Who runs the utilities in Kansas?
Kansas has 1,115,094 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (85% of EIA's count). Investor-owned 80.5%. Cooperative 11.0%. Municipal 8.5%. Kansas ranks 22nd of 51 states, investor-owned.
Kansas homes by utility type
Kansas: customers by type, %
- 80.5Investor-owned
- 8.5Municipal
- 11.0Cooperative
| Kansas type | Utilities | Customers | Share | Price ¢/kWh | Gap ¢ (%) | kWh/mo | Nonmetro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned | 2 | 897,281 | 80.5% | 13.92 | not shown | 892 | 61% |
| Municipal | 117 | 94,919 | 8.5% | 14.32 | +0.40 (+3%) | 795 | 35% |
| Cooperative | 28 | 122,894 | 11.0% | 13.72 | -0.21 (-1%) | 885 | 87% |
Kansas: 128 short-form utilities with 246,929 customers (all sectors) have no residential split, so the sales file reaches 85% of homes.
Kansas prices by utility type
municipal utilities average 14.3 cents, 0.4 cents (3%) above investor-owned at 13.9; cooperatives average 13.7 cents, 0.2 cents (1%) below investor-owned at 13.9.
Kansas gaps mix cost and customer mix; method.
Kansas: which utilities set the averages
Municipal at 14.3 cents and cooperatives at 13.7 are the widest pair in Kansas, 0.6 cents (4%).
Investor-owned: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc holds 38% of priced customers at 14.3 cents, group average 13.9. Among 4 with 5,000+ customers, Evergy Metro charges 13.1 and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc 14.3, 1.2 cents apart.
Municipal: City of Kansas City holds 65% of priced customers at 15.4 cents, group average 14.3. Among 4 with 5,000+ customers, City of McPherson charges 9.0 and City of Garden City 15.8, 6.9 cents apart.
Cooperative: Midwest Energy Inc holds 24% of priced customers at 11.4 cents, group average 13.7. Among 8 with 5,000+ customers, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc charges 11.2 and FreeState Electric Coop 16.4, 5.2 cents apart.
Kansas territory, rural or urban
Kansas has 105 counties, 81% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 61% nonmetro; municipal territory is 35% nonmetro; cooperative territory is 87% nonmetro.
Kansas: largest utilities
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Investor-owned | 341,806 | 14.29 | 846 | 66% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Investor-owned | 302,508 | 14.25 | 876 | 75% |
| Evergy Metro | Investor-owned | 244,555 | 13.13 | 972 | 36% |
| City of Kansas City | Municipal | 61,475 | 15.36 | 776 | 0% |
| Midwest Energy Inc | Cooperative | 29,832 | 11.44 | 886 | 100% |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 20,118 | 13.96 | 877 | 100% |
| FreeState Electric Coop | Cooperative | 17,514 | 16.41 | 1,058 | 11% |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | Cooperative | 14,243 | 11.87 | 849 | 100% |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 13,273 | 14.29 | 825 | 100% |
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company | Cooperative | 12,602 | 15.86 | 778 | 100% |
| City of Garden City | Municipal | 10,449 | 15.85 | 689 | 100% |
| Empire District Electric Co | Investor-owned | 8,412 | 13.34 | 1,023 | 50% |
| City of McPherson | Municipal | 7,432 | 8.98 | 1,031 | 100% |
| City of Winfield | Municipal | 6,284 | 13.82 | 816 | 100% |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 5,799 | 14.17 | 862 | 100% |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 5,031 | 11.19 | 1,032 | 100% |
| City of Coffeyville | Municipal | 4,723 | 11.53 | 867 | 100% |
| City of Chanute | Municipal | 4,556 | 12.88 | 798 | 100% |
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,198 | 18.72 | 682 | 100% |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | Cooperative | 1,079 | 16.23 | 644 | 100% |
| Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 205 | 10.41 | 1,456 | 100% |
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Kansas next to its neighbors
Kansas: municipal +3%, cooperative -1% against investor-owned. Gaps are within each state.
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Similar investor-owned share: Vermont 81%, Utah 81%, Virginia 80%, California 79%
Sources
Kansas: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.
Questions
Which utility type serves most Kansas homes?
Investor-owned utilities, 80.5% of 1,115,094 customers.
Do Kansas co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?
Municipal utilities averaged 14.3 cents per kWh against 13.9 for investor-owned (+3%). Cooperatives averaged 13.7 cents per kWh against 13.9 for investor-owned (-1%).
How many utilities does Kansas have?
EIA-861 (2024) lists 147; residential sales are reported by 21.
Can Kansas customers pick their utility?
No; Kansas shows almost no energy-only supply and the address sets the utility.