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Midwest Energy electricity rates

What homes pay Midwest Energy for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 29,754 homes in Kansas. EIA lists it as Midwest Energy Inc - (KS).

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Average price
12.4¢ a kWh
Up 7.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$111 a month
Up 5.0% on a year ago
Average use
889 kWh
A month. Kansas 886 kWh
Price rank in Kansas
5 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Midwest Energy homes paid 12.4¢ a kWh, against 15.1¢ across Kansas.

Midwest Energy vs Kansas

Midwest EnergyKansas
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.4¢15.1¢
Price in August 202611.8¢15.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$111$134
Bill in August 2026$164$204
Average monthly use889 kWh886 kWh
Price change, past year+7.1%+5.9%
Price change since 2019+2.4%+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