How Evergy credits home solar

Limits and eligibility

• In Missouri, Evergy's net metering tariffs cover systems up to 100 kW DC, and the largest system allowed is found by dividing the last 12 months of net usage by 8,760 hours and then by a solar capacity factor of 0.144.
• In Kansas, systems that began operating after July 1, 2014 may export up to 150 kW AC, sized to the prior 12 months of use with the formula in K.S.A. 66-1267, and for systems interconnected on or after January 1, 2026, generating capacity may not exceed approved export capacity by more than 50%.
• Missouri net metering is first come, first served until net metered capacity reaches 5% of the prior year's single hour peak load, and Evergy need not approve more applications in a calendar year once approvals reach 1% of that peak; in Kansas the cap is 4% of the prior year's peak demand from July 1, 2026 and 5% of the highest annual peak since 2014 from July 1, 2027.
• Evergy requires customers to be in good standing, with no past due balance, no payment arrangement and no written off bad debt, and it says it cannot count future load such as a pool or a new electric vehicle when setting the maximum system size.

How a home gets connected

1. Confirm which of the four Evergy jurisdictions serves the home, which Evergy says is listed under the Message Board on the first page of the bill, because each territory has its own application and rules.
2. The homeowner or installer applies through Evergy's online portal for projects under 200 kW with equipment spec sheets, a site plan, a one line drawing that includes a production meter, a photo of the service meter, and signed forms, which are a customer acknowledgement form in Kansas or Section C of the net metering agreement in Missouri.
3. Evergy reviews the application for accuracy and then completes an engineering review, and after approval Evergy says the system should be installed within 12 months.
4. After installation, request the meter exchange through the application portal, make sure any required city or county inspection reports have been sent, and provide photos of the installed equipment, plus Sections C through F of the net metering agreement for Missouri projects.
5. Evergy then replaces the existing meter with a net or bidirectional meter, which requires a passed city or county inspection report, and Evergy asks customers not to turn the system on until they are notified that the meter exchange is complete.