Evergy: Rates, Coverage Area, Emissions

Evergy

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About Evergy

Evergy is an investor owned entity with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri and supplying power to customers in 2 states in the country including in major cities like Kansas City, Wichita, Overland Park, Olathe, and Topeka. They presently serve residential, commercial, industrial and transportation customers, with a total of 1,461,803 residential accounts, 200,465 commercial customer accounts, one transportation customer account and 6,250 industrial customer accounts subscribed. Evergy averages 13.02 cents per kilowatt hour charged to their consumers for residential electricity, which is 17.36% below the US average of 15.76. Roughly 15,549,986 megawatt hours were sold to other suppliers through whole channels in 2022. The electricity sourced was made up of megawatt hours generated by the company and additional megawatt hours that they acquired by way of wholesale channels. They generated 36,268,763 megawatt hours and purchased 24,034,665 megawatt hours on the wholesale market. Evergy had $5,880,662,100 in 2022, $712,937,700 of which came from electricity sales on the wholesale energy market and $4,779,721,800 of which came from sales to retail end-users.

The United States average monthly residential electricity bill is $135.34, while the Evergy average is 13.48% below at $117.09 per month. The company's electricity generating plants produce 4,792,855.65 megawatt hours using natural gas as the fuel source. The company ranks 49th in the country out of 3526 providers for total megawatt hours generated from wind turbines. Production from nuclear plants totaled 8,952,487.62 megawatt hours for the company. This is the 30th highest out of 3526 companies in the United States.

Evergy Net Metering

Consumers of Evergy can take advantage of net metering, which is a positive for both parties. Net metering makes solar panel purchases more economically viable as it allows people to sell electricity back to the grid.

Energy Loss

All companies who generate electricity suffer from some energy loss from heat depletion or alternative factors. Evergy is no different, as they average a yearly loss of roughly 2.13% of the total electricity they transmit. The US average energy loss is 2.87%. This leaves Evergy with a ranking of 218th best out of 3526 companies in the United States.

Evergy Rate & Electric Bills

Evergy residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.147/kWh$0.090/kWh$198.84/mo.$77.56/mo.
1242nd13.02¢Evergy's Average residential price per kWh
1347th$117.09Average monthly electricity bill for Evergy's residential customers

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Evergy Overview

  • Company Type:Investor Owned
  • Subsidiary CompaniesKansas City Power & LightAquila EnergyEvergy, Inc.
  • Headquarters:1200 Main Street
    Kansas City, Missouri 64105
    United States of America
  • CEO:David Campbell

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Quick Facts About Evergy

Evergy is 92nd in the United States out of 3526 suppliers for total megawatt hours produced from solar fields.

Evergy is faced with an average of 1.12 power outages per consumer a year. These outages last on average of 106.42 minutes. Compare these numbers to the US averages of other companies at 1.45 outages per consumer and 171.11 minutes an outage.

Evergy is 20th out of 3526 electricity providers in the United States for total megawatt hours produced from coal.

Based on total customers, Evergy is the 38th largest electricity company out of 3526 in the United States.

Evergy produces 32,611,478.49 megawatt hours from non-renewable fuel sources, which is 33rd in the nation out of 3526 companies.

Evergy is the 38th highest generator of electricity in the US out of 3526 electricity suppliers, producing 34,147,945.49 megawatt hours.

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Energy Loss

Evergy's energy loss due to business operations.

-2.13%

Total Energy Loss

1,047,404MWh

218 National Rank

Grid Reliability

Length & Frequency of Evergy's Power Outages

106.42 min.

vs. national average of 171.11 min.

1.12 outages/yr

vs. national average of 1.45

Evergy Energy Makeup

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Evergy State Coverage

StateCustomersSales ($)State Rank Based On Revenue% of Provider's Residential Sales in State
Kansas1,015,2432,766,592,374160.37%
Missouri653,2761,787,364,455339.63%

Evergy County Coverage

CountyPopulationProvidersAvg. County Rate (¢)Avg. Electric Bill
Allen County12,557713.59$127.26/mo
Anderson County7,800313.10$118.11/mo
Andrew County18,023414.78$162.33/mo
Atchison County16,382413.72$123.81/mo
Atchison County5,312513.22$150.54/mo
Barton County11,712614.83$160.11/mo
Bates County16,100414.20$152.58/mo
Benton County19,351612.95$136.61/mo
Bourbon County14,410313.65$128.52/mo
Brown County9,532713.84$123.49/mo

Power Plants Owned by Evergy

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions/MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Coffey County KS Nuclear 9,523,923
Linn County KS Coal 5,988,825.016,399,341,513.681,068.55
Jeffrey Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)
Pottawatomie County KS Coal 5,424,890.996,014,283,223.091,108.65
Platte County MO Coal 4,677,9484,629,416,207.88989.63
Kansas City MO Coal 2,930,901.022,720,279,807.49928.14
Jasper County MO Natural Gas 2,601,2481,028,364,421.22395.34
Lawrence Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)
Douglas County KS Coal 1,818,517.991,866,606,709.481,026.44
Emporia Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)
Lyon County KS Natural Gas 1,424,670822,902,180.94577.61
Western Plains Wind FarmEvergy (100.00%)
Ford County KS Wind 1,061,217
Gordon Evans Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)
Sedgwick County KS Natural Gas 521,010289,291,183.7555.25

Evergy Fuel Makeup

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
54.94%
NUCLEAR
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
26.22%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
14.04%
WIND
Wind
4.37%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.30%
OTHER
Other
0.14%

Cities Evergy Has Coverage

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

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Evergy FAQ:

What is the average BUNDLED electricity rate for Evergy customers?

Evergy's current average BUNDLED electricity rate is 13.02 cents per kilowatt hour (¢/kWh), compared to the average United States BUNDLED rate of 15.76 cents.

What percentage of Evergy's electricity is generated using renewable fuels?

Electric generation facilities owned by or associated with Evergy generate 4.50% of their electricity using renewable fuels.

How many counties does Evergy provider electricity in?

There are 88 counties that receive at least some electricity coverage by Evergy including Missouri and Kansas.

How many power plants are owned by or associated with Evergy?

Evergy owns or is associated with 27 power plants.

Who is the CEO of Evergy?

David Campbell is the CEO of Evergy.

What is the average bundled bill for Evergy customers each month?

Consumers of Evergy pay, on average, a monthly bundled bill of $117.09.

Does Evergy have any subsidiary companies?

Evergy is a parent company of Kansas City Power & Light, Aquila Energy, and Evergy, Inc..

What percentage of Evergy's electricity is produced from nonrenewable fuel sources?

Power plants owned by or associated with Evergy produce 95.50% of their electricity from nonrenewable fuel types.

What is the phone number for Evergy?

You can reach Evergy by phone via (888) 471-5275.

When will Evergy power be restored?

The average number of minutes for an outage for Evergy's customers is 106.41625 minutes.

What cities does Evergy have customers in to?

Evergy serves 551 cities.

How many states does Evergy provider electricity to?

There are 2 states that receive at least some electricity coverage by Evergy including Missouri and Kansas.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2024-07-24