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Missouri

Evergy Metro electricity rates

What homes pay Evergy Metro for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 280,208 homes in Missouri. EIA lists it as Evergy Metro.

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Average price
13.7¢ a kWh
Up 0.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$113 a month
Up 2.6% on a year ago
Average use
825 kWh
A month. Missouri 1,039 kWh
Price rank in Missouri
5 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Evergy Metro homes paid 13.7¢ a kWh, against 14.0¢ across Missouri.

Evergy Metro vs Missouri

Evergy MetroMissouri
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.7¢14.0¢
Price in August 202615.8¢16.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$113$145
Bill in August 2026$177$216
Average monthly use825 kWh1,039 kWh
Price change, past year+0.1%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+2.7%+25%

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.