Electricity rates — Westar Energy Inc

What a typical bill costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 4 generally available plans here run from $1,231.02 on RTOU-2 (Residential Time of Use Two-Period) to $1,503.72 on RS (Residential Standard Service), with a median of $1,341.84.

Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 10.3¢ to 12.5¢ per kWh at that usage.

What Westar Energy Inc's customers were billed in 2024

At 846 kWh a month, Westar Energy Inc's median open plan comes to 11.4¢ per kWh, 20% below the 14.3¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included. Rates set since 2024 account for some of that.

How it compares

Among the 109 utilities indexed, Westar Energy Inc's cheapest open plan is the 15th-lowest, 25% less than their median of $1,649.16. It sits between Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation ($1,224.00) and Ohio Power Co ($1,232.40).

RS (Residential Standard Service) is tiered: past 900 kWh a month, each kWh costs 1.5¢ less. Of the 51 utilities whose plans step, that is the 20th-smallest step.

RD (Residential Demand Service) changes price with the season: a kWh costs 6.7¢ more in June to September than in October to May, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $156.99 in its dearest month against $81.52 in its cheapest.

In the guides: The price that changes once the meter passes a line · The price that changes with the month

How the answer changes with usage

RTOU-2 (Residential Time of Use Two-Period) is cheapest at every level tested — $701.00 a year at 500 kWh a month, $2,291.02 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $140.68 a year at 500 kWh against $467.18 at 2,000 kWh.

Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month

REV (Residential Electric Vehicle) — $1,045.63 a year, 8.7¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $14.50 monthly standing charge. In effect since May 2025. Restricted: needs an electric vehicle.

Restricted Conservation Use Service; Closed Rate — $1,210.44 a year, 10.1¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $12.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since July 2014. Too old to quote as a current price.

RTOU-2 (Residential Time of Use Two-Period) — $1,231.02 a year, 10.3¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $14.25 monthly standing charge. In effect since May 2025.

Restricted Peak Managemet Electric Service; Closed Rate — $1,235.44 a year, 10.3¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $14.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since July 2014. Too old to quote as a current price.

RD (Residential Demand Service) — $1,279.80 a year, 10.7¢ per kWh effective, priced by season and demand-charged. It carries a $14.25 monthly standing charge. In effect since May 2025.

Residential - Standard Distributed Generation — $1,291.03 a year, 10.8¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $14.50 monthly standing charge. In effect since August 2019. Too old to quote as a current price.

How these plans are structured

Of 10 priceable plans: 2 tiered, 3 time-of-use, 3 priced by season, 4 with demand charges, 1 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $12.00 to $14.50.

Who provides these plans

EIA-861 lists Westar Energy Inc serving homes in Kansas and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 10 of its 10 published residential schedules can be priced.

The largest saving available here

Moving from RS (Residential Standard Service) to RTOU-2 (Residential Time of Use Two-Period) saves $272.70 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What this does not cover

3 of these plans price by the hour, so their figures are marked lower confidence.