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Net metering · Kansas

Kansas Net Metering and Solar Export Credits

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Updated Data verified Nov 5, 2026

Net metering. Evergy and the other investor-owned utility must offer net metering: exports offset your usage at the retail rate within each monthly billing period, and any net excess left at the end of the month is credited at 100% of Evergy's monthly system average cost of energy, which is well below retail. HB 2527 (2024) raised the program cap toward 5% of peak demand and, for systems interconnected on or after July 1, 2026, limits generating capacity to no more than 50% above the system's export capacity.

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State rules that apply

  • What the rule says: “all such net excess generation remaining in such customer-generator's account at the end of each billing period shall be credited to the customer at a rate of at least 100%”[1]

What it means for sizing and batteries

When exports earn close to the retail price, sizing the system to cover your yearly use is usually the best value, and a battery is mainly for backup rather than savings.

The calculator uses the statewide rule until we add utility rates. See what solar costs in Kansas.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does Kansas have net metering?

Evergy and the other investor-owned utility must offer net metering: exports offset your usage at the retail rate within each monthly billing period, and any net excess left at the end of the month is credited at 100% of Evergy's monthly system average cost of energy, which is well below retail. HB 2527 (2024) raised the program cap toward 5% of peak demand and, for systems interconnected on or after July 1, 2026, limits generating capacity to no more than 50% above the system's export capacity.

sources

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  1. K.S.A. 66-1266 Interconnection agreements; billing of customer-generators; credit for exports of excess electricity (as amended L. 2024, ch. 60)ksrevisor.gov · checked Nov 5, 2026

Tariffs last re-checked November 5, 2026.

Change log

  1. Monthly output per kW in Wichita updated to [95.6, 110.3, 134.6, 139.9, 149.2, 156.3, 156.8, 153.2, 129.7, 116.1, 98.3, 86.1] kWh/kW/month (NREL/NLR PVWatts v8 (1 kW-DC, fixed roof mount, 20° tilt, south-facing, 14% losses, TMY weather)).
  2. Average solar radiation on the panels in Wichita updated to 5.39 kWh/m2/day (NREL/NLR PVWatts v8 (1 kW-DC, fixed roof mount, 20° tilt, south-facing, 14% losses, TMY weather)).
  3. Solar output per kW in Kansas (PVWatts, Wichita) updated to 1526.1 kWh/kW/yr (NREL/NLR PVWatts v8 (1 kW-DC, fixed roof mount, 20° tilt, south-facing, 14% losses, TMY weather)).
  4. What the rule says updated to “all such net excess generation remaining in such customer-generator's account at the end of each billing period shall be credited to the customer at a rate of at least 100%” (K.S.A. 66-1266 Interconnection agreements; billing of customer-generators; credit for exports of excess electricity (as amended L. 2024, ch. 60)).