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Evergy Missouri West electricity rates

What homes pay Evergy Missouri West for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 311,738 homes in Missouri. EIA lists it as Evergy Missouri West.

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Average price
12.4¢ a kWh
Up 2.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$124 a month
Up 4.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,003 kWh
A month. Missouri 1,039 kWh
Price rank in Missouri
7 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Evergy Missouri West homes paid 12.4¢ a kWh, against 14.0¢ across Missouri.

Evergy Missouri West vs Missouri

Evergy Missouri WestMissouri
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.4¢14.0¢
Price in August 202614.6¢16.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$124$145
Bill in August 2026$185$216
Average monthly use1,003 kWh1,039 kWh
Price change, past year+2.5%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+14%+25%

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