City of Winfield and solar
City of Winfield is a municipal utility serving about 6,299 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.)
- 14.1¢6% below Kansas average
- Typical bill
- $115815 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~21%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 16.5 yrs5.3 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Winfield 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 Winfield home
| System | 5.3 kW (80% of 815 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,015 |
| First-year savings | $1,089 |
| Payback | 16.5 years |
| 25-year net | $9,739 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 6,299
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Winfield and solar
Does City of Winfield have net metering?
City of Winfield 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 Winfield?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 815 kWh a month, a bill of about $115.
Is solar worth it with City of Winfield?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.3 kW system costing about $17,015 pays back in about 16.5 years, with $9,739 net over 25 years.
How many City of Winfield customers have solar?
City of Winfield did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: City of Winfield - (KS) (EIA ID 20813). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.