Kansas Electricity Rates
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Can you choose your electricity supplier in Kansas?
No. Kansas has not opened its residential electricity market to competition, so the utility that delivers your power also sells it. Its prices are set in rate cases before the Kansas Corporation Commission, and the rate you pay depends on which utility serves your address, your rate schedule, and the season.
Grid operator: Southwest Power Pool (SPP). Wholesale power costs flow through to retail bills on the regulator's schedule rather than month to month, which is why regulated-state rates move more slowly than the market-based states listed below.
Want to shop for a supplier? Retail choice is open on this site in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington DC.
Kansas has no supplier choice and Evergy asks no deposit of new residential customers, but every Evergy household is automatically enrolled in the flat Standard Plan when you could opt into a 4–8 p.m. time-based plan on day one, and the Nov. 1–Mar. 31 Cold Weather Rule that movers hear about protects only Evergy and Liberty customers, not customers of BPU or the state's 26 distribution cooperatives, which set their own winter policies.
Who will deliver your power in Kansas
The utility is fixed by your address. These are the largest in the state, with what each says it needs from a new customer.
Evergy Kansas Central (including the Evergy Kansas South rate area)investor-owned
KCC-regulated Evergy territory made up of the former Westar system's Evergy Kansas Central rate area plus the Evergy Kansas South rate area around Wichita (its KCC tariff sheet lists about 150 communities, including Wichita, Derby, Andover, El Dorado, Newton, Arkansas City, Independence and Pittsburg). Evergy runs two Kansas service areas (Kansas Central and Kansas Metro) with different rates, so check your bill or the region selector on evergy.com. About 644,000 Kansas residential customers (EIA-861 2024: 341,806 Evergy Kansas Central + 302,508 Evergy Kansas South; KCC's 2026 report lists 644,314).
Evergy's help center says residential customers are not required to pay a deposit when applying for new service (commercial customers and anyone previously shut off for non-payment do); you pick the weekday you want service turned on, and the online start form says service orders cannot be scheduled on weekends or holidays. Every Kansas customer is automatically enrolled in the Standard Plan ($15.25 monthly basic service fee, $0.09126/kWh for the first 900 kWh, effective 10/1/2025) and can call 800-383-1183 to switch to a time-based plan.
Start service with Evergy Kansas Central →Sources: evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, eia.gov, kcc.ks.gov, curb.kansas.gov
Evergy Kansas Metro (formerly KCP&L)investor-owned
KCC-regulated Evergy service area for the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro: Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Miami, Douglas, Franklin, Anderson, Linn, Bourbon, Coffey and Osage counties, including Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Shawnee, Leawood, Prairie Village, Bonner Springs, Gardner, Ottawa and Paola; Kansas City, KS appears both on Evergy Metro's community list and in BPU's Wyandotte County territory, so confirm by address. About 244,600 Kansas residential customers (EIA-861 2024: 244,555; KCC 2026 report: 244,556).
Same Evergy start/stop/move flow as Kansas Central: no deposit for new residential service, choose a weekday turn-on date, no weekend or holiday service orders. Default Standard Plan here is a flat $14.25 customer charge plus $0.10021/kWh in June–September and $0.07735/kWh October–May (the same price above and below 1,000 kWh), with the same optional Summer Peak, Nights & Weekends and Even Use plans.
Start service with Evergy Kansas Metro →Sources: evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, bpu.com, eia.gov, kcc.ks.gov, curb.kansas.gov
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU)municipal
Community-owned, not-for-profit electric and water utility serving Kansas City, Kansas and the rest of Wyandotte County plus parts of Johnson County, about 127.5 square miles; electric service since 1912. About 67,000+ electric customers per BPU (EIA-861 2024 lists 61,475 residential customers).
New customers need a Social Security Number or ITIN plus a copy of one valid ID (driver's license, passport or state ID), submit by email or fax, and pay a $75 service fee plus a possible deposit on the first bill; transfers within BPU territory may have the deposit waived with a strong payment history, and stop-service requests take effect as soon as the next business day (Customer Care 913-573-9190). Residential Rate Code 100 is a $26.00 customer charge plus $0.06923/kWh in summer and $0.06850/kWh for the first 1,000 winter kWh ($0.03800 above that), before the Energy Rate Component and other riders.
Start service with Kansas City Board of Public Utilities →Midwest Energy, Inc.cooperative
Customer-owned electric and natural gas cooperative serving 92,000 customers in 40 counties of central and western Kansas. About 29,800 residential electric customers (EIA-861 2024); 92,000 total electric and gas customers per the co-op.
The online residential start form requires a Social Security number and driver license, needs at least 24 hours notice Monday–Friday (closed weekends and holidays), and should not be submitted more than 14 days before the start date. The deposit is based on the location's two-month average bill (tariff minimum $150), billed in four installments with the first due up front, and is waived with a letter of credit from your previous utility showing no more than two late payments in 12 months or a current Midwest Energy customer as third-party guarantor; residential electric bills since 2023 are a three-part rate with a $28 monthly customer charge, an energy charge and a demand charge set by your highest 15-minute use (3–7 p.m. June–September).
Start service with Midwest Energy, Inc. →Sources: mwenergy.com, mwenergy.com, mwenergy.com, demand-rates.mwenergy.com, mwenergy.com, eia.gov
Wheatland Electric Cooperativecooperative
Member-owned cooperative headquartered in Scott City with seven local offices (Scott City, Leoti, Tribune, Syracuse, Garden City, Great Bend, Harper), serving 14 Kansas counties in southwest and central Kansas plus parts of three Colorado counties. About 20,100 residential customers (EIA-861 2024).
Print and complete the Residential Membership Application and Service Contract, bring it with government-issued photo ID to one of the seven offices, and put down a deposit or provide a letter of credit from another utility showing 12 months of good credit history; renters must also bring a lease in the applicant's name. As a cooperative (the KCC says co-ops 'generally do not fall under' its jurisdiction), Wheatland runs its own Cold Weather Accommodation policy from Nov. 15 to Mar. 15 rather than the state Cold Weather Rule.
Start service with Wheatland Electric Cooperative →Sources: weci.net, weci.net, weci.net, kcc.ks.gov, eia.gov
FreeState Electric Cooperativecooperative
Topeka-headquartered cooperative formed Jan. 1, 2017 from Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative and Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative, serving the former territories of those two co-ops. About 17,500 residential customers (EIA-861 2024).
A membership application must be on file before service starts; existing residential meters can be transferred or energized through the online portal, while new construction and commercial accounts go by phone (785-478-3444). The fee schedule lists a $0 new-service application fee, $0 disconnect and reconnect fees and a new-account deposit 'determined by credit score'; an optional time-of-use rate charges 35 cents/kWh from 3–6 p.m. weekdays and 10.75 cents/kWh all other hours in 2026.
Start service with FreeState Electric Cooperative →Sources: freestate.coop, freestate.coop, freestate.coop, freestate.coop, eia.gov
Deposits, ID, and supplier choice in Kansas
Deposits. For KCC-jurisdictional utilities (Evergy and Liberty-Empire), the KCC Billing Standards let a utility require one form of positive ID (SSN may be requested but not required) and allow an initial deposit only if you have an unsatisfactory or insufficient credit history, an unpaid utility account from the last five years, or a meter-tampering record; the deposit cannot exceed your projected average two months' bills (three months for members of a cooperative that uses turn-around billing), must be payable in equal installments over at least four months, and cannot be based on race, sex, age, source of income or where you live. Deposits earn interest at a rate the KCC sets each December (3.62% for 2026, 4.30% for 2025) and are refunded, less unpaid bills, when service ends. (kcc.ks.gov)
Choosing a supplier. There is no residential electric supplier choice in Kansas: K.S.A. 66-1,172 divides the state into certified service territories in which 'only one retail electric supplier shall provide retail electric service,' and EIA's 2024 Kansas profile shows all 41,258,210 MWh of retail sales as full-service-provider sales and zero energy-only (competitive supplier) sales. Your address determines your utility; see https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/statute/066_000_0000_chapter/066_001_0000_article/066_001_0172_section/066_001_0172_k/ and https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/kansas/.
The KCC regulates only Evergy and Liberty-Empire among electric utilities; 'co-ops and municipal utilities generally do not fall under the jurisdiction of the KCC,' so KCC deposit, disconnection and Cold Weather Rule protections do not bind BPU or the 26 distribution co-ops, though the KCC notes many have similar winter policies. Under the Billing Standards, jurisdictional utilities must give 10 days' written notice before disconnecting and restore service no later than the next business day after the day you request; the Cold Weather Rule (Nov. 1–Mar. 31) bars disconnection when the forecast calls for temperatures below 35°F in the next 48 hours and requires a 12-month payment plan (1/12 of the overdue balance plus 1/12 of the current bill, fees and any deposit up front); the KCC consumer line is 800-662-0027.
Sources: kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, kslegislature.gov, eia.gov, kec.coop
Help paying an electric bill in Kansas
LIEAP (Kansas Low Income Energy Assistance Program)
Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), Economic and Employment Services
One-time-per-year federally funded benefit for households whose combined gross income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty level (DCF's current table: $1,995/month for one person up to $6,965 for eight, plus $710 per additional person) where an adult at the address is personally responsible for heating costs; apply online through the DCF Self-Service Portal or on paper during the winter application window (the 2026 window closed March 31, 2026 at 5 p.m.; the 2025 window ran Nov. 18, 2024–Mar. 31, 2025) with proof of income, copies of all fuel bills and, if heat is included in your rent, you live in subsidized housing or the utility bill is in the landlord's name, a copy of the lease. The LIHEAP Clearinghouse lists FY2026 Kansas heating benefits of $130 minimum to $4,301 maximum, 38,542 households helped in FY2024, and DCF Benefits Assistance at 1-888-369-4777.
Sources: dcf.ks.gov, liheapch.acf.gov, kcc.ks.gov, curb.kansas.gov, acf.gov
Weatherization Assistance Program (Kansas)
Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC), delivered by county weatherization providers
Income-eligible Kansas homeowners and renters get a free comprehensive home energy audit, with all services and upgrades provided free of charge; households receiving SSI, TANF or LIEAP are automatically income-eligible (the LIHEAP Clearinghouse lists the threshold at 200% of the federal poverty level). Apply through your county's provider on KHRC's map; the program marked 50 years in Kansas in October 2026.
Sources: kshousingcorp.org, liheapch.acf.gov
KCC Utility & Weatherization Related Assistance Programs guide and CURB consumer assistance
Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection; Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board (CURB)
The KCC keeps a statewide, six-region directory of local agencies that help pay utility bills or weatherize homes, and its consumer office (800-662-0027) handles complaints and disputes with regulated utilities; CURB, the state's independent residential ratepayer advocate (785-271-3200), posts a utility-assistance quick-reference list and points Kansans to United Way 211 for local funds.
Sources: kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, curb.kansas.gov, curb.kansas.gov, curb.kansas.gov, curb.kansas.gov
Evergy
Evergy connects income-qualified customers to state and local bill help (which can take up to 30 days to post), delays disconnection at least 21 days once a year for a documented medical emergency, lets customers 60 or older who are disabled or often away from home name a 'Special Friend' to be contacted about overdue bills, and offers an Average Payment Plan, payment extensions, installment plans, an Adjustable Due Date for Social Security/SSI recipients and free Income-Eligible Weatherization (in-person help is available at Evergy Connect in Kansas City or Wichita). The LIHEAP Clearinghouse lists Evergy's Project DESERVE emergency fund for people with severe disabilities, adults 65+ and income-eligible households (Center of Hope 316-219-2121 or Evergy 800-383-1183).
Sources: evergy.com, evergy.com, liheapch.acf.gov
BPU Hardship Assistance Program, Utility Assistance Program and FlexPay
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities with local partners (Avenue of Life, El Centro, Cross-Lines)
Hardship Assistance pays up to $500 once toward electric and water bills for customers with six consecutive months of active BPU service who show income and expenses (913-371-6772); the Utility Assistance Program gives up to $500 every 12 months to households within 200% of the federal poverty level, applied for through 2-1-1 partner agencies (deposits and connection fees excluded). BPU also offers FlexPay prepaid service with no deposits or late fees, an Equal Payment Plan and free weatherization kits.
Midwest Energy, distributed by the Salvation Army
Customer contributions are distributed by the Salvation Army to qualifying Midwest Energy families; request an application at 1-816-756-5392 (press 3), and the co-op's page also lists state social-service (SRS) offices and local charities in Colby, Goodland, Great Bend, Hays, Larned, Phillipsburg and Scott City that take LIEAP and emergency-aid applications.
Sources: mwenergy.com, liheapch.acf.gov
Programs that change what you pay
- Rooftop solar (net metering)available
- Kansas's Net Metering and Easy Connection Act (K.S.A. 66-1263 through 66-1271, amended 2014 and by HB 2527 in 2024) requires only the investor-owned utilities, Evergy and Liberty-Empire, to offer net metering, first-come first-served up to a cap that rises 1% a year to 5% of the utility's historic peak by 2027, with a free bi-directional meter and export limits sized to your usage (systems starting on or after Jan. 1, 2026 are limited to 50% of export capacity); co-ops and municipals are not required to offer it but many do. Evergy's process: get contractor quotes, submit the under-200 kW application, install within 12 months, then request a meter set (questions 816-242-5971).
Sources: kcc.ks.gov, evergy.com, kslegislature.gov
- Community solarlimited
- There is no statewide community solar program; Evergy's Solar Subscription, backed by its South Hutchinson solar facility, adds roughly $10–$12 per share to a residential bill, requires a five-year minimum, is price-locked until at least 2037 and transfers if you move within the same service area, but Evergy's subscription-programs page says the program is currently full and new sign-ups go on a waitlist; Evergy also offers a wind subscription at $0.00295/kWh for up to 100% of usage. BPU customers can lease 1–10 panels in Kansas's first municipal solar farm (about $330 per panel through 2042, roughly $3.20/month in credits each), while Midwest Energy's Colby array has been sold out since March 2016 with a wait list.
Sources: evergy.com, evergy.com, bpu.com, mwenergy.com
- Time-of-use ratesavailable
- Evergy Kansas customers default to the flat Standard Plan but can opt into three alternatives with a 4–8 p.m. weekday peak: Summer Peak Time Based (Kansas Central peak $0.26625/kWh June–September only, off-peak $0.06662 summer/$0.09205 non-summer, super off-peak $0.04603 midnight–6 a.m. October–May), Nights & Weekends (peak year-round, $0.26196 summer/$0.23291 non-summer, super off-peak $0.03743/$0.03328) and Even Use (lower energy rate plus a $7.961/kW summer or $1.531/kW non-summer demand charge), with no peak on weekends or six holidays. Among co-ops, FreeState offers an optional 3–6 p.m. weekday TOU rate (35 cents peak/10.75 cents off-peak in 2026) and Midwest Energy's standard residential rate already includes a demand charge measured 3–7 p.m. June–September.
Sources: evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, evergy.com, freestate.coop, demand-rates.mwenergy.com
Questions people ask before moving to Kansas
How far ahead should I set up electricity before moving to Kansas?
Evergy lets you pick any weekday as your start date (no weekend or holiday service orders), Midwest Energy needs at least 24 hours' notice Monday–Friday and asks you not to apply more than 14 days ahead, BPU stops service as soon as the next business day, and Victory Electric warns it cannot guarantee same-day connection and does not connect on weekends or holidays; the KCC Billing Standards require regulated utilities to restore service no later than the business day after the day you request. A few business days of lead time covers an existing meter at these utilities, but Victory says new construction can take several weeks to a month from start to finish.
Sources: evergy.com, evergy.com, mwenergy.com, bpu.com, victoryelectric.net, kcc.ks.gov
Will I have to pay a deposit to start electric service in Kansas?
Evergy says residential customers are not required to pay a deposit for new service, while BPU charges a $75 service fee plus a possible deposit on the first bill, Midwest Energy bills a deposit equal to about two months' average usage (minimum $150) in four installments unless you bring a good-payment letter from your old utility, and Victory Electric runs a soft credit check and may charge up to the location's two largest bills in the past 12 months ($200 or $400 for a brand-new home). For KCC-regulated utilities the deposit cap is your projected average two months' bills, payable over at least four months, earning 3.62% interest in 2026.
Sources: evergy.com, bpu.com, mwenergy.com, mwenergy.com, victoryelectric.net, kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov
Can I shop for a cheaper electricity supplier in Kansas?
No. Kansas law (K.S.A. 66-1,172) gives each certified territory a single retail electric supplier, and EIA reports zero competitive 'energy-only' sales in the state, so your only choice is the rate plan your assigned utility offers; movers from Texas, Ohio or Pennsylvania should not expect supplier offers.
Sources: kslegislature.gov, eia.gov
What does electricity cost in Kansas?
EIA puts Kansas's 2024 average residential price at 14.15 cents/kWh and July 2026 at 15.27 cents (up from 14.46 in July 2025); the KCC's 2026 report shows a weighted-average Kansas residential bill of $133.76 ($0.151/kWh) versus a $149.23 national average. CURB's July 2026 snapshots put a 900 kWh Evergy Kansas Central bill at $140.61 and a 1,000 kWh Evergy Kansas Metro bill at $136.02 before taxes, after a September 2025 KCC order approving a $128 million Evergy rate increase that adds about $8.47 a month for a 900 kWh household.
Sources: eia.gov, eia.gov, kcc.ks.gov, curb.kansas.gov, curb.kansas.gov, kcc.ks.gov
Can my power be shut off in a Kansas winter?
From Nov. 1 through Mar. 31 the KCC Cold Weather Rule bars Evergy and Liberty-Empire from disconnecting a home when the forecast calls for temperatures below 35°F in the next 48 hours, and it requires them to offer a 12-month plan (1/12 of the overdue amount plus 1/12 of the current bill, fees and any deposit up front) to keep or restore service; you must call the utility to set it up. Co-ops and municipals are outside KCC jurisdiction, but many have similar policies, such as Wheatland's Cold Weather Accommodation from Nov. 15 to Mar. 15.
Sources: kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov, curb.kansas.gov, weci.net
Where does Kansas electricity come from?
Wind is Kansas's primary generation source: EIA's 2024 data show 29,795,187 MWh of wind out of 57,696,155 MWh generated in-state (about 52% by our division; the KCC's chart of the same EIA data shows 51.67%), with coal at 13,079,183 MWh, nuclear at 9,204,226 MWh and natural gas at 5,317,906 MWh. Evergy also sells optional wind and solar subscriptions, and the state's Renewable Energy Standard is a voluntary 20% goal.
Sources: eia.gov, eia.gov, kcc.ks.gov, kcc.ks.gov
Researched 2026-10-16 from utility, regulator, and agency pages; every statement links to where it was read. Rules change: confirm deposits and program dates with the utility or agency before you rely on them.
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