Evergy Metro and solar
Evergy Metro is an investor-owned utility serving about 523,588 homes in Missouri, 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.)
- 14.1¢1% above Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $126893 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~32%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.5 yrs6 kW, cash
Export rules for Evergy Metro customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Missouri rule).
Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
Solar for a typical Evergy Metro home
| System | 6 kW (80% of 893 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,600 |
| First-year savings | $1,200 |
| Payback | 15.5 years |
| 25-year net | $12,309 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 5,756
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 49 MW
- Residential customers
- 523,588
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Evergy Metro and solar
Does Evergy Metro have net metering?
Evergy Metro follows Missouri's rules: Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
How much does electricity cost with Evergy Metro?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 893 kWh a month, a bill of about $126.
Is solar worth it with Evergy Metro?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 6 kW system costing about $17,600 pays back in about 15.5 years, with $12,309 net over 25 years.
How many Evergy Metro customers have solar?
About 5,756 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Evergy Metro (EIA ID 10000). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.