Evergy Missouri West and solar
Evergy Missouri West is an investor-owned utility serving about 308,573 homes in Missouri. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.7¢9% below Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $126996 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~35%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 17.7 yrs5.5 kW, cash
Export rules for Evergy Missouri West 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 Missouri West home
| System | 5.5 kW (65% of 996 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $16,425 |
| First-year savings | $992 |
| Payback | 17.7 years |
| 25-year net | $7,636 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 6,002
- Share of customers
- 1.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 63 MW
- Residential customers
- 308,573
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Evergy Missouri West and solar
Does Evergy Missouri West have net metering?
Evergy Missouri West 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 Missouri West?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 996 kWh a month, a bill of about $126.
Is solar worth it with Evergy Missouri West?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.5 kW system costing about $16,425 pays back in about 17.7 years, with $7,636 net over 25 years.
How many Evergy Missouri West customers have solar?
About 6,002 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Evergy Missouri West (EIA ID 12698). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.