Full service
13.41¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$119.74 / month at 893 kWh
Price 0.0% from 2024
Investor Owned · 523,588 residential customers · Missouri
Why is my Evergy Metro electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: Evergy Metro. Reviewed October 14, 2026.
In 2025, Evergy Metro reported 523,588 residential full service customers under the EIA name Evergy Metro. Average revenue was 13.41¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $119.74 for 893 kWh.
13.41¢ is about even with Missouri's 2025 statewide residential average of 13.30¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 16.09¢, versus 15.56¢ a year earlier (+3.4%). 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 +1.4%. Average use changed +1.5% and average price changed 0.0%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $1.72 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $0.00.
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 | 523,588 | 13.41¢ | 893 kWh | $119.74 | 0.0% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
By state
| State | Service | Customers | Price | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Full service | 276,162 | 13.63¢ | $111.44 |
| KS | Full service | 247,426 | 13.21¢ | $129.00 |
Audit the full service average
Revenue 752,316.2 thousand dollars. Sales 5,610,241 MWh. Customers 523,588. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Evergy Metro bill moved
Usage, not the rate, was the larger piece
Evergy Metro reported a full service average of $119.74 a month in 2025, +1.4% from $118.05 in 2024. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of +1.5% is worth $1.72 a month. The price change of 0.0%, from 13.41¢ to 13.41¢, is worth $0.00 on 2025 usage.
Near the Missouri average
13.41¢ per kWh is about even with Missouri's 2025 residential average of 13.30¢. July 2026 in the state was 16.09¢, versus 15.56¢ a year earlier (+3.4%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 893 kWh will not land on $119.74.
One full-service average
523,588 residential customers were on Evergy Metro full service in 2025, at 13.41¢ 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.
Evergy Missouri Metro general rate case is open
Missouri Public Service Commission, File No. ER-2026-0143. Evergy Metro filed a notice of intended case on December 8, 2025. The docket is a general rate increase for electric service and was still open through the summer of 2026. A requested revenue-requirement dollar amount was not in the docket-sheet text reviewed here, so none is stated. Staff testimony is not a… The rate-case section has the full citation.
Season
The 2025 monthly average for this Evergy Metro service was 893 kWh, and the Missouri residential average was 1,038 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 Metro, with 251,477 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
open · File No. ER-2026-0143
Evergy Missouri Metro general rate case is open
Evergy Metro filed a notice of intended case on December 8, 2025. The docket is a general rate increase for electric service and was still open through the summer of 2026. A requested revenue-requirement dollar amount was not in the docket-sheet text reviewed here, so none is stated. Staff testimony is not a commission order.
Kansas rates for Evergy Kansas Central and Evergy Kansas South were decided separately, in Docket 25-EKCE-294-RTS.
Missouri PSC docket sheet, ER-2026-0143 (Missouri Public Service Commission) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A Evergy Metro income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from Missouri Public Service Commission. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Evergy Metro 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 893 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 Missouri (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A Evergy Metro discount beyond that program needs verification.
- 251,477 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 | $67.05 |
| 750 kWh | $100.58 |
| 1,000 kWh | $134.10 |
| 1,500 kWh | $201.15 |
| 2,000 kWh | $268.20 |
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 Metro electric bill so high?
In 2025, Evergy Metro reported 523,588 residential full service customers under the EIA name Evergy Metro. Average revenue was 13.41¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $119.74 for 893 kWh. 13.41¢ is about even with Missouri's 2025 statewide residential average of 13.30¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 16.09¢, versus 15.56¢ a year earlier (+3.4%). 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 +1.4%. Average use changed +1.5% and average price changed 0.0%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $1.72 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $0.00.
What was Evergy Metro's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 13.41¢ per kWh. Average use was 893 kWh a month and the average bill was $119.74. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Evergy Metro raise rates?
Missouri Public Service Commission File No. ER-2026-0143 (open): Evergy Missouri Metro general rate case is open. Separately, the EIA average price moved 0.0% from 2024 to 2025. The annual average and the docket are not the same document.
What bill assistance can Evergy Metro customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Evergy Metro 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 Missouri Public Service 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.