City of Chanute electricity rates
City of Chanute charges an average of 12.89 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $103 a month using 798 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility SWPP Kansas
Where City of Chanute sits
It is a smaller system, serving 4,556 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 12.89¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Kansas, 14.8% under the statewide average of 15.13¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 798 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Chanute | 12.89¢ | $103 | 798 |
| Kansas average | 15.13¢ | $130 | 872 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Chanute delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Kansas.
- Neosho
Other Kansas utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 14.29¢ | $121 | 341,806 |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 14.25¢ | $125 | 302,508 |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | 14.17¢ | $122 | 5,799 |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc | 11.19¢ | $115 | 5,031 |
| City of Coffeyville | 11.53¢ | $100 | 4,723 |
City of Chanute rates: common questions
How much does City of Chanute charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 12.89 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -14.8% against the Kansas average of 15.13¢ and -30.1% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Chanute bill?
$103 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 798 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Chanute?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Chanute expensive compared with other Kansas utilities?
It ranks #15 of the 20 Kansas utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #815 of 1369.