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Residential customers
344 thousand
343,712 homes
Average price
14.56 cents
Kansas average 14.44
Average bill
$123.78
Per month at 850 kWh
Price rank
5 of 13
Lowest to highest in Kansas
Evergy Kansas Central rates and average bill
Evergy Kansas Central reported 343,712 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 850 kWh a month on average at 14.56 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 13 Kansas utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Evergy Kansas Central ranks 5 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central | 14.56 | 850 | $123.78 |
| Kansas (all utilities) | 14.44 | 876 | $126.42 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Evergy Kansas Central has distribution equipment. That covers 41 counties in Kansas. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Kansas (41 counties)
Show all 41 counties
Atchison, Brown, Butler, Chase, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Elk, Ellsworth, Franklin, Geary, Greenwood, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Morris, Nemaha, Neosho, Osage, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Reno, Rice, Riley, Saline, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Washington, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte
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Reliability
For 2025, Evergy Kansas Central reported an average of 80 minutes without power per customer and 0.93 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 87 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Evergy Kansas Central had about 47 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Kansas figure across its utilities was 96 minutes. One interruption lasting 87 minutes and 0.93 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 80 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Evergy Kansas Central reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 2,330 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs of all kinds. Ask the utility which rate schedules you qualify for. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 3,616 residential net-metered systems on the Evergy Kansas Central grid in 2025, with 30.3 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. In Kansas, that review is done by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Evergy Kansas Central is an investor-owned utility based in Kansas.
Evergy Kansas Central operates in the SPP power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Evergy Kansas Central compared with Kansas
Of the 17 utilities listed for Kansas, Evergy Kansas Central is the 1st largest by homes, at roughly 25.9% of the state total. Kansas has too few other investor-owned utilities with reported prices to compare Evergy Kansas Central with its type, so the state average of 14.44 cents per kWh is the fairest yardstick. Evergy Kansas Central lists distribution equipment in 41 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 3,616 of its residential customers use net metering, or 10.5 per 1,000 homes, against 7.8 for Kansas as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Kansas with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Kansas utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central | Investor-owned | 343,712 | 14.56 |
| Evergy Metro | Investor-owned | 523,588 | 13.41 |
| Evergy Kansas South | Investor-owned | 305,665 | 14.54 |
| Empire District Electric | Investor-owned | 161,373 | 14.67 |
| City of Kansas City | Municipal | 62,103 | 14.93 |
| Midwest Energy | Cooperative | 29,779 | 12.01 |
See every one on the electric companies in Kansas page.
Official site and where to get help
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Evergy Kansas Central questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Evergy Kansas Central?
Evergy Kansas Central residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 14.56 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 850 kWh a month and an average bill of $123.78 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Kansas average was 14.44 cents.
How many customers does Evergy Kansas Central have?
EIA reports about 343,712 residential customers for Evergy Kansas Central in 2025.
Who regulates Evergy Kansas Central?
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. See the regulator for Kansas on the Kansas state page.
How reliable is Evergy Kansas Central?
For 2025, Evergy Kansas Central reported an average of 80 minutes of outage per customer and 0.93 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.