EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29
Kansas electricity rates
Kansas homes paid 15.5¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +5.6% from a year earlier. That is #18 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.
KS average15.5¢Aug 2026
12-month average15.1¢
Rank (cheapest)#18of 51
Utilities22
ZIP codes741
Kansas electricity price trend
Kansas averageU.S. average
Aug 202615.5¢per kWh
vs. 1 year ago+5.6%14.7¢
vs. 5 years ago+18.1%13.1¢
Record high15.8¢Apr 2026
Avg. home bill$2041,316 kWh, Aug
EIA forecast, West North Central13.1¢Dec 2027
Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the West North Central region, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Utilities in Kansas
22 utilities · 7 report monthlyMonthly home price by utility
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| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. Investor Owned · monthly data |
15.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+1% | +7.9% | $121 | 341,806 |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc. Investor Owned · monthly data |
15.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+1% | +8.2% | $125 | 302,508 |
| Evergy Metro Investor Owned · monthly data |
13.3¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-13% | +1.1% | $128 | 244,555 |
| Adjustment 2024 |
15.4¢2024 |
+9.1% | — | $129 | 201,994 |
| City of Kansas City (KS) Municipal · monthly data |
15.0¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-2% | -2.6% | $119 | 61,475 |
| Midwest Energy Inc. (KS) Cooperative · monthly data |
12.5¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-18.1% | +9.3% | $101 | 29,832 |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
14.0¢2024 |
-1.2% | — | $123 | 20,118 |
| FreeState Electric Coop Cooperative |
16.4¢2024 |
+16% | — | $174 | 17,514 |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc. Cooperative |
11.9¢2024 |
-16.1% | — | $101 | 14,243 |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc. Cooperative |
14.3¢2024 |
+1% | — | $118 | 13,273 |
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company Cooperative |
15.9¢2024 |
+12.2% | — | $123 | 12,602 |
| City of Garden City Municipal |
15.8¢2024 |
+12.1% | — | $109 | 10,449 |
| Empire District Electric Co. Investor Owned · monthly data |
14.1¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-7.6% | +5.8% | $136 | 8,412 |
| City of McPherson (KS) Municipal |
9.0¢2024 |
-36.4% | — | $93 | 7,432 |
| City of Winfield (KS) Municipal |
13.8¢2024 |
-2.3% | — | $113 | 6,284 |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc. Cooperative |
14.2¢2024 |
+0.2% | — | $122 | 5,799 |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc. (KS) Cooperative |
11.2¢2024 |
-20.9% | — | $115 | 5,031 |
| City of Coffeyville (KS) Municipal · monthly data |
14.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-5.7% | +24.9% | $100 | 4,723 |
| City of Chanute Municipal |
12.9¢2024 |
-8.9% | — | $103 | 4,556 |
| CMS Electric Coop Inc. Cooperative |
18.7¢2024 |
+32.4% | — | $128 | 3,198 |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc. (OK) Cooperative |
16.2¢2024 |
+14.8% | — | $105 | 1,079 |
| Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
10.4¢2024 |
-26.4% | — | $152 | 205 |
Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. KS avg.” use the Kansas average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.
All ZIP codes in Kansas
66002Atchison66006Baldwin City66007Basehor66008Bendena66010Blue Mound66012Bonner Springs66013Bucyrus66014Centerville66015Colony66016Cummings66017Denton66018De Soto66020Easton66021Edgerton66023Effingham66024Elwood66025Eudora66026Fontana66027Fort Leavenworth66030Gardner66031New Century66032Garnett66033Greeley66035Highland66036Hillsdale66039Kincaid66040Lacygne66041Lancaster66042Lane66043Lansing66044Lawrence66045Lawrence66046Lawrence66047Lawrence66048Leavenworth66049Lawrence66050Lecompton66051Olathe66052Linwood66053Louisburg66054Mc Louth66056Mound City66058Muscotah66060Nortonville66061Olathe66062Olathe66063Olathe66064Osawatomie66066Oskaloosa66067Ottawa66070Ozawkie66071Paola66072Parker66073Perry66075Pleasanton66076Pomona66078Princeton66079Rantoul66080Richmond66083Spring Hill66085Stilwell66086Tonganoxie66087Troy66088Valley Falls66090Wathena66091Welda66092Wellsville66093Westphalia66094White Cloud66095Williamsburg66097Winchester66101Kansas City66102Kansas City66103Kansas City66104Kansas City66105Kansas City66106Kansas City66109Kansas City66110Kansas City66111Kansas City66112Kansas City66115Kansas City66117Kansas City66118Kansas City66119Kansas City66201Mission66202Mission66203Shawnee66204Overland Park66205Mission66206Leawood66207Overland Park66208Prairie Village66209Leawood66210Overland Park66211Leawood66212Overland Park66213Overland Park66214Overland Park66215Lenexa66216Shawnee66217Shawnee66218Shawnee66219Lenexa66220Lenexa66221Overland Park66222Mission66223Overland Park66224Overland Park66225Overland Park66226Shawnee66227Lenexa66250Lenexa66251Overland Park66276Shawnee Mission66282Overland Park66283Overland Park66285Lenexa66286Shawnee66401Alma66402Auburn66403Axtell66404Baileyville66406Beattie66407Belvue66408Bern66409Berryton66411Blue Rapids66412Bremen66413Burlingame66414Carbondale66415Centralia66416Circleville66417Corning66418Delia66419Denison66420Dover66422Emmett66423Eskridge66424Everest66425Fairview66426Fostoria66427Frankfort66428Goff66429Grantville66431Harveyville66432Havensville66434Hiawatha66436Holton66438Home66439Horton66440Hoyt66441Junction City66442Fort Riley66449Leonardville66451Lyndon66501Mc Farland66502Manhattan66503Manhattan66505Manhattan66506Manhattan66507Maple Hill66508Marysville66509Mayetta66510Melvern66512Meriden66514Milford66515Morrill66516Netawaka66517Ogden66518Oketo66520Olsburg66521Onaga66522Oneida66523Osage City66524Overbrook66526Paxico66527Powhattan66528Quenemo66531Riley66532Robinson66533Rossville66534Sabetha66535Saint George66536Saint Marys66537Scranton66538Seneca66539Silver Lake66540Soldier66541Summerfield66542Tecumseh66543Vassar66544Vermillion66546Wakarusa66547Wamego66548Waterville66549Westmoreland66550Wetmore66552Whiting66554Randolph66601Topeka66603Topeka66604Topeka66605Topeka66606Topeka66607Topeka66608Topeka66609Topeka66610Topeka66611Topeka66612Topeka66614Topeka66615Topeka66616Topeka66617Topeka66618Topeka66619Topeka66620Topeka66621Topeka66622Topeka66624Topeka66625Topeka66626Topeka66629Topeka66630Topeka66636Topeka66647Topeka66667Topeka66675Topeka66683Topeka66699Topeka66701Fort Scott66710Altoona66711Arcadia66712Arma66713Baxter Springs66714Benedict66716Bronson66717Buffalo66720Chanute66724Cherokee66725Columbus66732Elsmore66733Erie66734Farlington66735Franklin66736Fredonia66738Fulton66739Galena66740Galesburg66741Garland66742Gas66743Girard66746Hepler66748Humboldt66749Iola66751La Harpe66753Mc Cune66754Mapleton66755Moran66756Mulberry66757Neodesha66758Neosho Falls66760Opolis66761Piqua66762Pittsburg66763Frontenac66767Prescott66769Redfield66770Riverton66771Saint Paul66772Savonburg66773Scammon66775Stark66776Thayer66777Toronto66778Treece66779Uniontown66780Walnut66781Weir66782West Mineral66783Yates Center66801Emporia66830Admire66833Allen66834Alta Vista66835Americus66838Burdick66839Burlington66840Burns66842Cassoday66843Cedar Point66845Cottonwood Falls66846Council Grove66849Dwight66850Elmdale66851Florence66852Gridley66853Hamilton66854Hartford66855Lamont66856Lebo66857Le Roy66858Lincolnville66859Lost Springs66860Madison66861Marion66862Matfield Green66863Neal66864Neosho Rapids66865Olpe66866Peabody66868Reading66869Strong City66870Virgil66871Waverly66872White City66873Wilsey66901Concordia66930Agenda66932Athol66933Barnes66935Belleville66936Burr Oak66937Clifton66938Clyde66939Courtland66940Cuba66941Esbon66942Formoso66943Greenleaf66944Haddam66945Hanover66946Hollenberg66948Jamestown66949Jewell66951Kensington66952Lebanon66953Linn66955Mahaska66956Mankato66958Morrowville66959Munden66960Narka66961Norway66962Palmer66963Randall66964Republic66966Scandia66967Smith Center66968Washington66970Webber67001Andale67002Andover67003Anthony67004Argonia67005Arkansas City67008Atlanta67009Attica67010Augusta67012Beaumont67013Belle Plaine67016Bentley67017Benton67018Bluff City67019Burden67020Burrton67021Byers67022Caldwell67023Cambridge67024Cedar Vale67025Cheney67026Clearwater67028Coats67029Coldwater67030Colwich67031Conway Springs67035Cunningham67036Danville67037Derby67038Dexter67039Douglass67042El Dorado67045Eureka67047Fall River67049Freeport67050Garden Plain67051Geuda Springs67052Goddard67053Goessel67054Greensburg67055Greenwich67056Halstead67057Hardtner67058Harper67059Haviland67060Haysville67061Hazelton67062Hesston67063Hillsboro67065Isabel67066Iuka67067Kechi67068Kingman67070Kiowa67071Lake City67072Latham67073Lehigh67074Leon67101Maize67102Maple City67103Mayfield67104Medicine Lodge67105Milan67106Milton67107Moundridge67108Mount Hope67109Mullinville67110Mulvane67111Murdock67112Nashville67114Newton67117North Newton67118Norwich67119Oxford67120Peck67122Piedmont67123Potwin67124Pratt67127Protection67131Rock67132Rosalia67133Rose Hill67134Sawyer67135Sedgwick67137Severy67138Sharon67140South Haven67142Spivey67143Sun City67144Towanda67146Udall67147Valley Center67149Viola67150Waldron67151Walton67152Wellington67154Whitewater67155Wilmore67156Winfield67159Zenda67201Wichita67202Wichita67203Wichita67204Wichita67205Wichita67206Wichita67207Wichita67208Wichita67209Wichita67210Wichita67211Wichita67212Wichita67213Wichita67214Wichita67215Wichita67216Wichita67217Wichita67218Wichita67219Wichita67220Wichita67221Mcconnell Afb67223Wichita67226Wichita67227Wichita67228Wichita67230Wichita67232Wichita67235Wichita67260Wichita67275Wichita67276Wichita67277Wichita67278Wichita67301Independence67330Altamont67332Bartlett67333Caney67334Chautauqua67335Cherryvale67336Chetopa67337Coffeyville67340Dearing67341Dennis67342Edna67344Elk City67345Elk Falls67346Grenola67347Havana67349Howard67351Liberty67352Longton67353Moline67354Mound Valley67355Niotaze67356Oswego67357Parsons67360Peru67361Sedan67363Sycamore67364Tyro67401Salina67402Salina67410Abilene67416Assaria67417Aurora67418Barnard67420Beloit67422Bennington67423Beverly67425Brookville67427Bushton67428Canton67430Cawker City67431Chapman67432Clay Center67436Delphos67437Downs67438Durham67439Ellsworth67441Enterprise67442Falun67443Galva67444Geneseo67445Glasco67446Glen Elder67447Green67448Gypsum67449Herington67450Holyrood67451Hope67452Hunter67454Kanopolis67455Lincoln67456Lindsborg67457Little River67458Longford67459Lorraine67460Mcpherson67464Marquette67466Miltonvale67467Minneapolis67468Morganville67470New Cambria67473Osborne67474Portis67475Ramona67476Roxbury67478Simpson67480Solomon67481Sylvan Grove67482Talmage67483Tampa67484Tescott67485Tipton67487Wakefield67490Wilson67491Windom67492Woodbine67501Hutchinson67502Hutchinson67504Hutchinson67505South Hutchinson67510Abbyville67511Albert67512Alden67513Alexander67514Arlington67515Arnold67516Bazine67518Beeler67519Belpre67520Bison67521Brownell67522Buhler67523Burdett67524Chase67525Claflin67526Ellinwood67529Garfield67530Great Bend67543Haven67544Hoisington67545Hudson67546Inman67547Kinsley67548La Crosse67550Larned67552Lewis67554Lyons67556Mc Cracken67557Macksville67559Nekoma67560Ness City67561Nickerson67563Offerle67564Olmitz67565Otis67566Partridge67567Pawnee Rock67568Plevna67570Pretty Prairie67572Ransom67573Raymond67574Rozel67575Rush Center67576St John67578Stafford67579Sterling67581Sylvia67583Turon67584Utica67585Yoder67601Hays67621Agra67622Almena67623Alton67625Bogue67626Bunker Hill67627Catharine67628Cedar67629Clayton67631Collyer67632Damar67634Dorrance67635Dresden67637Ellis67638Gaylord67639Glade67640Gorham67642Hill City67643Jennings67644Kirwin67645Lenora67646Logan67647Long Island67648Lucas67649Luray67650Morland67651Natoma67653Norcatur67654Norton67656Ogallah67657Palco67658Paradise67659Penokee67660Pfeifer67661Phillipsburg67663Plainville67664Prairie View67665Russell67669Stockton67671Victoria67672Wakeeney67673Waldo67674Walker67675Woodston67701Colby67730Atwood67731Bird City67732Brewster67733Edson67734Gem67735Goodland67736Gove67737Grainfield67738Grinnell67739Herndon67740Hoxie67741Kanorado67743Levant67744Ludell67745Mc Donald67747Monument67748Oakley67749Oberlin67751Park67752Quinter67753Rexford67756Saint Francis67757Selden67758Sharon Springs67761Wallace67762Weskan67764Winona67801Dodge City67831Ashland67834Bucklin67835Cimarron67836Coolidge67837Copeland67838Deerfield67839Dighton67840Englewood67841Ensign67842Ford67843Fort Dodge67844Fowler67846Garden City67849Hanston67850Healy67851Holcomb67853Ingalls67854Jetmore67855Johnson67857Kendall67859Kismet67860Lakin67861Leoti67862Manter67863Marienthal67864Meade67865Minneola67867Montezuma67868Pierceville67869Plains67870Satanta67871Scott City67876Spearville67877Sublette67878Syracuse67879Tribune67880Ulysses67882Wright67901Liberal67905Liberal67950Elkhart67951Hugoton67952Moscow67953Richfield67954Rolla
Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.
Questions
What is the average electricity rate in Kansas?
15.5¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 15.1¢.
How does Kansas compare with other states?
Kansas ranks #18 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.
Which utility in Kansas has the lowest rates?
Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), Midwest Energy Inc. (KS) averaged 11.4¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.