Evergy Metro electricity: 308,218 accounts in Missouri, SAIDI 104

Evergy Metro is an investor owned utility serving 308,218 customer accounts in Missouri; 273,860 of them are residential. Its home price sits 6.3% over the Missouri average and ranks 14 of 21 among larger utilities.

Evergy Metro: 798 kWh a month costs roughly $109 in energy at 13.72 ¢/kWh, +6.3% on the Missouri average of 12.91 ¢.

Its home price sits 6.3% over the Missouri average and ranks 14 of 21 among larger utilities.

Evergy Metro on price: 6.3% over Missouri

Home price against Missouri: +6.3%place 14 of 21, cheapest first

Home price is where Evergy Metro departs furthest from the Missouri pattern: 13.72 ¢ against a state average of 12.91 ¢, place 14 of 21 among Missouri utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc at 11.07 ¢ (-2.65 ¢ from here), the most expensive City of Independence at 15.74 ¢ (+2.02 ¢).

A home using 798 kWh a month pays about $109 in energy here; at the Missouri average the same use would cost $103, a difference of +$6 a month.

How it compares

Evergy Metro
Evergy Metro, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Evergy Metro	13.72 ¢/kWh	10.37 ¢/kWh	$109at 798 kWh	104 minSAIDI
Missouri average against this company, which is 14 of 21 on priceLowest in this table	-0.81 ¢/kWhcompany 6.3% above	-0.11 ¢/kWhcompany 1.1% above	-$6a month at 798 kWh	-5 mincompany 5 above
City of Columbia	13.94 ¢/kWhcompany 1.5% below	11.38 ¢/kWhcompany 8.9% below	$1112 more than company	35 mincompany 69 above

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Evergy Metro: 2025

Evergy Metro: -0.7% on 2024 for homes, Missouri +4.5%.

Evergy Metro home price, 2025: 13.63 ¢/kWh-0.7% on 2024, early release
Evergy Metro SAIDI, 2025: 99 min-5% on 2024, early release
Evergy Metro against Missouri, 2025: -5.2 pointsEvergy Metro -0.7%, Missouri +4.5%, price in Missouri 13.49 ¢

Evergy Metro reported 13.63 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, -0.7% on its 2024 figure of 13.72, while the Missouri average moved +4.5%. Its SAIDI is 99 minutes against 104 in 2024.

Carbon context

Evergy Metro serves 273,860 homes in Missouri. At 798 kWh a month that is about 522 kg of CO₂, or 6,270 kg a year, at the Missouri plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Missouri generation mix.

Evergy Metro charts

Residential price since 2015: 13.72 ¢ in 2024

12.55 ¢ in 2015, 13.72 ¢ in 2024 (+9.3%); Missouri 11.21 to 12.91 ¢.

Evergy Metro residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Evergy Metro	Gap to Missouri residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.55	+1.34	-0.10
2016	13.88	+2.67	+1.33
2017	14.64	+3.01	+1.75
2018	13.64	+2.30	+0.77
2019	13.31	+2.17	+0.30
2020	13.42	+2.20	+0.27
2021	13.37	+1.96	-0.29
2022	12.97	+1.23	-2.07
2023	13.61	+1.03	-2.39
2024	13.72	+0.81	-2.76

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Evergy Metro SAIDI, 2015-2024

74 min in 2015, 104 in 2024.

Evergy Metro SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Evergy Metro, no major events
2015	74
2016	62
2017	91
2018	92
2019	91
2020	89
2021	98
2022	111
2023	90
2024	104

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 103.9 min

103.9 min, 1.04x the median reporter, rank 349 of 673.

min

Company, no major events103.9
Company, with major events401.7

Evergy Metro, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Evergy Metro billed homes 12.55 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 13.72 ¢ in 2024, +9.3% in all, and lagged the Missouri average (+15.2%) by 5.8 points. Evergy Metro's sharpest move came in 2016, +10.6%. The high is 14.64 ¢ (2017) and the low 12.55 ¢ (2015). 2024: +0.8% here, +2.6% for the Missouri average. SAIDI at Evergy Metro (major events excluded) rose from 74 minutes in 2015 to 104 in 2024, +40%; worst year 2022 at 111. Against the national median, Evergy Metro came in lower on SAIDI in 7 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 104 minutes, +4 from the median. 2019: 659 minutes with major events, 91 without, the widest gap of any year. Evergy Metro has 13 cheaper and 7 higher-priced Missouri peers among 21 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Boone Electric Coop, bills 13.40 ¢ (-0.32). Next higher-priced, City of Columbia, bills 13.94 ¢ (+0.21).

A 6.3% premium over Missouri, with outage minutes at 1.04x the national median.

Home accounts at Evergy Metro went from 243,292 in 2015 to 273,860 in 2024, +12.6%. Business customers paid 0.76 times the home price in 2024 (10.37 against 13.72 ¢); the ratio was 0.80 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.03 in 2015 to 1.21 in 2024, between 0.71 and 1.25.

Outages and home price of Evergy Metro (EIA utility 10000), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at Evergy Metro: 70 minutes in 2013, 104 in 2024, a rise of 48%. Its best year was 2016 (62 min), its worst 2022 (111 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Missouri median of 94 minutes in 2024, Evergy Metro was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Evergy Metro home paid 14.08 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 15.84 ¢ in 2013, −11.1%; the bill itself went 11.46 ¢ to 13.72 ¢ (+19.7%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,901 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,690 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 56th cheapest of 73 in 2013, 33rd of 45 in 2024 among Missouri utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Evergy Metro outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 104 in 2024

Evergy Metro at 104 min in 2024 and the Missouri median at 94.

Evergy Metro home price since 2013: −11.1% after inflation

Evergy Metro: 14.08 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 13.72 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Evergy Metro, EIA utility 10000, year by year among Missouri utilities

Evergy Metro 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Evergy Metro	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Evergy Metro	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Evergy Metro	Missouri median SAIDI
2013	11.46	15.84	56 of 73	70	0.82	5 of 14	82
2014	11.70	15.91	59 of 73	97	0.94	9 of 14	92
2015	12.55	17.05	61 of 73	74	1.03	11 of 19	73
2016	13.88	18.62	68 of 73	62	0.71	12 of 21	60
2017	14.64	19.23	70 of 73	91	0.90	17 of 22	62
2018	13.64	17.49	63 of 73	92	0.98	17 of 24	74
2019	13.31	16.76	79 of 95	91	0.98	15 of 25	72
2020	13.42	16.70	42 of 45	89	0.92	14 of 22	87
2021	13.37	15.88	41 of 45	98	1.00	16 of 24	81
2022	12.97	14.27	39 of 45	111	1.25	16 of 24	93
2023	13.61	14.38	38 of 45	90	0.99	12 of 25	93
2024	13.72	14.08	33 of 45	104	1.21	15 of 25	94

Evergy Metro, EIA utility 10000: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Missouri real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 308,2189.2% of Missouri total
Residential accounts: 273,8609.3% of Missouri homes
Commercial accounts: 33,47610.9% of the base
Residential rate: 13.72 ¢/kWhplace 14 of 21, +6.3% against the state
Commercial rate: 10.37 ¢/kWhplace 9 of 33, +1.1% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 103.9 minbetter than 48% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.211.20x the median
SAIDI with major events: 401.7 min74.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 54.9 MW4,973 installations
Counties served: 14Missouri plus 1 more
Average residential use: 9,571 kWh/yr798 a month
Implied monthly bill: $109-$22 on the U.S. rate, 798 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +9.3%12.55 to 13.72 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +40%74 min in 2015, 104 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Evergy Metro

Evergy Metro sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Missouri ¢/kWh
Residential	273,860	13.72	+0.81
Commercial	33,476	10.37	+0.11

Year by year, Evergy Metro

Year	Home accounts, Evergy Metro	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	243,292	12.55	9.99	0.80	74	1.03
2016	247,181	13.88	11.40	0.82	62	0.71
2017	251,503	14.64	11.81	0.81	91	0.90
2018	255,709	13.64	10.66	0.78	92	0.98
2019	257,926	13.31	10.35	0.78	91	0.98
2020	262,729	13.42	10.13	0.76	89	0.92
2021	266,662	13.37	10.11	0.76	98	1.00
2022	269,157	12.97	9.80	0.76	111	1.25
2023	271,544	13.61	10.28	0.76	90	0.99
2024	273,860	13.72	10.37	0.76	104	1.21

Peers of Evergy Metro in Missouri, place 14 of 21 on home price

Utility near Evergy Metro on price	SAIDI min, gap to Evergy Metro	Home ¢, gap to Evergy Metro	Gap % to Evergy Metro	Accounts, Evergy Metro = 1
11. Black River Electric Coop	+343	-0.91	-6.7%	0.08
12. Intercounty Electric Coop Assn	+76	-0.71	-5.2%	0.10
13. Boone Electric Coop	-54	-0.32	-2.3%	0.11
14. Evergy Metro (this utility)	104	13.72	-	1.00
15. City of Columbia	-69	+0.21	+1.6%	0.17
16. Ozark Electric Coop Inc	No data	+0.35	+2.6%	0.11
17. White River Valley El Coop Inc	No data	+0.58	+4.2%	0.16

Who buys Evergy Metro's electricity

Class at Evergy Metro	Accounts	Of Evergy Metro accounts	Of Evergy Metro MWh sold	kWh a year per Evergy Metro account
Residential	273,860	88.9%	31.6%	9,571
Commercial	33,476	10.9%	50.6%	125,262
Industrial and other	881	0.29%	17.7%	1,668,797

Evergy Metro among Evergy group

Evergy Metro and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Evergy Metro	Home ¢, gap to Evergy Metro	Accounts, Evergy Metro = 1
1. Evergy Missouri West (MO)	+15	-1.17	1.13
2. Evergy Metro (MO, this utility)	104	13.72	1.00
3. Evergy Kansas South, Inc (KS)	-17	+0.53	1.12
4. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc (KS)	-2	+0.57	1.29

Evergy Metro: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Evergy Metro	Missouri context	Evergy Metro detail
Evergy Metro home meters on AMI	100.0%	Missouri 87.6%	286,071 of 286,093 meters
Homes with daily digital access	273,838	Missouri figure not published	100% of the 273,860 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Evergy Metro homes	Offered	6 of 12 Missouri utilities offer one	245,547 homes on dynamic pricing, 89.66% of 273,860
Net-metered installations	4,973	82% residential	14.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 11.0 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Evergy Metro

kWh	Share of a 798 kWh month	Cost a month at 13.72 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	31%	$34.30	-$6.90	$412
500	63%	$68.60	-$13.80	$823
750	94%	$102.91	-$20.69	$1,235
1,000	125%	$137.21	-$27.59	$1,646
1,500	188%	$205.81	-$41.39	$2,470
2,000	251%	$274.42	-$55.18	$3,293

Outage record, Evergy Metro

Measure, Evergy Metro	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	103.9	401.7	1.73 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.212	1.871	0.83 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	85.8	214.7	1.43 h

Territory of Evergy Metro

14 Missouri counties plus 1 other state, region MRO:

Missouri other states: 25 of 25 counties of Evergy Metro drawn

Evergy Metro: 25 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Bates
Carroll
Cass
Chariton
Clay
Howard
Jackson
Johnson
Lafayette
Livingston
Pettis
Platte
Randolph
Saline

Questions on Evergy Metro

How big is Evergy Metro in Missouri, by customer accounts?

308,218 accounts in 2024: residential 273,860, commercial 33,476, industrial 881.

How many cents per kWh does Evergy Metro charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 13.72 cents; against the Missouri average that is +6.3%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Evergy Metro?

SAIDI 103.9 min and SAIFI 1.21 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.04, CAIDI 86 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Evergy Metro?

4,973 installations with 54.9 MW, of which residential installations number 4,074.

What would a typical Evergy Metro home pay each month?

798 kWh at 13.72 cents comes to about $109, energy only.

Is Evergy Metro cheaper than other Missouri utilities?

Rank 14 of 21 in Missouri on price, +6.3% against the state average; 13 charge less than 13.72 ¢.

What share of Evergy Metro sales do homes buy?

Homes take 31.6% of 8,284,559 MWh, commercial accounts 50.6%, industrial and other 17.7%; the 33,476 commercial accounts use 125,262 kWh each, 13.1 times a home.

At Evergy Metro, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

286,071 of 286,093 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Evergy Metro offers a home time-of-use rate; 245,547 customers use dynamic pricing, 89.66% of its homes.

Has Evergy Metro moved up the Missouri price list since 2015?

18th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 14th of 21 in 2024; its price rose 9.3% while Missouri rose 15.2%.

Where does Evergy Metro stand among 3 peers?

Place 2 of 4 on home price at 13.72 ¢ (Evergy group); median 13.99 ¢, cheapest member 12.55 ¢.

What did Evergy Metro charge homes in 2025?

13.63 cents per kWh, -0.7% on the 13.72 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Evergy Metro at 13.72 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Florida Power & Light CoFlorida, 13.71 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ below
Inter County Energy Coop CorpKentucky, 13.74 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
Beauregard Electric Coop, IncLouisiana, 13.70 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
AES IndianaIndiana, 13.75 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

16 home plan records, energy charges: 2.6 to 38.6 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 16, e.g. Residential Schedule R General Use & Space Heat - One Meter -1RS6A,1RFEB
Tiered: 6, e.g. Residential Schedule R General Use & Space Heat - One Meter -1RS6A,1RFEB
Demand charge: 1, e.g. Residential Demand Service Pilot (RD)

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

Primary sources for Evergy Metro electricity: 308,218 accounts in Missouri, SAIDI 104

EIA-861 annual report entry for Evergy Metro electricity: 308,218 accounts in Missouri, SAIDI 104, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Evergy Metro electricity: 308,218 accounts in Missouri, SAIDI 104, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Evergy Metro electricity: 308,218 accounts in Missouri, SAIDI 104, the state price average