https://solarexaminer.com/tags/evergy/Recent content in Evergy on Solar ExaminerHugoen-usSolar ExaminerSun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/kansas-electricity-rate-changes-2026/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/kansas-electricity-rate-changes-2026/<p>Kansas did not have a new base rate change on October 1, 2026 that we could find. Evergy&rsquo;s most recent increase started one year earlier, with the October 2025 billing cycle.</p> <p>This article covers Evergy&rsquo;s Kansas Central territory. It does not cover Evergy Kansas Metro, Liberty, cooperatives or municipal utilities.</p> <h2 id="quick-summary">Quick Summary</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Item</th> <th>Detail</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Decision date</td> <td>September 25, 2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Approved</td> <td>$128 million a year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Requested</td> <td>$196.4 million a year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Residential impact</td> <td>About $8.47 a month at 900 kWh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Effective</td> <td>October 2025 billing cycle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October 2026</td> <td>No new base rate change found</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="what-the-commission-approved">What the Commission Approved</h2> <p>The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) approved a unanimous settlement in docket 25-EKCE-294-RTS:</p>https://solarexaminer.com/posts/missouri-electricity-rate-changes-2026/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/missouri-electricity-rate-changes-2026/<p>Missouri&rsquo;s large investor-owned utilities did not change base rates on October 1, 2026. Both Ameren Missouri and Evergy Missouri Metro have increases pending before the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC).</p> <p>This article covers Ameren Missouri, which serves about 1.2 million electric customers, and Evergy Missouri Metro, which serves about 313,000. It does not cover Evergy Missouri West, Liberty or electric cooperatives.</p> <h2 id="quick-summary">Quick Summary</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Item</th> <th>Utility</th> <th>Status</th> <th>Residential impact</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Last base rate increase</td> <td>Ameren Missouri</td> <td>Approved April 23, 2025</td> <td>$355 million approved of $446 million asked</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pending rate case</td> <td>Ameren Missouri</td> <td>New rates expected mid-2027</td> <td>About +$13 a month (request)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pending rate case</td> <td>Evergy Missouri Metro</td> <td>Hearings held July 2026</td> <td>Not stated in PSC notice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Usage fees</td> <td>Columbia Water &amp; Light</td> <td>Oct. 1, 2026</td> <td>+6%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="ameren-missouri">Ameren Missouri</h2> <p><strong>The last increase.</strong> On April 23, 2025, the PSC approved an agreement raising Ameren Missouri&rsquo;s electric revenue by $355 million. Ameren had asked for $446 million. The $9 residential monthly customer charge was left unchanged.</p>