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Kansas Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
15.71¢ /kWh
▲ 4.5%vs. last year
Commercial
12.27¢ /kWh
▲ 1.4%vs. last year
Industrial
8.21¢ /kWh
▲ 0.2%vs. last year

Data current through June 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$130per month▲ 3.2% vs. the year before

14.99¢/kWh × 870 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 2026 — the 40th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Kansas
$130
U.S. average
$156
Missouri
$145
Oklahoma
$142
Nebraska
$122
Colorado
$110

Kansas is $26 a month below (-16.4%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How Kansas makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
50.6%
Carbon-free
65.2%
Largest source
Wind 49%
Kansas electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas6.5%4,104 GWh
Coal28.1%17,781 GWh
Nuclear14.7%9,282 GWh
Wind49.3%31,210 GWh
Solar1.1%722 GWh
Hydro0.0%25 GWh
Other0.3%188 GWh

63.3 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to June 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

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
7.2¢9.5¢12¢14¢16¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
3.2¢6.6¢9.9¢13¢17¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
6.81¢
Now
15.71¢
Change
▲ 130.7%
Range
6.81–15.78¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202615.7112.278.21
May 202615.1311.198.12
April 202615.7811.398.21
March 202615.3411.667.99
February 202615.1111.748.53
January 202614.2911.328.51
December 202514.4310.937.85
November 202515.1011.278.26
October 202515.1711.378.26
September 202515.2012.038.16
August 202514.7712.028.20
July 202514.4611.688.07

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Kansas?
Residential electricity in Kansas costs 15.71¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 30th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 12.27¢ and industrial customers 8.21¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Kansas?
Kansas's residential rate of 15.71¢/kWh is -12.3% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Kansas home consumes 870 kWh a month against a national average of 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $130.
›Have electricity prices in Kansas gone up?
Residential electricity in Kansas has moved +130.7% since 2001, reaching 15.71¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +4.5%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Kansas?
Of the states bordering Kansas, Colorado has the lowest average monthly bill at $110 and Missouri the highest at $145. Kansas averages $130 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.