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Kansas Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
15.47¢ /kWh
▲ 4.7%vs. last year
Commercial
12.24¢ /kWh
▲ 1.8%vs. last year
Industrial
8.49¢ /kWh
▲ 3.5%vs. last year

Data current through August 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 →
$135per month▲ 6.5% vs. the year before

15.17¢/kWh × 888 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 35th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Kansas
$135
U.S. average
$158
Oklahoma
$148
Missouri
$147
Nebraska
$123
Colorado
$114

Kansas is $24 a month below (-14.9%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.

How Kansas makes its electricity

Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →
Renewable
50.7%
Carbon-free
65.3%
Largest source
Wind 49%
Kansas electricity generation by source, September 2025 – August 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas6.5%4,124 GWh
Coal28.0%17,785 GWh
Nuclear14.6%9,280 GWh
Wind49.3%31,354 GWh
Solar1.3%803 GWh
Hydro0.0%26 GWh
Other0.3%189 GWh

63.6 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Kansas electricity prices in context

Kansas residents paid 15.47¢/kWh for electricity in August 2026, ranking 34th most expensive of the 50 states and DC. This was 2.69¢/kWh below the national average of 18.16¢/kWh, representing 14.8% savings against the US figure. Among bordering states, Kansas fell in the middle: cheaper than Colorado at 17.17¢/kWh and Missouri at 16.02¢/kWh, but more expensive than Oklahoma at 14.82¢/kWh and Nebraska at 13.54¢/kWh.

Over five years since August 2021, the residential rate climbed 18.1% from 13.10¢/kWh. The longer view showed sharper growth: the rate has risen 75% since August 2006 and 127.2% since January 2001, when records began at 6.81¢/kWh. The current rate stands just below the state's record high of 15.78¢/kWh set in April 2026.

The typical Kansas household paid $135 per month for 888 kWh, slightly more than the national average of 876 kWh but substantially less than the national bill of $158. Commercial electricity cost 12.24¢/kWh and industrial power 8.49¢/kWh, continuing the usual gap between residential and other sectors. The year-over-year increase for residents was 4.7%.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
6¢8¢10¢12¢14¢16¢Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
0¢5¢10¢15¢20¢Jan '01Jun '07Nov '13Mar '20Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

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

Residential

Jan '01
6.81¢
Now
15.47¢
Change
▲ 127.2%
Range
6.81–15.78¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
August 202615.4712.248.49
July 202615.2712.048.52
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

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Kansas?
Residential electricity in Kansas costs 15.47¢ per kilowatt-hour as of August 2026, the 34th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 12.24¢ and industrial customers 8.49¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Kansas?
Kansas's residential rate of 15.47¢/kWh is -14.4% versus the U.S. average of 18.07¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Kansas home consumes 888 kWh a month against a national average of 876 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $135.
›Have electricity prices in Kansas gone up?
Residential electricity in Kansas has risen 127.2% since 2001, reaching 15.47¢/kWh in August 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +4.7%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Kansas?
Of the states bordering Kansas, Colorado has the lowest average monthly bill at $114 and Oklahoma the highest at $148. Kansas averages $135 a month, against a U.S. average of $158.