Kansas solar leads
Kansas sets its home solar rules in the Net Metering and Easy Connection Act, which credits excess output at no less than the utility’s monthly system average cost of energy, for systems up to 150 kW. Summit Leads supplies solar leads in Kansas by real-time ping/post, with filters and routing agreed during onboarding.
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Kansas facts for solar lead buyers
| Fact | Value Source |
|---|---|
| Small-scale solar PV capacity, July 2026 | 138.9 MW (EIA estimate, July 2026), the 39th highest of the 49 states with an EIA estimateElectric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B: Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Twelve-month growth in small-scale solar to July 2026 | 19.5 MW, or 16.3%, from 119.4 MW in July 2025 (EIA estimates)Electric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B: Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Solar resource in Wichita, the largest city | 5.36 kWh per square meter per day on a fixed, south-facing array tilted 20 degrees (PVWatts version 8, typical-year data, checked October 9, 2026)PVWatts Calculator (version 8): Wichita, Kansas National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL) |
| Average residential electricity price, 2024 | 14.15 cents per kWh (2023: 13.38 cents; EIA Form EIA-861 data, 2024)Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10: Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Detached single-family share of all housing units | 71.8% (929,301 of 1,293,635 housing units), the sixth highest of the 50 states (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25024)Table B25024, Units in Structure: Kansas (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Owner-occupied single-family detached homes | 724,854, or 91.9% of 788,409 owner-occupied homes (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032)Table B25032, Tenure by Units in Structure: Kansas (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Utilities covered by the net metering act | Investor-owned electric utilities (K.S.A. 66-1264(i), as of October 9, 2026)K.S.A. 66-1264, Net metering and easy connection act; definitions Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes |
| Net metering capacity cap | 4% of the utility’s previous-year peak demand from July 1, 2026; 5% of its highest annual peak since 2014 from July 1, 2027 (K.S.A. 66-1265(a), as of October 9, 2026)K.S.A. 66-1265, Utility requirements; tariff, contracts, meters, disclosure to customers Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes |
| Credit for excess generation, systems connected since July 1, 2014 | At least 100% of the utility’s monthly system average cost of energy per kWh, each billing period (K.S.A. 66-1266(b), as of October 9, 2026)K.S.A. 66-1266, Interconnection agreements; billing of customer-generators; credit for exports of excess electricity Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes |
| Export limit for systems connected after July 1, 2014 | 150 kW alternating current (K.S.A. 66-1267(b), as of October 9, 2026)K.S.A. 66-1267, Determination of appropriate size of a customer-generator’s system Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes |
| Statutory system sizing formula | Prior 12 months of use in kWh divided by 8,760, then by a 0.144 capacity factor, rounded up to the next 2 kW step up to 20 kW (K.S.A. 66-1267(c), as of October 9, 2026)K.S.A. 66-1267, Determination of appropriate size of a customer-generator’s system Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes |
| Application for systems under 25 kW | A single all-in-one document with a simple interconnection request, simple procedures and brief terms (K.S.A. 66-1269, as of October 9, 2026)K.S.A. 66-1269, Rules and regulations; application process Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes |
| Electrician licensing level | Set by any county or city that requires licensure, using the exams designated in K.S.A. 12-1525 (K.S.A. 12-1526(a), as of October 9, 2026)K.S.A. 12-1526, Rules and regulations relating to examination and licensure (electricians); certificate of competency Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes |
Last reviewed: October 9, 2026. A summary for education, not legal advice.
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How much small-scale solar Kansas has
Kansas starts from a small base. In Table 6.2.B of the EIA’s Electric Power Monthly, the state had an estimated 138.9 MW of small-scale solar (systems under 1 MW, mostly on homes and businesses) in July 2026, up from 119.4 MW in July 2025. The 19.5 MW added is a 16.3% rise in a year, while the total ranked 39th of the 49 states with an EIA estimate.
| Month | Capacity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 119.4 | EIA EPM Table 6.2.B, July 2025 |
| July 2026 | 138.9 | EIA EPM Table 6.2.B, July 2026 |
A buyer reads the low total and the high growth rate together: fewer systems are in place than in most states, and the base grew by about a sixth in one year. The estimate measures installed capacity only, not homeowner interest.
Sunshine on the Kansas plains
For Wichita, the largest Kansas city in the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 estimates, the PVWatts calculator gives 5.36 kWh per square meter per day reaching a solar array (checked October 9, 2026). PVWatts was built by NREL and is now run by the National Laboratory of the Rockies.
How it was calculated: the PVWatts version 8 default system, a fixed open-rack array pointed south at a 20-degree tilt, at Wichita’s point in the Census gazetteer, using the typical meteorological year from the National Solar Radiation Database. Western Kansas and different roof angles will give other numbers; the figure is for comparing states and does not predict any home’s output.
Kansas residential electricity price in 2023 and 2024
The EIA reports the average residential price across all Kansas utilities each year. Both recent years are listed here as reference data and nothing more.
| Year | Cents per kWh | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.38 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
| 2024 | 14.15 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
The Kansas Net Metering and Easy Connection Act
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
Net metering in Kansas is written into statute rather than left to tariffs alone. The Net Metering and Easy Connection Act, K.S.A. 66-1263 to 66-1271, applies to investor-owned electric utilities (66-1264(i)) and was last amended in 2024 (all sections checked October 9, 2026). Its main terms for a home system:
- Crediting: for systems connected on or after July 1, 2014, net excess generation left at the end of a billing period is credited at no less than 100% of the utility’s monthly system average cost of energy per kWh (66-1266(b)). Older systems keep one-for-one kWh netting until January 1, 2030, then move to the same credit.
- Export limit: a system connected after July 1, 2014 may export up to 150 kW alternating current (66-1267(b)).
- Sizing: export capacity is sized to expected load by a formula in 66-1267(c) (as of October 9, 2026): the prior 12 months of use in kWh, divided by 8,760 and then by a 0.144 capacity factor, rounded up to the next 2 kW step between 2 kW and 20 kW. Without usable history, 7.15 kWh per square foot of conditioned space stands in for a year of use.
- Program cap: each utility offers net metering first come, first served until total net metered capacity reaches 4% of its previous-year peak demand from July 1, 2026, rising to 5% of its highest annual peak since 2014 from July 1, 2027 (66-1265(a)).
- Paperwork: for systems under 25 kW, the application is a single all-in-one document with a simple interconnection request and brief terms (66-1269).
The utility also provides a bidirectional meter at no charge under 66-1265(b). The act’s definition of “utility” names investor-owned utilities only, so a buyer covering rural Kansas checks which kind of utility serves each ZIP code.
Kansas electrician licensing and solar work
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
Kansas handles electrician licensing through its counties and cities. The electrician competency statutes are written for local governments: K.S.A. 12-1526(a) applies to “any county or city requiring the licensure of electricians,” which uses the examinations designated in K.S.A. 12-1525 (the International Code Council, IAPMO or Prometric exams in effect on July 1, 2008) and sets a 75% passing score and continuing education (checked October 9, 2026).
Under K.S.A. 12-1527, a city or county may also adopt its own electrical codes and set inspection fees. The net metering act adds that systems must meet the National Electrical Code and the requirements of any local governing authority (66-1268(a)). For a buyer, the electrical license a Kansas solar installer needs depends on the city or county where the house is.
Kansas homes: detached and owner-occupied
Kansas is among the most house-heavy states. The Census Bureau’s table B25024 (ACS 5-year 2020-2024) counts 929,301 single-family detached homes among 1,293,635 housing units, or 71.8%, the sixth highest share of the 50 states. Per table B25032, 724,854 detached homes are owner-occupied, 91.9% of all 788,409 owner-occupied homes.
Housing age is on Kansas window replacement leads and heating fuels on Kansas HVAC leads; neither is repeated here.
Kansas counties ranked by owner-occupied detached homes
The ten counties with the most owner-occupied single-family detached homes in ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032 at county level, with each county’s owner-occupied homes and the detached share. The table describes the housing stock only, not where leads originate.
| County | Owner-occupied detached homes | Owner-occupied homes | Detached share of owner homes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 156,321 | 171,016 | 91.4% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Sedgwick | 120,853 | 130,395 | 92.7% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Shawnee | 46,428 | 50,393 | 92.1% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Wyandotte | 35,167 | 38,150 | 92.2% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Douglas | 22,707 | 25,246 | 89.9% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Leavenworth | 19,979 | 20,910 | 95.5% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Butler | 18,171 | 19,653 | 92.5% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Reno | 16,511 | 17,708 | 93.2% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Saline | 13,922 | 15,121 | 92.1% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Riley | 11,054 | 12,763 | 86.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
Johnson County in the Kansas City metro and Sedgwick County around Wichita together hold 277,174 owner-occupied detached homes in the 2020-2024 ACS. Detached shares are high everywhere in the ten; only Riley (86.6%) and Douglas (89.9%) fall below 90%.
Using the Kansas facts in a solar campaign
Three points follow from the statute and the data for a buyer planning Kansas coverage:
- Utility type matters. The net metering act covers investor-owned utilities only, so two similar houses can fall under different rules depending on which utility serves them.
- System size is set by formula. K.S.A. 66-1267(c) ties export capacity to the prior year of use, which gives installers a common starting point for a quote.
- Owners live in houses. With 91.9% of owner-occupied homes detached in the 2020-2024 ACS, housing type does less to narrow a Kansas ZIP code list than utility territory and local licensing.
These points describe rules and housing. They do not estimate how many Kansas homeowners want solar or where requests come from.
What Kansas solar buyers filter on
Four lead fields do most of the filtering for solar buyers. In Kansas, each links back to the facts above:
- Homeowner status: the owner signs the interconnection application and the installation contract.
- Project type: the solar project the homeowner described, in general terms; exact options are set when the solar form is finalized.
- Timeframe: whether the homeowner plans to install soon or is still researching.
- ZIP code: buyers choose ZIP codes inside the utility territories and local jurisdictions their crews work in.
The filters for Kansas solar leads are agreed with each buyer during onboarding. Exclusive or shared routing for solar leads is agreed with each buyer during onboarding. The sample solar lead shows the fields.
Where buyers filter in Kansas
Kansas solar coverage usually centers on the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro and on Wichita, with Topeka, Manhattan and Lawrence as smaller hubs. The Kansas City figure counts the whole metro area, most of it in Missouri; all five are Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2025. Each buyer’s coverage area is agreed during onboarding, inside these metro areas or outside them.
- Kansas City, MO-KS: 2,270,682 (July 1, 2025 estimate, whole metro area)
- Wichita: 663,809 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Topeka: 233,052 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Manhattan: 136,122 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Lawrence: 120,920 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
Source: Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area population estimates, Vintage 2025 (cbsa-est2025-alldata), U.S. Census Bureau.
Consent records for Kansas solar leads
Each Kansas solar lead carries the TCPATCPAThe Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the federal law that governs telemarketing calls and texts, autodialers, prerecorded voice messages and the Do Not Call Registry. Glossary consent record captured on the form. The Kansas line in the state telemarketing laws table lists the state’s own calling rules, and leads in Kansas brings together every lead type Summit covers there.
Kansas solar lead questions
How is excess solar output credited under Kansas net metering?
For systems connected on or after July 1, 2014, K.S.A. 66-1266(b) credits net excess generation at the end of each billing period at no less than 100% of the utility’s monthly system average cost of energy per kWh. This is general information, not legal advice.
How large a home solar system does Kansas law allow under net metering?
Up to 150 kW of export for systems connected after July 1, 2014, sized to the prior year of use by the formula in K.S.A. 66-1267. This is general information, not legal advice.
How does Kansas handle electrician licensing for solar installers?
Through counties and cities: K.S.A. 12-1526(a) applies to any county or city that requires electrician licensure, using the exams designated in K.S.A. 12-1525. This is general information, not legal advice.
Which Kansas county has the most owner-occupied detached homes?
Johnson County, with 156,321, followed by Sedgwick (120,853) and Shawnee (46,428), in the ACS 5-year county data for 2020-2024 (table B25032).
Would a Kansas solar buyer be able to pick individual ZIP codes?
Coverage and filters are agreed with each buyer during onboarding; email us the ZIP codes you want covered.
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