City of McPherson - (KS)
Municipal electric utility · Kansas · #1,196 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #12208
City of McPherson - (KS) is a municipal electric utility serving 9,018 customers in Kansas. In 2025 it sold 1,063 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $67.38M in revenue, an average realized rate of 6.34¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 9.51¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 7,462 | 91.2 | $8.67M | 9.51¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,535 | 97.0 | $8.72M | 8.99¢ | |
| Industrial | 21 | 875 | $49.98M | 5.71¢ | |
| Total | 9,018 | 1,063 | $67.38M | 6.34¢ |
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 (1,018 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,899 | 1,021 | $62.20M | 8.49¢ |
| 2022 | 8,902 | 1,074 | $67.60M | 9.02¢ |
| 2023 | 8,954 | 1,087 | $64.01M | 9.00¢ |
| 2024 | 8,988 | 1,146 | $66.10M | 8.99¢ |
| 2025 | 9,018 | 1,063 | $67.38M | 9.51¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 39 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.49 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 79 minutes
As reported for Kansas under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 27.9 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 1,084 GWh
Winter peak demand: 150 MW
Energy losses: 1.3% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.9% of 9,018 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 16 installations, 0.1 MW of capacity
Counties served
McPherson, 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 #12208 in the EIA frame.