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Utility programUpdated October 2026

Evergy Kansas South, Inc.

Evergy Kansas South, Inc. (formerly Kansas Gas and Electric Company) serves about 346,000 customers in south-central and southeastern Kansas, including Wichita. It does business as Evergy Kansas Central and shares that company's Kansas Corporation Commission tariffs, so its customers get the same optional Nights and Weekends time-of-use rate, the $250 or $500 residential Level 2 charger rebate, the business and multifamily charger rebates, and the EV Charging Rewards managed charging pilot.

At a glance

Investor-owned
Serves
Kansas
Customers
346,494
EV rate plan
Yes
EVSE rebate
Yes
Managed-charging program
Yes

EV time-of-use rate plans

Nights and Weekends Plan

Verified Oct 2026

Peak
4pm-8pm weekdays; no peak on weekends or holidays
26.2¢/kWh
Off-peak
6am-4pm and 8pm-midnight weekdays, all day weekends and holidays; super off-peak midnight-6am every day
7.5¢/kWh

Optional rate (Schedule TOU) in the Evergy Kansas Central rate area, which the tariff issues jointly for Evergy Kansas Central and Evergy Kansas South. Customers can opt out at any time but cannot return to the rate for 12 months. The schedule's availability clause excludes customers who own and operate generation in parallel with Evergy's system, yet it also lists net-metered rate codes, so customers with rooftop solar should confirm eligibility with Evergy. Enrollment qualifies a customer for the $500 residential charger rebate. Summer (June through September) energy charges are 26.196 cents per kWh on-peak, 7.484 off-peak and 3.743 super off-peak; winter charges are 23.291, 6.654 and 3.328 cents. These are base energy charges before riders and adjustments, per the tariff effective October 1, 2025.

Residential EVSE rebates

Residential EV Charging Rebate

Up to $500

Residential customers who own or lease an EV and install a qualifying Level 2 EV outlet (240-volt, 40 amp or greater) or hardwired charger by a certified electrician. Base rebate is $250; the rebate is $500 when the customer is enrolled in a residential time-of-use or EV rate, such as the Nights and Weekends plan. Evergy's terms name the Evergy Kansas Central territory, which includes Kansas South customers under the jointly issued tariff. Customers in collections or on an active payment agreement are not eligible. Rebate must be claimed within six months of installation or by March 14, 2027, and funding is first-come, first-served. Evergy may recover $250 if the customer leaves the TOU or EV rate within one year of receiving the rebate.

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Commercial & multifamily rebates

Business EV Charging Rebate

$2,500 per Level 2 port; $20,000 per DC fast charger

Non-residential customers on a commercial rate schedule in the Evergy Kansas Central rate area, which includes Kansas South. Level 2 rebate requires a minimum of two ports. Per-site limits by category: highway corridor 2 Level 2 ports and 2 DC fast chargers (at least 2 DC fast chargers required), $45,000 maximum; public 6 ports and 2 DC fast chargers, $55,000; fleet 10 ports and 2 DC fast chargers, $65,000; workplace and multifamily 10 ports and no DC fast chargers, $25,000 each. A single affiliate entity may not receive more than $500,000 in total rebates. Projects must be pre-approved, equipment must come from Evergy's qualified list, and chargers must be kept in working order for at least five years. First-come, first-served until funding is exhausted or March 14, 2027.

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Managed-charging programs

EV Charging Rewards

A Kansas-only managed charging pilot for residential EV drivers with Level 2 home charging, filed under the jointly issued Evergy Kansas Central tariff. Evergy manages the timing of overnight charging through the vehicle or a networked charger, and enrollment is capped at 2,000 participants. The pilot runs from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, or until funding runs out. The monthly reward requires charging at home at least twice a month and overriding Evergy's schedule no more than twice a month.

$50 digital prepaid Visa card at enrollment, plus $10 per month paid every six months

Evergy Kansas South customers have the same EV options as Evergy Kansas Central customers. Kansas South does business as Evergy Kansas Central, and the Kansas Corporation Commission tariffs for the time-of-use rate, the charger rebates and the managed charging pilot are issued jointly by both companies for the Evergy Kansas Central rate area. Evergy's rebate terms name the Evergy Kansas Central and Evergy Kansas Metro territories, and under the jointly issued tariff Kansas South customers fall inside the Evergy Kansas Central territory.

The optional Nights and Weekends time-of-use rate sets peak prices from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, has no peak period on weekends or holidays, and adds a super off-peak period from midnight to 6 a.m. every day. Under the tariff effective October 1, 2025, the summer energy charge is about 26.2 cents per kWh on-peak, 7.5 cents off-peak and 3.7 cents super off-peak, before riders and adjustments. Customers can opt out at any time but cannot return for 12 months, and homes with rooftop solar should confirm eligibility with Evergy, because the tariff excludes customers with parallel generation yet also lists net-metered rate codes.

The residential charger rebate pays $250 toward a qualifying Level 2 outlet or hardwired charger installed by a certified electrician, or $500 for customers enrolled in a time-of-use or EV rate. Evergy can take back $250 if the customer leaves that rate within a year, and rebates must be claimed within six months of installation or by March 14, 2027. Businesses can get $2,500 per Level 2 port and $20,000 per DC fast charger, with per-site caps from $25,000 to $65,000, on the same deadline. The EV Charging Rewards pilot pays $50 at enrollment plus $10 a month for letting Evergy schedule overnight charging; it runs through December 31, 2028 and is capped at 2,000 participants. Because the rebates are first-come, first-served, confirm availability with Evergy before you install.

Service territory

Kansas

  • Allen
  • Anderson
  • Bourbon
  • Butler
  • Chautauqua
  • Cherokee
  • Coffey
  • Cowley
  • Crawford
  • Elk
  • Greenwood
  • Harvey
  • Kingman
  • Labette
  • Linn
  • Marion
  • McPherson
  • Montgomery
  • Neosho
  • Reno
  • Sedgwick
  • Sumner
  • Wilson
  • Woodson

Sources

Federal and state-level program details are tracked at DSIRE.

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