Evergy Kansas South and solar
Evergy Kansas South is an investor-owned utility serving about 305,665 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.)
- 15.2¢1% above Kansas average
- Typical bill
- $130858 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~20%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.7 yrs5.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Evergy Kansas South 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 Evergy Kansas South home
| System | 5.4 kW (80% of 858 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,270 |
| First-year savings | $1,235 |
| Payback | 14.7 years |
| 25-year net | $13,598 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Questions about Evergy Kansas South and solar
Does Evergy Kansas South have net metering?
Evergy Kansas South 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 Evergy Kansas South?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 858 kWh a month, a bill of about $130.
Is solar worth it with Evergy Kansas South?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.4 kW system costing about $17,270 pays back in about 14.7 years, with $13,598 net over 25 years.
How many Evergy Kansas South customers have solar?
About 2,981 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Evergy Kansas South, Inc (EIA ID 10005). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.