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Kansas

Evergy Metro electricity rates

What homes pay Evergy Metro for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 250,629 homes in Kansas. EIA lists it as Evergy Metro.

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Average price
13.3¢ a kWh
Up 0.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$131 a month
Up 1.7% on a year ago
Average use
985 kWh
A month. Kansas 886 kWh
Price rank in Kansas
4 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Evergy Metro homes paid 13.3¢ a kWh, against 15.1¢ across Kansas.

Evergy Metro vs Kansas

Evergy MetroKansas
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.3¢15.1¢
Price in August 202614.3¢15.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$131$134
Bill in August 2026$186$204
Average monthly use985 kWh886 kWh
Price change, past year+0.3%+5.9%
Price change since 2019+9.0%+19%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.