City of Kansas City and solar
City of Kansas City is a municipal utility serving about 62,103 homes in Kansas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.6¢3% above Kansas average
- Typical bill
- $125803 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~19%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.2 yrs6.1 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Kansas City customers
Reduced export credit (Kansas rule).
Kansas requires Evergy and Liberty (Empire) to offer net metering. Solar you use offsets retail, and monthly excess offsets usage, but net excess at the end of a billing period is credited at the utility's average cost of energy (only a few cents/kWh) rather than retail. Co-ops and city utilities aren't required to offer it.
Solar for a typical City of Kansas City home
| System | 6.1 kW (90% of 803 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,055 |
| First-year savings | $1,316 |
| Payback | 15.2 years |
| 25-year net | $13,679 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 538
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 62,103
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about City of Kansas City and solar
Does City of Kansas City have net metering?
City of Kansas City follows Kansas's rules: Kansas requires Evergy and Liberty (Empire) to offer net metering. Solar you use offsets retail, and monthly excess offsets usage, but net excess at the end of a billing period is credited at the utility's average cost of energy (only a few cents/kWh) rather than retail. Co-ops and city utilities aren't required to offer it.
How much does electricity cost with City of Kansas City?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 803 kWh a month, a bill of about $125.
Is solar worth it with City of Kansas City?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 6.1 kW system costing about $19,055 pays back in about 15.2 years, with $13,679 net over 25 years.
How many City of Kansas City customers have solar?
About 538 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Kansas City - (KS) (EIA ID 9996). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.