Missouri Metro Rate Request
Rates remain below neighboring states.
Evergy filed a request on Feb. 6, 2026 with the Missouri Public Service Commission to review the money spent to improve the electric grid and the cost of serving Missouri Metro customers, and to adjust prices. If approved, the result of this filing will take effect January 1, 2027.
This request, the first in four years, is Evergy’s opportunity to update state leadership, as well as customers, on the improvements, upgrades and updates we’ve made to keep service reliable while keeping customer costs as low as possible.
In the last four years, Evergy has invested more than $500 million in the Missouri Metro area, while at the same time finding ways to reduce costs and work more efficiently. Even with these upgrades, electricity prices for Missouri Metro residential customers have gone down over the last eight years and are some of the lowest in both regionally and in the nation.
While Evergy Missouri Metro customers have seen electricity prices go down, nearby Midwestern states have seen prices go up almost 19% over eight years. Inflation has risen about 29% in that time.
Evergy Missouri Metro rates compared to other states
Residential Rate Change from 2017 to 2025*
Key points:
Missouri Metro residential electricity rates fell 1% since 2017. Nearby states saw residential rates rise about 24%.
The average monthly bill for Missouri Metro residential customers is almost 15% lower than in nearby states and has dropped more than 6% since 2017.
Even if the full increase is approved, rates will have gone up less than 1.5% per year since 2017—much slower than many other household costs.
Missouri Metro service area
This request affects 310,000 Missouri Metro customers in parts of the Kansas City area as well as Marshall, Salisbury and Carrollton, shown in green in this map.
Evergy is asking to increase rates by 14.9%, or $137.9 million. If approved, the new rates would begin in January 2027. An average residential customer would pay about $17.70 more per month. The request also includes a small fuel cost increase of 0.3%.
Note: This rate request does not affect customers in Evergy Missouri West (which includes St. Joseph, Liberty, Platte City, Warrensburg, and other areas).
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Investments to improve reliability and strengthen the grid
Since the last Missouri Metro base rate adjustment in 2022, Evergy has invested $500 million in the Missouri Metro service area. These upgrades help prevent outages and restore power faster.
Improvements include:
- New technology that spots equipment problems before failures occur
- Automation systems that can isolate outages and reduce the number of customers affected
- A new advanced distribution management system installed in 2024
- Replacement of thousands of older wooden poles through the Wood Pole Life Extension Program
- Replacement of older underground cables through the Proactive Underground Cable Replacement Program
Evergy’s request also includes about $110 million in savings and credits from tax benefits, lower pension and benefit costs, and increased revenue. Evergy must show that all costs were needed and used to serve customers reliably.
New customer protections
Be aware that this rate request is not driven by new data centers in the Kansas City area. No data center costs are included in this request.
Looking ahead, Evergy proposed new policies that were approved by regulators in Kansas and Missouri. These policies lay out a plan to protect customers, and to make sure data centers pay their fair share of the costs associated with their energy needs.
This new rate is called the Large Load Power Service Tariff. It applies to very large users, like data centers that need 75 megawatts or more.
Under this plan, data centers must:
- Sign long-term contracts with large penalties if they cancel
- Pay all direct costs for their service
- Pay a higher rate to help cover the cost of new infrastructure
Evergy reduced its proposed rate request by $25 million based on expected revenue from new large data center operations in 2026.
What happens next?
Evergy’s request begins an 11-month review process. State regulators and consumer groups will study the request and may suggest changes. Customers can also share their comments or speak at public hearings.
In the end, the Missouri Public Service Commission will make the final decision and set new electric rates. Evergy is also asking to continue using its Fuel Adjustment Clause, which adjusts bills up or down twice a year based on actual fuel and power costs.
If approved, new base rates will take effect January 1, 2027.
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*Source: Evergy Ledger, EIA, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Regional state data is sourced from EIA and is comprised of revenues and sales for all sectors, with 2025 data using a rolling 12-month average of residential average rates ending October 2025. EIA data is preliminary that is subject to change, with 2025 data to be finalized in October 2026. US Bureau of Labor Statistics for historic CPI-U uses a rolling 12-month average. Due to a lapse in appropriations, data is unavailable for October 2025 and inflation measures are calculated using an 11-month average.