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Evergy Missouri West rate increase

Electric · Missouri · Investor-owned utility · part of Evergy, Inc.

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Evergy Missouri West has a pending decrease of about −$0.11/month for a typical 1,000 kWh home starting December 1, 2026, if regulators approve the request.

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2026 renewable energy standard rider adjustment (Missouri West)

Rider · Electric

Proposed

Typical residential bill (1,000 kWh/month)

  • −$0.11/mostarting December 1, 2026Proposed change as stated by Evergy, per the Missouri PSC notice

Proposed amounts; regulators may change them.

Filed
September 30, 2026
Decision expected
Not disclosed
Requested effective
December 1, 2026
Requested increase
Not disclosed
Approved increase
Pending
Docket
ET-2027-0102

Evergy Missouri West filed to update its renewable energy standard rider (RESRAM) for costs incurred from December 2024 through November 2025. Evergy says the change would lower the bill of a customer using 1,000 kWh a month by about $0.11. The proposed tariff would take effect December 1, 2026, pending Missouri PSC review.

Utility's stated reasons

  • annual true-up of renewable energy standard compliance costs
  • costs from December 2024 through November 2025
Sources (1) · Based on news or utility announcements

Last verified Oct 19, 2026

September 2026 fuel adjustment rate increase (Missouri West)

Fuel / purchased power · Electric

In effect

Typical residential bill (1,000 kWh/month)

  • +$4.24/mostarting September 1, 2026Per PSC Staff: the residential fuel adjustment charge rises from $4.52 to $8.76 a month at 1,000 kWh, before taxes
Filed
June 30, 2026
Decided
August 19, 2026
Effective
September 1, 2026
Requested increase
Not disclosed
Approved increase
Not disclosed
Docket
ER-2026-0375

The Missouri PSC approved Evergy Missouri West's semi-annual fuel adjustment update, which recovers $48.7 million of fuel and purchased power costs above those in base rates from September 2026 through August 2027. Staff estimated the change adds about $4.24 a month for a home using 1,000 kWh, citing higher fuel costs including the January 2026 Winter Storm Fern gas price spike.

Utility's stated reasons

  • fuel costs about 30% higher than the prior accumulation period
  • natural gas price spike during Winter Storm Fern in January 2026
  • purchased power accruals tied to interconnection updates and SPP disputes
Sources (2) · Verified against regulator or utility filings

Last verified Oct 19, 2026

2024 base rate case (Missouri West)

Base rate case · Electric

In effect

Typical residential bill

Not stated for a specific usage level. Any figures the sources give are in the summary below.

Filed
February 2, 2024
Decided
December 4, 2024
Effective
January 1, 2025
Requested increase
$104 million
Approved increase
$55 million
Docket
ER-2024-0189

Evergy Missouri West asked for about $104 million, citing grid investment and the Dogwood gas plant purchase. The Missouri PSC approved settlements raising retail revenue about $55 million after lowering the fuel cost built into base rates by about $49 million. Evergy said base rates rose just under 7%, roughly $8 a month for an average home, from January 1, 2025.

Utility's stated reasons

  • purchase of the Dogwood Energy Center for generation capacity
  • replacing aging grid infrastructure
  • storm hardening and outage technology
  • reducing exposure to market power prices
Sources (3) · Verified against regulator or utility filings

Last verified Oct 19, 2026

Most recent base rate case

Decided December 4, 2024 · Docket ER-2024-0189

The Missouri PSC approved settlements in Evergy Missouri West's 2024 rate case, raising retail revenue about $55 million (the company had asked for about $104 million). New rates took effect January 1, 2025. A separate December 2025 order declined to rule in advance on recovering Crossroads Energy Center transmission costs.

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Utility website: www.evergy.com

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Last checked Oct 19, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.