City of Kansas City - (KS)
Municipal electric utility · Kansas · #285 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #9996
City of Kansas City - (KS) is a municipal electric utility serving 69,092 customers in Kansas. In 2025 it sold 2,119 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $259.91M in revenue, an average realized rate of 12.26¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 14.93¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, buying distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 62,103 | 599 | $89.38M | 14.93¢ | |
| Commercial | 6,908 | 1,085 | $127.44M | 11.75¢ | |
| Industrial | 81 | 436 | $43.08M | 9.88¢ | |
| Total | 69,092 | 2,119 | $259.91M | 12.26¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (803 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66,775 | 2,099 | $217.57M | 12.68¢ |
| 2022 | 67,009 | 2,221 | $262.46M | 14.21¢ |
| 2023 | 67,713 | 2,159 | $269.30M | 15.02¢ |
| 2024 | 68,637 | 2,153 | $267.09M | 15.36¢ |
| 2025 | 69,092 | 2,119 | $259.91M | 14.93¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 257 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.87 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 137 minutes
As reported for Kansas under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 1,431 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 1,346 GWh
Winter peak demand: 385 MW
Energy losses: 6.1% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 97.7% of 69,092 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 586 installations, 4.9 MW of capacity
Counties served
Wyandotte, KS
Other large utilities in Kansas
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc - 399,379 customers, residential 14.56¢
- Evergy Kansas South, Inc - 349,942 customers, residential 14.54¢
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) - 50,200 customers, residential 12.01¢
- Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc - 32,395 customers, residential 15.01¢
- Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc - 24,538 customers, residential 14.79¢
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc - 20,569 customers, residential 12.35¢
- FreeState Electric Coop - 19,144 customers, residential 17.84¢
- Southern Pioneer Electric Company - 17,117 customers, residential 16.43¢
All Kansas utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #9996 in the EIA frame.