansas South's monthly average ranged from $93.84 in February 2026 to $233.40 in August 20262. The monthly figures are preliminary.
Time-of-use: the default in Missouri, rare in Kansas
Every Evergy utility reported advanced meters at 100.0% of residential meters in 2025, but how homes are billed on them depends on the state. In September 2023 the Missouri Public Service Commission approved a tariff making a time-based plan the default residential rate for Evergy Missouri Metro and Evergy Missouri West. In 2025, 89.5% of Evergy Metro's Missouri homes and 78.1% of Evergy Missouri West's were enrolled in time-of-use pricing. In Kansas the shares were 1.8% for Evergy Metro, 0.7% for Evergy Kansas Central and 0.6%4 for Evergy Kansas South. On a time-of-use plan, when electricity is used affects the bill as well as how much.
Rooftop solar is also more common on the Missouri side. Per thousand residential customers in 2025, Evergy Missouri West counted 19.5 net-metered residential systems and Evergy Metro 14.5 in Missouri, against 10.5 at Evergy Kansas Central, 9.8 at Evergy Kansas South and 7.14 for Evergy Metro in Kansas.
Outages: Evergy Kansas South's storm minutes
The widest outage gap inside Evergy came from major event days. In 2025, counting every event, Evergy Kansas South's customers averaged 244 minutes without power, more than the Kansas average of 197 minutes, while Evergy Kansas Central's averaged 126 minutes. Without major event days the two were close: 84 minutes and 80 minutes. In Missouri, Evergy Metro reported 178 minutes and Evergy Missouri West 183 minutes, both fewer than the Missouri average of 369 minutes; Evergy Metro's Kansas customers averaged 129 minutes5.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. 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 | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central (KS) | 126 |
| Evergy Metro (KS) | 129 |
| Evergy Metro (MO) | 178 |
| Evergy Missouri West (MO) | 183 |
| Evergy Kansas South (KS) | 244 |
The figures follow IEEE 1366, the standard utilities use to report outage duration to EIA. Each utility page adds its counties, its business prices and how it compares with the other utilities in its state.
| Evergy Metro | Kansas | 247,426 | 13.21¢ | +0.6% | $129.00 | 977 | 129 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | Missouri | 276,162 | 13.63¢ | −0.7% | $111.44 | 818 | 178 |
| Evergy Kansas South | Kansas | 305,665 | 14.54¢ | +2.0% | $124.79 | 858 | 244 |
| Evergy Missouri West | Missouri | 308,573 | 12.10¢ | −3.6% | $120.51 | 996 | 183 |
| Evergy Kansas Central | Kansas | 343,712 | 14.56¢ | +1.9% | $123.78 | 850 | 126 |
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; EIA-861 2025, reliability. Bundled residential customers (EIA-861 2025 and 2024 final). Delivery only applies where customers can buy supply elsewhere. Outage minutes: SAIDI with major event days, 2025.
Questions and answers
What is Evergy's rate per kWh?
There is no single Evergy rate. In 2025, bundled residential customers of its utilities paid 13.58¢ per kWh on average, all charges divided by kWh, from 12.10¢ per kWh at Evergy Missouri West to 14.56¢ per kWh1 at Evergy Kansas Central. These are average prices, not tariff lines; the tariff itself is filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission or the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Did Evergy raise rates in 2026?
In Kansas, Evergy Kansas Central averaged 15.35¢ per kWh over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, against 14.56¢ per kWh in 2025, and Evergy Kansas South 15.35¢ per kWh against 14.54¢ per kWh1, after a rate settlement approved in September 2025. In Missouri, Evergy Metro's average was −1.9%2 in August 20263 against a year earlier, and its rate case filed in February 2026 was still open in November 2026. Figures since January 2026 are preliminary.
Which Evergy company serves my address?
The county is not always enough to tell. EIA's 2025 service-territory data place Evergy Kansas Central in 41 Kansas counties, Evergy Kansas South in 24, Evergy Metro in 11 Kansas and 14 Missouri counties and Evergy Missouri West in 317 Missouri counties, and some counties appear on two Evergy lists, such as Coffey County in Kansas and Cass and Clay counties in Missouri. The company name on the bill, or the utility's own service map, decides by address.
Evergy's utility 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 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, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 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
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.