Full service
14.56¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$123.78 / month at 850 kWh
Price +1.9% from 2024
Investor Owned · 343,712 residential customers · Kansas
Why is my Evergy Kansas Central electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. Reviewed October 14, 2026.
In 2025, Evergy Kansas Central reported 343,712 residential full service customers under the EIA name Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. Average revenue was 14.56¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $123.78 for 850 kWh.
14.56¢ is about even with Kansas's 2025 statewide residential average of 14.44¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 15.27¢, versus 14.46¢ a year earlier (+5.6%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +2.4%. Average use changed +0.6% and average price changed +1.9%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $0.66 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $2.25.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
The rate on the record
Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service | 343,712 | 14.56¢ | 850 kWh | $123.78 | +1.9% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Audit the full service average
Revenue 510,538.5 thousand dollars. Sales 3,507,622 MWh. Customers 343,712. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Evergy Kansas Central bill moved
The price change was the larger piece
From 2024 to 2025 the average full service bill at Evergy Kansas Central moved +2.4%, from $120.85 to $123.78. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of +0.6% is worth $0.66 a month. The price change of +1.9%, from 14.29¢ to 14.56¢, is worth $2.25 on 2025 usage.
Near the Kansas average
14.56¢ per kWh is about even with Kansas's 2025 residential average of 14.44¢. July 2026 in the state was 15.27¢, versus 14.46¢ a year earlier (+5.6%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 850 kWh will not land on $123.78.
One full-service average
343,712 residential customers were on Evergy Kansas Central full service in 2025, at 14.56¢ per kWh. That average folds in the customer charge and whatever riders the utility booked as residential revenue. It is not the last block on a tiered tariff.
Kansas approved $128 million, about $8.47 at 900 kWh
Kansas Corporation Commission, Docket 25-EKCE-294-RTS. On September 25, 2025 the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a unanimous settlement letting Evergy increase rates by $128 million. The January 31, 2025 application had requested a net $196.4 million. New rates begin with the October 2025 billing cycle. A residential customer at the stated average of 900 kWh pays… The rate-case section has the full citation.
Season
The 2025 monthly average for this Evergy Kansas Central service was 850 kWh, and the Kansas residential average was 876 kWh. A single month can sit far from either figure. Compare kilowatt-hours with the same month last year before you treat the whole increase as a rate hike.
Time-of-use is already on the EIA schedule
EIA's 2025 dynamic-pricing file shows residential time-of-use activity at Evergy Kansas Central, with 2,330 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing. The expensive window is in the tariff, not in that enrollment count. Shifting a dishwasher or an EV charger only helps if you are actually on that schedule.
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
decided · Docket 25-EKCE-294-RTS
Kansas approved $128 million, about $8.47 at 900 kWh
On September 25, 2025 the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a unanimous settlement letting Evergy increase rates by $128 million. The January 31, 2025 application had requested a net $196.4 million. New rates begin with the October 2025 billing cycle. A residential customer at the stated average of 900 kWh pays about $8.47 more per month. Including other existing riders, the commission's release describes a net increase of about 6.6 percent. The order sets the residential customer charge at $15.25. The case covers Evergy Kansas Central and Evergy Kansas South.
Commissioner Dwight D. Keen dissented in part on a 9.7 percent return on equity for transmission delivery charges, which are a surcharge outside base rates.
Kansas Corporation Commission news release, September 25, 2025 (Kansas Corporation Commission) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A Evergy Kansas Central income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from Kansas Corporation Commission. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Evergy Kansas Central site
The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 850 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- On the statement, separate the base energy charge from fuel or rider lines. A rider can move the total in a month when no new base-rate order exists.
- Match this month's weather to last year's same month. A mild comparison month makes an ordinary bill look like a hike.
- Start with LIHEAP for Kansas (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A Evergy Kansas Central discount beyond that program needs verification.
- 2,330 residential customers were already on a dynamic price in the 2025 EIA file. If you are one of them, the window on the tariff is the lever. If you are not, calling the utility to discuss the schedule is the first step, not shifting load you are not being charged extra for.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Full service at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $72.80 |
| 750 kWh | $109.20 |
| 1,000 kWh | $145.60 |
| 1,500 kWh | $218.40 |
| 2,000 kWh | $291.20 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my Evergy Kansas Central electric bill so high?
In 2025, Evergy Kansas Central reported 343,712 residential full service customers under the EIA name Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. Average revenue was 14.56¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $123.78 for 850 kWh. 14.56¢ is about even with Kansas's 2025 statewide residential average of 14.44¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 15.27¢, versus 14.46¢ a year earlier (+5.6%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +2.4%. Average use changed +0.6% and average price changed +1.9%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $0.66 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $2.25.
What was Evergy Kansas Central's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 14.56¢ per kWh. Average use was 850 kWh a month and the average bill was $123.78. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Evergy Kansas Central raise rates?
Kansas Corporation Commission Docket 25-EKCE-294-RTS (decided): Kansas approved $128 million, about $8.47 at 900 kWh. Separately, the EIA average price moved +1.9% from 2024 to 2025. The annual average and the docket are not the same document.
What bill assistance can Evergy Kansas Central customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Evergy Kansas Central may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and Kansas Corporation Commission.
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.