Solar Atlas · Missouri
Is solar worth it in Kansas City, MO?
A 7 kWdc rooftop array in Kansas City makes about 10,028 kWh a year (NLR PVWatts, modeled) and pays back in 22.1 years at Evergy Metro’s 13.7¢/kWh residential rate (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), with no federal credit. Exports follow Evergy Missouri Metro net metering (Schedule NM).
39.10°N · 9.2–14.8 h daylight · site signature
- Production
- 1,433 kWh per kWdc per year · capacity factor 16.4% AC
- Residential rate
- 13.7¢/kWh · Evergy Metro
- Exported solar
- Evergy Missouri Metro net metering (Schedule NM) · 1.90¢/kWh
- Climate
- hot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa) · 12.6 °C mean, 998 mm/yr
Source: NLR PVWatts v8.5.0 (NSRDB PSM V3 GOES tmy-2020 3.2.0) — 1 kW, tilt 20°, azimuth 180°, roof mount, 14% losses · fetched 2026-09-24 · modeled, not metered
Source: EIA-861M utility average · Aug 2025–Jul 2026 · EIA Missouri average Jan–Jul 2026 14.0¢ · utility’s EIA-861 2024 average 13.7¢
Source: Evergy Missouri Metro customer-generators ≤ 100 kW on Schedule NM · checked 2026-09-25
Source: NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020, KANSAS CITY INTL AP, MO US (25.5 km away) · fetched 2026-09-24
No federal credit: the homeowner credit (§25D) ended for systems installed after 2025-12-31. A lease or PPA price may reflect the lessor’s §48E credit. 26 U.S.C. §25D(h) and (e)(8)(A) · policy as of 2026-09-24
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