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Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: 14.29 ¢/kWh for homes, 102 minutes of SAIDI (2024)

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc is an investor owned utility serving 397,226 customer accounts in Kansas; 341,806 of them are residential. Among the 4 Evergy utilities listed here it is most expensive for homes, +0.30 ¢ from their median.

Jeffrey Energy Center power plant lit at night in Kansas
Jeffrey EC at night. Photo by Bounzie66, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 846 kWh a month an Evergy Kansas Central, Inc home pays about $121 in energy: 14.29 ¢/kWh, 1.0% above the Kansas average of 14.15 ¢.

Among the 4 Evergy utilities listed here it is most expensive for homes, +0.30 ¢ from their median.

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc against its group: Evergy

Home price place, Evergy group
4 of 4+0.30 ¢ from the median of 13.99 ¢

Take the 4 Evergy utilities listed here, sorted by home price: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc is the most expensive at 14.29 ¢, while the group median is 13.99 ¢. The cheapest is Evergy Missouri West (MO) at 12.55 ¢, +1.74 ¢ from here; the spread from top to bottom is 1.74 ¢.

On outage minutes it ranks 2nd of 4 (1 = fewest), 102 against a group median of 103. It is the largest of them, 397,226 accounts, 1.1 times Evergy Missouri West.

How it compares

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc14.29 ¢/kWh11.02 ¢/kWh$121at 846 kWh102 minSAIDI
Kansas average against this company, which is 4 of 5 on priceLowest in this table-0.14 ¢/kWhcompany 1.0% above+0.17 ¢/kWhcompany 1.6% below-$1a month at 846 kWh+11 mincompany 11 below
Evergy Kansas South, Inc14.25 ¢/kWhcompany 0.3% above11.25 ¢/kWhcompany 2.1% below$121same bill as company87 mincompany 14 above

Compare 17 Kansas companies

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: 2025

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: +1.9% on 2024 for homes, Kansas +2.0%.

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc home price, 2025
14.55 ¢/kWh+1.9% on 2024, early release
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc SAIDI, 2025
80 min-21% on 2024, early release
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc against Kansas, 2025
-0.2 pointsEvergy Kansas Central, Inc +1.9%, Kansas +2.0%, price in Kansas 14.44 ¢

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc reported 14.55 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +1.9% on its 2024 figure of 14.29, while the Kansas average moved +2.0%. Its SAIDI is 80 minutes against 102 in 2024.

Carbon context

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc serves 341,806 homes in Kansas. At 846 kWh a month that is about 279 kg of CO₂, or 3,352 kg a year, at the Kansas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Kansas generation mix.

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.29 ¢ in 2024

12.11 ¢ in 2015, 14.29 ¢ in 2024 (+18.0%); Kansas 12.34 to 14.15 ¢.

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearEvergy Kansas Central, IncGap to Kansas residentialGap to U.S. residential
201512.11-0.23-0.54
201613.08+0.02+0.53
201713.36+0.05+0.47
201813.37+0.02+0.50
201913.29+0.58+0.28
202012.59-0.26-0.56
202112.53-0.45-1.13
202214.16+0.17-0.88
202313.09-0.29-2.91
202414.29+0.14-2.19

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Evergy Kansas Central, Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

136 min in 2015, 102 in 2024.

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearEvergy Kansas Central, Inc, no major eventsEvergy Kansas Central, Inc, all events
2015136235
2016116146
2017102146
201892153
2019100179
202099107
2021101350
2022106171
202397198
2024102318

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 101.6 min

101.6 min, 1.02x the median reporter, rank 340 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events101.6
  • Company, with major events318.1

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 12.11 ¢ in 2015 to 14.29 ¢ in 2024, a move of +18.0%: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc outpaced its state (+14.7%) by 3.3 points, and -12.3 points against the U.S. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc's sharpest move came in 2022, +13.0%. The latest year is the high at 14.29 ¢; the low was 12.11 ¢ (2015). 2024: +9.2% here, +5.8% for the Kansas average. SAIDI at Evergy Kansas Central, Inc (major events excluded) fell from 136 minutes in 2015 to 102 in 2024, -26%; best year 2018 at 92. At 102 minutes in 2024, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc sat +2 from the national SAIDI median, with 2 of 10 years below it. 2021: 350 minutes with major events, 101 without, the widest gap of any year. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc has 3 cheaper and 1 higher-priced Kansas peers among 5 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, bills 14.25 ¢ (-0.04). Next higher-priced, City of Kansas City, bills 15.36 ¢ (+1.07).

Both measures are ordinary, +1.0% on price against Kansas and 1.02x on outage minutes against the nation.

Home accounts at Evergy Kansas Central, Inc went from 325,647 in 2015 to 341,806 in 2024, +5.0%. Business customers paid 0.77 times the home price in 2024 (11.02 against 14.29 ¢); the ratio was 0.79 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.43 in 2015 to 1.05 in 2024, between 0.91 and 1.43.

What kind of utility is Evergy Kansas Central, Inc?

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc files with EIA as an investor-owned utility. In Kansas, investor-owned utilities serve 80% of residential customers at an average 13.9 cents per kWh. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc itself averaged 14.3 cents, 0.4 cents above its type in Kansas.

Kansas utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 23,649 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 6.9 per 100 accounts (Kansas: 10.0; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Evergy Kansas Central, Inc customer was without power 102 minutes without major events and 318 with them. That is 4th fewest of 8 Kansas utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Kansas utility reported 96 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 346,573 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Kansas reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts
397,22625.0% of Kansas total
Residential accounts
341,80626.0% of Kansas homes
Commercial accounts
54,30613.7% of the base
Residential rate
14.29 ¢/kWh4th place of 5, +1.0% against the state
Commercial rate
11.02 ¢/kWh8th place of 16, -1.6% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
101.6 minbetter than 50% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.051.04x the median
SAIDI with major events
318.1 min68.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity
35.0 MW3,672 installations
Counties served
41all in Kansas
Average residential use
10,149 kWh/yr846 a month
Implied monthly bill
$121-$19 on the U.S. rate, 846 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+18.0%12.11 to 14.29 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
-26%136 min in 2015, 102 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Kansas ¢/kWh
Residential341,80614.29+0.14
Commercial54,30611.02-0.17

Year by year, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

YearHome accounts, Evergy Kansas Central, IncHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
2015325,64712.119.560.791361.43
2016327,21413.089.920.761161.24
2017329,45713.3610.020.751021.08
2018330,84713.3710.070.75920.91
2019332,74213.2910.390.781001.02
2020335,25912.599.930.79991.00
2021336,37512.539.810.781011.02
2022338,43214.1611.340.801061.12
2023340,31413.0910.440.80970.99
2024341,80614.2911.020.771021.05

Peers of Evergy Kansas Central, Inc in Kansas, 4th place of 5 on home price

Utility near Evergy Kansas Central, Inc on priceSAIDI min, gap to Evergy Kansas Central, IncHome ¢, gap to Evergy Kansas Central, IncGap % to Evergy Kansas Central, IncAccounts, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc = 1
1. Midwest Energy Inc+171-2.85-19.9%0.13
2. Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc+23-0.32-2.3%0.08
3. Evergy Kansas South, Inc-14-0.04-0.3%0.87
4. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc (this utility)10214.29-1.00
5. City of Kansas City+80+1.07+7.5%0.17

Who buys Evergy Kansas Central, Inc's electricity

Class at Evergy Kansas Central, IncAccountsOf Evergy Kansas Central, Inc accountsOf Evergy Kansas Central, Inc MWh soldkWh a year per Evergy Kansas Central, Inc account
Residential341,80686.0%36.1%10,149
Commercial54,30613.7%44.5%78,729
Industrial and other1,1140.28%19.4%1,678,007

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc among Evergy group

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Evergy Kansas Central, IncHome ¢, gap to Evergy Kansas Central, IncAccounts, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc = 1
1. Evergy Missouri West (MO)+17-1.740.87
2. Evergy Metro (MO)+2-0.570.78
3. Evergy Kansas South, Inc (KS)-14-0.040.87
4. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc (KS, this utility)10214.291.00

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureEvergy Kansas Central, IncKansas contextEvergy Kansas Central, Inc detail
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc home meters on AMI100.0%Kansas 92.8%346,515 of 346,573 meters
Homes with daily digital access341,748Kansas figure not published100% of the 341,806 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc homesOffered4 of 16 Kansas utilities offer one1,062 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.31% of 341,806
Net-metered installations3,67294% residential10.1 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.5 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

kWhShare of a 846 kWh monthCost a month at 14.29 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25030%$35.72-$5.48$429
50059%$71.44-$10.96$857
75089%$107.17-$16.43$1,286
1,000118%$142.89-$21.91$1,715
1,500177%$214.33-$32.87$2,572
2,000236%$285.78-$43.82$3,429

Outage record, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

Measure, Evergy Kansas Central, IncNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes101.6318.11.69 h
SAIFI interruptions1.0521.6500.95 yr apart
CAIDI minutes96.6192.81.61 h

Territory of Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

41 Kansas counties, region MRO:

Counties served by Evergy Kansas Central, IncLyonEllsworthChaseRenoFranklinCoffeyNeoshoBrownMcPhersonMorrisJacksonNemahaRiceSalineClayDickinsonLabetteOsageElkGearyGreenwoodWilsonButlerPottawatomieJohnsonMarshallMarionLeavenworthDoniphanJeffersonShawneeOttawaWyandotteWashingtonLincolnDouglasRileyWabaunseeWoodsonCloudAtchison

Kansas other states: 41 of 41 counties of Evergy Kansas Central, Inc drawn

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: 41 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Atchison
  • Brown
  • Butler
  • Chase
  • Clay
  • Cloud
  • Coffey
  • Dickinson
  • Doniphan
  • Douglas
  • Elk
  • Ellsworth
  • Franklin
  • Geary
  • Greenwood
  • Jackson
  • Jefferson
  • Johnson
  • Labette
  • Leavenworth
  • Lincoln
  • Lyon
  • Marion
  • Marshall
  • McPherson
  • Morris
  • Nemaha
  • Neosho
  • Osage
  • Ottawa
  • Pottawatomie
  • Reno
  • Rice
  • Riley
  • Saline
  • Shawnee
  • Wabaunsee
  • Washington
  • Wilson
  • Woodson
  • Wyandotte

Questions on Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

How many customers does Evergy Kansas Central, Inc serve in Kansas?

397,226 accounts in 2024: residential 341,806, commercial 54,306, industrial 1,114.

What is the average residential rate of Evergy Kansas Central, Inc?

In 2024 homes paid 14.29 cents; against the Kansas average that is +1.0%.

How reliable is Evergy Kansas Central, Inc by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 101.6 min and SAIFI 1.05 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.02, CAIDI 97 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Evergy Kansas Central, Inc grid?

3,672 installations with 35.0 MW, of which residential installations number 3,446.

What is the monthly bill at Evergy Kansas Central, Inc for average use?

846 kWh at 14.29 cents comes to about $121, energy only.

How does Evergy Kansas Central, Inc rank on price within Kansas?

Rank 4 of 5 in Kansas on price, +1.0% against the state average; 3 charge less than 14.29 ¢.

How much of the Evergy Kansas Central, Inc load is business?

Homes take 36.1% of 9,613,774 MWh, commercial accounts 44.5%, industrial and other 19.4%; the 54,306 commercial accounts use 78,729 kWh each, 7.8 times a home.

Does Evergy Kansas Central, Inc have smart meters or TOU rates?

346,515 of 346,573 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc offers a home time-of-use rate; 1,062 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.31% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Evergy Kansas Central, Inc become cheaper than other Kansas utilities?

3rd cheapest of 5 in 2015, 4th of 5 in 2024; its price rose 18.0% while Kansas rose 14.7%.

How does Evergy Kansas Central, Inc compare with 3 similar utilities?

Place 4 of 4 on home price at 14.29 ¢ (Evergy group); median 13.99 ¢, cheapest member 12.55 ¢.

What did Evergy Kansas Central, Inc charge homes in 2025?

14.55 cents per kWh, +1.9% on the 14.29 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Evergy Kansas Central, Inc at 14.29 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

Rate plans on file

8 home plan records, energy charges: 5.9 to 27.1 ¢/kWh.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: 14.29 ¢/kWh for homes, 102 minutes of SAIDI (2024)

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At 846 kWh a month an Evergy Kansas Central, Inc home pays about $121 in energy: 14.29 ¢/kWh, 1.0% above the Kansas average of 14.15 ¢.

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