City of McPherson and solar
City of McPherson is a municipal utility serving about 7,462 homes in Kansas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 9.9¢34% below Kansas average
- Typical bill
- $1011,018 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~30%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- Never4.2 kW, cash
Export rules for City of McPherson 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 McPherson home
| System | 4.2 kW (51% of 1,018 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,210 |
| First-year savings | $614 |
| Payback | never within 25 years |
| 25-year net | −$296 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 16
- Share of customers
- 0.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 7,462
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of McPherson and solar
Does City of McPherson have net metering?
City of McPherson 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 McPherson?
Residential customers paid an average of 9.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 9.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,018 kWh a month, a bill of about $101.
Is solar worth it with City of McPherson?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.2 kW system costing about $14,210 does not pay back within 25 years, with −$296 net over 25 years.
How many City of McPherson customers have solar?
About 16 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of McPherson - (KS) (EIA ID 12208). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.