City of Garden City
Municipal electric utility · Kansas · #1,030 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #6941
City of Garden City is a municipal electric utility serving 11,985 customers in Kansas. In 2025 it sold 339 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $37.24M in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.98¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 16.51¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10,458 | 85.3 | $14.08M | 16.51¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,039 | 107 | $9.80M | 9.13¢ | |
| Industrial | 488 | 146 | $13.37M | 9.13¢ | |
| Total | 11,985 | 339 | $37.24M | 10.98¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (680 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11,762 | 304 | $31.57M | 13.29¢ |
| 2022 | 11,817 | 308 | $32.67M | 14.07¢ |
| 2023 | 11,867 | 306 | $34.23M | 15.40¢ |
| 2024 | 11,974 | 314 | $36.35M | 15.85¢ |
| 2025 | 11,985 | 339 | $37.24M | 16.51¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 159 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 2.36 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 67 minutes
As reported for Kansas under the Other standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 339 GWh
Winter peak demand: 46 MW
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 11,985 meters
Counties served
Finney, KS
Other large utilities in Kansas
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc - 399,379 customers, residential 14.56¢
- Evergy Kansas South, Inc - 349,942 customers, residential 14.54¢
- City of Kansas City - (KS) - 69,092 customers, residential 14.93¢
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) - 50,200 customers, residential 12.01¢
- Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc - 32,395 customers, residential 15.01¢
- Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc - 24,538 customers, residential 14.79¢
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc - 20,569 customers, residential 12.35¢
- FreeState Electric Coop - 19,144 customers, residential 17.84¢
All Kansas utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #6941 in the EIA frame.