Energy Tips
These simple seasonal tips can save you money, energy and time.
Learn to control your energy use, how to save money, and why it matters!
These simple, inexpensive ideas can save you money on your bill as well as helping your big-ticket appliances and electronics last longer and work more efficiently.
Changing temperatures often means increased energy use. By implementing a few of these energy tips, you are helping to reduce strain on the energy grid, keeping the need for more coal plants at bay, and creating a cleaner, happier environment for our community. It’s genuinely a super simple win-win!
Try a few of these quick tips and get better control over your energy bill this summer!
Simple, personal, online tools
Home Energy Analysis breaks down your home's energy.
Get personalized tips, comparisons and trends.
- View usage cost and trends
- Compare your bill (to last month, last year and other homes like yours)
- Understand your usage (day-by-day, even hour-by-hour)
- See personalized tips, specific to your home and energy use
Prep your home for seasonal changes
Get rebates for making energy-efficient updates.
Work towards saving energy and money each month!
- Find and schedule a required comprehensive energy audit with an Evergy-approved contractor
- Work with your contractor to determine the upgrades you want to make
- Your contractor will submit the rebate application on your behalf and you will receive your rebate check by mail
Interactive home tips
Walk through an interactive online home.
View simple ways to start saving at home TODAY.
- Find tips for rooms from attics to basements (and everything in-between)
- Get top, easy, DIY tips to save big—like installing a programmable thermostat to automatically control your home’s temperature
- Learn helpful stats—like standby power accounts for as much as 20% of your bill (and how to reduce it)
Quick no-cost seasonal updates
Manage the highs and lows of Midwest weather.
Don't just hear it from us; we're sharing other expert tips too.
- Find strategies that help you save even more, depending on the season
- Get tips on smart thermostats, duct sealing, cooling system efficiency and more
- Learn how to stop cool air from escaping and get the most out of your AC system, house fans and natural cooling (like closing the blinds during the day)
Shift when you use energy
Avoid using as much energy during peak hours.
On time-based plans, save the most during off-peak hours
- Shifting your usage of bigger appliances or electronics outside of 4-8 pm saves you money and is better for the energy grid
- Choose from many time-based plans, which offer you savings outside of 4-8 pm
- You may pay less overall on a time-based plan and can even compare plans to see which saves you the most based on your personal past usage