State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Kansas electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Kansas was 15.27¢ per kWh, compared with 14.46¢ in July 2025 (+5.6%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $126.42 for 876 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 15.27¢; +5.6% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $126.42; 876 kWh a month
2025 average price: 14.44¢; 1,326,779 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
Evergy Metro	523,588	Full service	13.41¢
Evergy Kansas Central	343,712	Full service	14.56¢
Evergy Kansas South	305,665	Full service	14.54¢
Empire District Electric	161,373	Full service	14.67¢
City of Kansas City	62,103	Full service	14.93¢
Midwest Energy	29,779	Full service	12.01¢
Wheatland Electric Coop	20,138	Full service	15.01¢
FreeState Electric Coop	17,654	Full service	17.84¢
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)	16,423	Full service	15.95¢
Victory Electric Coop Assn	14,374	Full service	12.35¢
Prairie Land Electric Coop	13,245	Full service	14.79¢
Southern Pioneer Electric	12,608	Full service	16.43¢
City of Garden City	10,458	Full service	16.51¢
City of McPherson	7,462	Full service	9.51¢
City of Winfield	6,299	Full service	13.52¢
Western Coop Electric Assn	5,800	Full service	14.56¢
Pioneer Electric Coop	5,038	Full service	11.85¢
City of Coffeyville	4,717	Full service	12.42¢
City of Chanute (KS)	4,553	Full service	14.56¢
CMS Electric Coop	3,221	Full service	21.72¢
Alfalfa Electric Coop	2,849	Full service	10.86¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 129 EIA respondents touch Kansas and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc · Cooperative
Bluestem Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
Brown-Atchison E C A Inc · Cooperative
Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) · Cooperative
Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc · Cooperative
City of Alma - (KS) · Municipal
City of Altamont - (KS) · Municipal
City of Anthony - (KS) · Municipal
City of Arcadia - (KS) · Municipal
City of Arma - (KS) · Municipal
City of Ashland - (KS) · Municipal
City of Attica - (KS) · Municipal
City of Augusta - (KS) · Municipal
City of Axtell - (KS) · Municipal
City of Baldwin City- (KS) · Municipal
City of Belleville - (KS) · Municipal
City of Beloit - (KS) · Municipal
City of Blue Mound - (KS) · Municipal
City of Bronson · Municipal
City of Burlingame - (KS) · Municipal
City of Burlington - (KS) · Municipal
City of Cawker City - (KS) · Municipal
City of Centralia - (KS) · Municipal
City of Chapman - (KS) · Municipal
City of Chetopa - (KS) · Municipal
City of Cimarron - (KS) · Municipal
City of Clay Center - (KS) · Municipal
City of Colby - (KS) · Municipal
City of Dighton - (KS) · Municipal
City of Ellinwood - (KS) · Municipal
City of Elsmore - (KS) · Municipal
City of Elwood - (KS) · Municipal
City of Enterprise - (KS) · Municipal
City of Erie - (KS) · Municipal
City of Eudora - (KS) · Municipal
City of Fredonia - (KS) · Municipal
City of Galva - (KS) · Municipal
City of Gardner - (KS) · Municipal
City of Garnett - (KS) · Municipal
City of Girard - (KS) · Municipal
City of Glasco - (KS) · Municipal
City of Glen Elder - (KS) · Municipal
City of Goodland - (KS) · Municipal
City of Greensburg - (KS) · Municipal
City of Haven - (KS) · Municipal
City of Herington - (KS) · Municipal
City of Herndon · Municipal
City of Hill City -(KS) · Municipal
City of Hillsboro - (KS) · Municipal
City of Hoisington - (KS) · Municipal
City of Holton - (KS) · Municipal
City of Holyrood - (KS) · Municipal
City of Horton - (KS) · Municipal
City of Hugoton - (KS) · Municipal
City of Iola - (KS) · Municipal
City of Isabel - (KS) · Municipal
City of Iuka - (KS) · Municipal
City of Jetmore -(KS) · Municipal
City of Johnson - (KS) · Municipal
City of Kingman - (KS) · Municipal
City of Kiowa - (KS) · Municipal
City of La Crosse - (KS) · Municipal
City of La Harpe - (KS) · Municipal
City of Lakin - (KS) · Municipal
City of Larned - (KS) · Municipal
City of Lincoln Center - (KS) · Municipal
City of Lindsborg - (KS) · Municipal
City of Lucas- (KS) · Municipal
City of Luray - (KS) · Municipal
City of Mankato - (KS) · Municipal
City of Marion - (KS) · Municipal
City of Meade - (KS) · Municipal
City of Minneapolis - (KS) · Municipal
City of Montezuma - (KS) · Municipal
City of Moran - (KS) · Municipal
City of Morrill - (KS) · Municipal
City of Moundridge - (KS) · Municipal
City of Mount Hope - (KS) · Municipal
City of Mulberry - (KS) · Municipal
City of Mulvane - (KS) · Municipal
City of Muscotah · Municipal
City of Neodesha - (KS) · Municipal
City of Norton · Municipal
City of Oberlin - (KS) · Municipal
City of Osage City - (KS) · Municipal
City of Osawatomie - (KS) · Municipal
City of Osborne - (KS) · Municipal
City of Ottawa - (KS) · Municipal
City of Oxford - (KS) · Municipal
City of Pomona - (KS) · Municipal
City of Pratt- (KS) · Municipal
City of Prescott - (KS) · Municipal
City of Radium - (KS) · Municipal
City of Robinson - (KS) · Municipal
City of Russell - (KS) · Municipal
City of Sabetha - (KS) · Municipal
City of Savonburg - (KS) · Municipal
City of Scranton - (KS) · Municipal
City of Seneca - (KS) · Municipal
City of Sharon Springs - (KS) · Municipal
City of St Francis - (KS) · Municipal
City of St Marys - (KS) · Municipal
City of St. John - (KS) · Municipal
City of Stafford - (KS) · Municipal
City of Sterling - (KS) · Municipal
City of Stockton - (KS) · Municipal
City of Summerfield - (KS) · Municipal
City of Toronto - (KS) · Municipal
City of Troy - (KS) · Municipal
City of Udall - (KS) · Municipal
City of Vermillion - (KS) · Municipal
City of Wamego - (KS) · Municipal
City of Washington - (KS) · Municipal
City of Waterville - (KS) · Municipal
City of Wathena - (KS) · Municipal
City of Wellington - (KS) · Municipal
Doniphan Elec Coop Assn, Inc · Cooperative
DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. · Cooperative
Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc · Cooperative
Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Kansas Municipal Energy Agency - (KS) · Municipal Mktg Authority
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Nemaha-Marshall E C A, Inc · Cooperative
Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc · Cooperative
Rolling Hills Electric Coop · Cooperative
Sedgwick County El Coop Assn Inc · Cooperative
Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Twin Valley Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration · Federal

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 15.27¢/kWh
500 kWh	$76.35
750 kWh	$114.53
1,000 kWh	$152.70
1,500 kWh	$229.05
2,000 kWh	$305.40

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Kansas Corporation Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Kansas are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.