Average monthly bill
Full bill breakdown →14.92¢/kWh × 872 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to May 2026 — the 39th highest among the 50 states and DC.
Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states
How Kansas makes its electricity
Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 6.5% | 4,130 GWh |
| Coal | 28.5% | 18,051 GWh |
| Nuclear | 14.7% | 9,281 GWh |
| Wind | 48.8% | 30,903 GWh |
| Solar | 1.1% | 701 GWh |
| Hydro | 0.0% | 27 GWh |
| Other | 0.3% | 186 GWh |
63.3 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to May 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.
Kansas electricity prices in context
Kansas residential electricity costs 15.13¢/kWh as of May 2026, ranking 34th among the 50 states and DC, counting down from the most expensive. This is 18% below the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, a difference of 3.31¢/kWh. Among bordering states, Kansas sits in the middle: higher than Oklahoma at 13.38¢/kWh, Nebraska at 13.59¢/kWh, and Missouri at 13.68¢/kWh, but lower than Colorado at 16.16¢/kWh.
The price has climbed 9.3% since May 2021, when it stood at 13.84¢/kWh. Over the longer view, it has risen 80.5% since May 2006 at 8.38¢/kWh, and 122.2% since records began in January 2001 at 6.81¢/kWh. The current rate sits just below the state's record high of 15.78¢/kWh set in April 2026, and far above the record low from January 2001 of 6.81¢/kWh.
The average Kansas residential bill is $130 per month on usage of 872 kWh, both nearly identical to the national figures of $155 and 871 kWh respectively; the lower rate is offset by similar consumption, leaving the monthly bill substantially below average. Commercial electricity in Kansas costs 11.19¢/kWh and industrial rates stand at 8.12¢/kWh.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
12-month trend
Residential history since 2001
- Jan '01
- 6.81¢
- Now
- 15.13¢
- Change
- ▲ 122.2%
- Range
- 6.81–15.78¢
Recent months
| Month | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 15.13 | 11.19 | 8.12 |
| April 2026 | 15.78 | 11.39 | 8.21 |
| March 2026 | 15.34 | 11.66 | 7.99 |
| February 2026 | 15.11 | 11.74 | 8.53 |
| January 2026 | 14.29 | 11.32 | 8.51 |
| December 2025 | 14.43 | 10.93 | 7.85 |
| November 2025 | 15.10 | 11.27 | 8.26 |
| October 2025 | 15.17 | 11.37 | 8.26 |
| September 2025 | 15.20 | 12.03 | 8.16 |
| August 2025 | 14.77 | 12.02 | 8.20 |
| July 2025 | 14.46 | 11.68 | 8.07 |
| June 2025 | 15.04 | 12.10 | 8.19 |
Prices in ¢/kWh.