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Evergy Kansas South electricity rates

What homes pay Evergy Kansas South for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 309,321 homes in Kansas. EIA lists it as Evergy Kansas South, Inc.

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Average price
15.3¢ a kWh
Up 7.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$136 a month
Up 10% on a year ago
Average use
889 kWh
A month. Kansas 886 kWh
Price rank in Kansas
2 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Evergy Kansas South homes paid 15.3¢ a kWh, against 15.1¢ across Kansas.

Evergy Kansas South vs Kansas

Evergy Kansas SouthKansas
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.3¢15.1¢
Price in August 202615.6¢15.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$136$134
Bill in August 2026$233$204
Average monthly use889 kWh886 kWh
Price change, past year+7.0%+5.9%
Price change since 2019+29%+19%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026