Electricity in Lawrence, Kansas
3 electric utilities serve homes in Douglas County, where Lawrence is: Evergy Kansas Central, Evergy Metro and FreeState Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $123.78 (Evergy Kansas Central) to $194.15 (FreeState Electric Cooperative) a month. The Kansas average was $126.42.
- 96,367 people (2025 estimate)
- Douglas County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Lawrence
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Douglas County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Kansas | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas CentralInvestor-owned utility | 343,712 | $123.78850 kWh, 14.6¢ | — |
| Evergy MetroInvestor-owned utility | 247,426 | $129.00977 kWh, 13.2¢ | — |
| FreeState Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 17,654 | $194.151,088 kWh, 17.8¢ | — |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Kansas average was $126.42 a month for 876 kWh (14.4¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Lawrence
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Lawrence makes about 1,424 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,545 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Lawrence
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates.
- Help paying the electric bill in Kansas: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Kansas: Kansas electric rates and all Kansas utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Dodge City, Garden City, Hutchinson, Kansas City, Leavenworth, Manhattan, Overland Park, Salina, Topeka, Wichita.
Who provides electricity in Lawrence, KS?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Douglas County, where Lawrence is: Evergy Kansas Central, Evergy Metro and FreeState Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Lawrence, KS?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $123.78 (Evergy Kansas Central) to $194.15 (FreeState Electric Cooperative) a month. The Kansas average was $126.42 a month for 876 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).