Electricity prices in El Dorado, KS

Households in El Dorado pay 15.5¢/kWh (Kansas average), about $137 a month for 886 kWh a month, the Kansas household average.

Electricity price
15.5¢/kWh
Kansas average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$137
886 kWh a month, the Kansas household average
Small business
12.2¢/kWh
Kansas average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$77$928
1,000 kWh a month$155$1,856
1,500 kWh a month$232$2,785
2,000 kWh a month$309$3,713

At 15.5¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in El Dorado

Commercial customers pay 12.2¢/kWh and industrial customers 8.5¢/kWh (Kansas average).

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Home running costs in El Dorado

In El Dorado, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $78 a month excluding rent – 7% cheaper than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$78
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
−7%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
2,244 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$922
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$32$46–
With rent$32$46$844

El Dorado compared with the average for the United States

  • El Dorado
  • The United States average
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ValueEl DoradoThe United States average
Electricity$32$44
Heating$46$40
Total$78$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in El Dorado by about $207 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan461
Feb384
Mar262
Apr126
May40
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep10
Oct117
Nov258
Dec422

Heating with a gas boiler: about 6,659 kWh a year at 8.3¢/kWh.

Solar potential in El Dorado

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,599 kWh a year here. ($247 per year)

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Not yet available for El Dorado: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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