Electricity Rates in Kansas
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Electricity Companies & Statistics in Kansas
- Population see rank2,937,150
- Total Production see rank59,277,052 MWh / 20.18 MWh per capita
- Total Consumption see rank41,446,574 MWh / 14.11 MWh per capita
- Total Production from Renewable see rank27,415,826 MWh / 9.33 MWh per capita
- CO2 Emissions from Consumption see rank14,263,565,342 kg / 4,856.26 kg per capita
- Total Production from Non-Renewable see rank31,861,226 MWh / 10.85 MWh per capita
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Kansas
Kansas residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
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Kansas Electricity Fuel Mix
Kansas' Electricity Prices and Usage
Kansas has an average residential electricity rate of 13.62 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 14.92% below the United States average of 16.01 cents. There are over 140 electricity companies in the state, but because of the electricity market regulations in place customers usually have only one or two electricity supplier options determined by where they live. The state generates roughly 20.18 megawatt hours per capita per year from its electricity generating plants, which makes them the 12th largest generator per capita in the country. The state is the 32nd largest consumer of electricity as statewide consumption totals over 41,400,000 megawatt hours. The state's electrical grid experiences an average of 0.46 power outages per customer a year. These outages last on average of 49.88 minutes. In comparison, the US average is 1.27 outages per customer and 137.24 minutes each outage. The state has the 36th largest population in the nation, with 2,937,150 residents living within its borders.
Residential Electricity Providers in Kansas
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy | BUNDLED | 13.04 | 118.21 | 9,595,803.55 | 1,250,922,374 | 27,322,832.55 |
| Kansas City Board of Public Utilities | BUNDLED | 14.98 | 119.38 | 578,689 | 86,684,000 | 821,968.01 |
| Midwest Energy | BUNDLED | 11.90 | 105.06 | 315,655.08 | 37,551,897 | 98,920 |
| FreeState Electric | BUNDLED | 15.75 | 175.72 | 231,179 | 36,401,000 | |
| Wheatland Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.95 | 126.28 | 220,824 | 30,796,300 | |
| Victory Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.44 | 120.45 | 150,422 | 20,216,000 | |
| Prairie Land Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.59 | 126.32 | 139,236 | 20,310,800 | |
| Butler County Coop | BUNDLED | 13.54 | 203.59 | 124,161.4 | 16,813,613.37 | |
| Southern Pioneer | BUNDLED | 17.54 | 143.12 | 122,688 | 21,518,000 | |
| Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 15.06 | 157.08 | 119,850.72 | 18,048,771.8 |
Commercial Electricity Providers in Kansas
| Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy | BUNDLED | 10.43 | 725.51 | 10,541,095.76 | 1,099,453,612 | 27,322,832.55 |
| Kansas City Board of Public Utilities | BUNDLED | 12.02 | 1,510.03 | 1,084,105 | 130,355,000 | 821,968.01 |
| Wheatland Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.73 | 434.58 | 493,374 | 57,875,000 | |
| Midwest Energy | BUNDLED | 11.20 | 255.18 | 366,831.99 | 41,069,877 | 98,920 |
| Pioneer Electric Ulysess, Kansas | BUNDLED | 11.17 | 267.86 | 315,121 | 35,210,000 | |
| Western Cooperative Electric | BUNDLED | 11.63 | 418.29 | 251,626 | 29,253,200 | |
| Victory Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.36 | 544.53 | 216,547 | 24,602,000 | |
| Prairie Land Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.47 | 226.79 | 180,680 | 24,338,400 | |
| Southern Pioneer | BUNDLED | 16.01 | 470.08 | 154,647 | 24,758,000 | |
| Lane Scott | BUNDLED | 11.53 | 576.96 | 126,786.96 | 14,615,514.86 |
Power Plants in Kansas
| Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffey County | Nuclear | 10,319,641 | |||||
La CygneEvergy (100.00%) | Linn County | Coal | 6,603,722.01 | 6,986,423,334.33 | 1,057.95 | ||
Jeffrey Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%) | Pottawatomie County | Coal | 5,801,934.01 | 6,384,352,180.49 | 1,100.38 | ||
Lawrence Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%) | Douglas County | Coal | 1,767,441.99 | 1,944,553,836.96 | 1,100.21 | ||
HolcombSunflow Electric (100.00%) | Finney County | Coal | 1,589,820 | 1,706,040,660.92 | 1,073.1 | ||
Emporia Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%) | Lyon County | Natural Gas | 1,257,478 | 738,114,104.98 | 586.98 | ||
| Riverton CDP | Natural Gas | 1,178,753 | 458,172,634.4 | 388.69 | |||
Iron Star Wind ProjectENGIE (100.00%) | Ford County | Wind | 1,148,574 | ||||
Neosho Ridge Wind Energy CenterEmpire District Electric (100.00%) | Neosho County | Wind | 1,084,092 | ||||
Soldier Creek WindSoldier Creek Wind LLC (100.00%) | Corning | Wind | 1,051,742 |
Quick Facts
With 81,249.72 megawatt hours produced from solar, Kansas is the 45th ranked state for total solar power production.
Kansas is 8th in the national rankings for total megawatt hours produced from renewable energy, with 27,415,826.39 megawatt hours produced from renewable fuels.
Kansas generates 16,310,443.95 megawatt hours from coal a year. That is 5.55 megawatt hours per person in the state and makes Kansas the 10th highest ranked state for electricity production from coal per capita.
Kansas produces 27,259,634.97 megawatts from wind turbines. That is sufficient to rank it 4th in the country for wind electricity generation.
Kansas is the 27th highest generator of electricity in the nation, producing 59,277,052.21 megawatt hours.
Within the preceding 12 months, Kansas experienced a 14.29% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita.
| County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 12,557 | 7 | 2 | 13.82 | $132.88/mo |
| Anderson County | 7,800 | 5 | 2 | 13.14 | $119.97/mo |
| Atchison County | 16,382 | 4 | 13.92 | $128.61/mo | |
| Barber County | 4,178 | 5 | 2 | 14.75 | $154.57/mo |
| Barton County | 25,708 | 5 | 3 | 12.25 | $108.68/mo |
| Bourbon County | 14,410 | 3 | 13.89 | $134.54/mo | |
| Brown County | 9,532 | 7 | 14.08 | $128.86/mo | |
| Butler County | 68,240 | 3 | 5 | 13.21 | $147.19/mo |
| Chase County | 2,583 | 4 | 14.49 | $126.92/mo | |
| Chautauqua County | 3,394 | 2 | 16.81 | $133.05/mo | |
| Cherokee County | 19,507 | 5 | 1 | 13.86 | $146.07/mo |
| Cheyenne County | 2,647 | 3 | 2 | 14.49 | $125.51/mo |
| Clark County | 1,994 | 4 | 4 | 17.20 | $130.62/mo |
| Clay County | 8,085 | 3 | 1 | 15.34 | $155.17/mo |
| Cloud County | 9,037 | 6 | 1 | 18.44 | $138.88/mo |
| Coffey County | 8,361 | 4 | 5 | 13.03 | $118.11/mo |
| Comanche County | 1,809 | 3 | 19.35 | $141.57/mo | |
| Cowley County | 34,769 | 6 | 3 | 14.60 | $148.66/mo |
| Crawford County | 39,018 | 9 | 3 | 13.77 | $134.06/mo |
| Decatur County | 2,792 | 3 | 1 | 14.52 | $124.29/mo |
| Dickinson County | 18,572 | 6 | 1 | 14.50 | $146.26/mo |
| Doniphan County | 7,549 | 6 | 15.27 | $140.23/mo | |
| Douglas County | 119,964 | 4 | 4 | 13.68 | $130.99/mo |
| Edwards County | 2,911 | 3 | 14.14 | $119.83/mo | |
| Elk County | 2,466 | 4 | 1 | 14.82 | $125.24/mo |
| Ellis County | 28,893 | 2 | 3 | 13.01 | $117.05/mo |
| Ellsworth County | 6,403 | 7 | 1 | 18.48 | $137.33/mo |
| Finney County | 38,338 | 5 | 4 | 13.63 | $124.41/mo |
| Ford County | 34,426 | 1 | 7 | 13.44 | $120.45/mo |
| Franklin County | 25,953 | 5 | 1 | 13.04 | $117.91/mo |
| Geary County | 36,514 | 4 | 14.60 | $137.52/mo | |
| Gove County | 2,774 | 3 | 14.39 | $131.66/mo | |
| Graham County | 2,444 | 4 | 1 | 14.44 | $128.27/mo |
| Grant County | 7,430 | 1 | 1 | 12.59 | $137.29/mo |
| Gray County | 5,720 | 5 | 4 | 13.59 | $121.35/mo |
| Greeley County | 1,257 | 1 | 13.95 | $126.28/mo | |
| Greenwood County | 6,049 | 4 | 13.08 | $126.41/mo | |
| Hamilton County | 2,572 | 2 | 13.49 | $130.02/mo | |
| Harper County | 5,525 | 5 | 3 | 13.59 | $180.80/mo |
| Harvey County | 34,006 | 4 | 13.31 | $134.32/mo | |
| Haskell County | 3,803 | 2 | 1 | 12.97 | $137.75/mo |
| Hodgeman County | 1,851 | 4 | 1 | 12.87 | $114.56/mo |
| Jackson County | 13,287 | 5 | 1 | 14.06 | $134.41/mo |
| Jefferson County | 18,391 | 3 | 14.11 | $140.25/mo | |
| Jewell County | 2,927 | 3 | 19.20 | $134.73/mo | |
| Johnson County | 619,195 | 2 | 2 | 13.06 | $117.92/mo |
| Kearny County | 4,019 | 3 | 13.71 | $128.23/mo | |
| Kingman County | 7,495 | 7 | 1 | 15.83 | $148.91/mo |
| Kiowa County | 2,457 | 5 | 2 | 16.56 | $134.03/mo |
| Labette County | 20,222 | 7 | 14.54 | $146.64/mo | |
| Lane County | 1,504 | 2 | 13.50 | $120.56/mo | |
| Leavenworth County | 82,892 | 2 | 13.88 | $136.12/mo | |
| Lincoln County | 2,952 | 4 | 3 | 17.92 | $131.39/mo |
| Linn County | 9,667 | 4 | 1 | 13.93 | $135.30/mo |
| Logan County | 2,777 | 2 | 1 | 11.92 | $105.29/mo |
| Lyon County | 32,318 | 4 | 4 | 13.24 | $119.45/mo |
| Marion County | 11,877 | 5 | 2 | 14.49 | $127.63/mo |
| Marshall County | 9,995 | 7 | 2 | 14.17 | $135.27/mo |
| McPherson County | 30,059 | 8 | 2 | 13.32 | $129.66/mo |
| Meade County | 4,089 | 4 | 1 | 19.40 | $140.79/mo |
| Miami County | 33,968 | 3 | 4 | 13.25 | $122.32/mo |
| Mitchell County | 5,884 | 5 | 2 | 19.14 | $134.35/mo |
| Montgomery County | 31,679 | 9 | 2 | 13.37 | $121.13/mo |
| Morris County | 5,377 | 3 | 14.55 | $127.54/mo | |
| Morton County | 2,744 | 2 | 12.86 | $136.26/mo | |
| Nemaha County | 10,197 | 6 | 2 | 13.93 | $130.38/mo |
| Neosho County | 15,926 | 10 | 5 | 14.01 | $137.41/mo |
| Ness County | 2,717 | 3 | 13.42 | $120.17/mo | |
| Norton County | 5,457 | 3 | 14.39 | $124.64/mo | |
| Osage County | 15,811 | 7 | 2 | 13.64 | $130.30/mo |
| Osborne County | 3,512 | 4 | 1 | 19.19 | $135.12/mo |
| Ottawa County | 5,778 | 3 | 1 | 14.47 | $146.70/mo |
| Pawnee County | 6,356 | 3 | 1 | 12.07 | $106.11/mo |
| Phillips County | 5,022 | 1 | 1 | 14.59 | $126.32/mo |
| Pottawatomie County | 25,082 | 5 | 2 | 14.57 | $143.44/mo |
| Pratt County | 9,266 | 5 | 6 | 16.60 | $134.94/mo |
| Rawlins County | 2,531 | 3 | 14.38 | $124.64/mo | |
| Reno County | 62,071 | 6 | 2 | 15.19 | $137.29/mo |
| Republic County | 4,707 | 3 | 2 | 19.03 | $134.34/mo |
| Rice County | 9,464 | 4 | 2 | 15.02 | $132.19/mo |
| Riley County | 71,108 | 2 | 1 | 14.54 | $143.25/mo |
| Rooks County | 4,975 | 5 | 1 | 14.70 | $128.47/mo |
| Rush County | 2,883 | 4 | 2 | 12.38 | $110.16/mo |
| Russell County | 6,747 | 6 | 2 | 15.87 | $121.32/mo |
| Saline County | 54,378 | 2 | 14.18 | $140.94/mo | |
| Scott County | 5,163 | 2 | 13.73 | $123.52/mo | |
| Sedgwick County | 525,525 | 5 | 4 | 13.38 | $141.74/mo |
| Seward County | 22,223 | 3 | 2 | 19.27 | $141.65/mo |
| Shawnee County | 177,480 | 2 | 1 | 13.85 | $135.49/mo |
| Sheridan County | 2,459 | 3 | 13.58 | $121.26/mo | |
| Sherman County | 5,965 | 2 | 1 | 11.92 | $104.97/mo |
| Smith County | 3,588 | 2 | 18.96 | $134.28/mo | |
| Stafford County | 4,106 | 6 | 1 | 14.17 | $120.63/mo |
| Stanton County | 2,088 | 2 | 2 | 12.60 | $137.23/mo |
| Stevens County | 5,320 | 2 | 12.59 | $137.11/mo | |
| Sumner County | 22,603 | 5 | 4 | 14.12 | $174.04/mo |
| Thomas County | 7,902 | 2 | 5 | 11.90 | $104.92/mo |
| Trego County | 2,825 | 2 | 1 | 14.42 | $132.17/mo |
| Wabaunsee County | 6,881 | 7 | 14.63 | $141.96/mo | |
| Wallace County | 1,529 | 2 | 1 | 11.91 | $105.00/mo |
| Washington County | 5,531 | 6 | 2 | 16.90 | $154.22/mo |
| Wichita County | 2,150 | 1 | 1 | 13.95 | $126.28/mo |
| Wilson County | 8,713 | 6 | 13.10 | $119.36/mo | |
| Woodson County | 3,162 | 6 | 13.37 | $124.10/mo | |
| Wyandotte County | 165,746 | 1 | 3 | 13.04 | $118.21/mo |
On average, Kansas citizens emit 4,856.26 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the consumption of electricity, which is the 20th highest per capita emissions average for a state in the nation. This adds up to total emissions of 14,263,565,342.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the state the 34th highest for total pollution in the country. Wind is the fuel of choice in Kansas, with 45.99% of electricity generation coming from the fuel. Totaling Wind with Coal (27.52%) and Nuclear (17.41%), these three fuels make up 90.91% of the state electricity generation. Kansas has 155 power producing plants, which is the 22nd highest number of power plants in a state and the 17th highest amount of plants per citizen in a state.
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FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Kansas
What is a good electricity rate in Kansas?
A good electricity rate in Kansas would be somewhere below the state average of 13.62 cents per kilowatt hour. Anything below that amount would be better than most other rates in the state. Currently, the varying rates in the state range from 7.91 cents per kilowatt hour up to 27.35 cents per kilowatt hour.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Kansas?
The largest electricity supplier in Kansas by total customer count is Evergy.
What is the cheapest electricity company in Kansas?
| Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savonburg, Kansas Electric Utility | 7.91 | 58 |
| 2 | St John Utilities | 7.99 | 809 |
| 3 | Burlingame, Kansas Electric Utility | 8.97 | 679 |
| 4 | McPherson BPU | 9.02 | 8,902 |
| 5 | Altamont, Kansas Electricity Utility | 9.21 | 563 |
| 6 | Holton, Kansas Electric Utility | 9.27 | 2,492 |
| 7 | Seneca Electric | 9.61 | 1,290 |
| 8 | Fredonia, Kansas Electric Utility | 9.76 | 1,492 |
| 9 | Kiowa Electric | 9.96 | 881 |
| 10 | Galva, Kansas Electric Utility | 9.98 | 471 |
Where does Kansas get its electricity?
The main fuel source used for electricity production in Kansas is Wind, making up 45.99% of the fuel used in the state. The second and third most used fuel types are Coal and Nuclear, which account for 27.52% and 17.41% of total production respectively.
How many electric companies offer service in Kansas?
There are 141 electricity suppliers serving customers in Kansas.
Does Kansas have a deregulated electricity market?
Kansas has a regulated electricity market, rather than a deregulated market. This means that citizens in the state normally have only one or two electricity supplier choices to choose from due to state legislation.
What is the average electric bill in Kansas?
The average electricity bill in the state of Kansas in 2024 is $121 while the nationwide average is $138.
How many power plants are located within Kansas?
Kansas has 155 active power plants generating electricity for the state.
What power companies are in Kansas?
| State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evergy | 1,013,259 |
| 2 | Kansas City Board of Public Utilities | 67,786 |
| 3 | Midwest Energy | 50,289 |
| 4 | Wheatland Electric Cooperative | 32,663 |
| 5 | Prairie Land Electric Cooperative | 24,684 |
| 6 | Victory Electric Cooperative | 20,082 |
| 7 | FreeState Electric | 18,731 |
| 8 | Southern Pioneer | 16,985 |
| 9 | Pioneer Electric Ulysess, Kansas | 16,590 |
| 10 | Western Cooperative Electric | 12,075 |
