The average monthly solar radiation level in Kansas's capital city, Topeka, of 4.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 33% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ Kansas values listed here are based on the capital, Topeka.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Kansas solar radiation levels compare to average levels in an area with historcially high levels (NV) and one with historically low levels (WA). [1]
→ k/m/d = kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ Kansas values listed here are based on the capital, Topeka.
A look at solar installs in Kansas. The chart below visualizes install totals for the top five counties in KS vs. the cumulative install total of rest of KS counties combined.
There are currently at least 0 solar panel installations throughout the state of Kansas right now. [1]
Note: Install totals presented here are those voluntarily contributed from a variety of sources including solar incentive programs, utilities, installers, and the general public. [1] Data for some states is thinner than others.
Residential electricity prices in Kansas averaged 11.87 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in January 2021, which was approximately 6% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.69¢/kWh in January. [2]
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Residential natural gas prices in Kansas averaged $8.00 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in January 2021, which was about 18% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.74 per Mcf in January. [3]
Kansas ranks 31st among all states in the U.S. with a population of approximately 2,853,118. [4]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in Kansas, or for additional solar-related resources in KS, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
