https://solarexaminer.com/tags/kansas/Recent content in Kansas 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>