Evergy: billing error
Register the dispute with Evergy before the shutoff date, pay the undisputed part, then go to the KCC or the Missouri PSC.
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 34 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Collect
- the disputed bill
- earlier bills for comparison
- meter photos with dates
- notes of calls with reference numbers
Steps
Call Evergy and say which charge you dispute. In Missouri, register the dispute at least 24 hours before any proposed disconnection date.
Kansas Central customers call 1-800-383-1183.
Pay the part of the bill that is not in dispute within four business days of registering the dispute, or by the delinquent date of the bill if that is later.
If Evergy does not resolve it, file an informal complaint with the Missouri PSC or the Kansas Corporation Commission.
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Facts you can cite
- Deadline
Evergy Missouri West: a dispute must be registered with the company at least twenty-four (24) hours before the proposed discontinuance date to avoid disconnection. It can be made by written notice, in person or by telephone during normal business hours.
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Deadline
Evergy Missouri West: the customer must pay the amount not in dispute within four (4) business days of registering the dispute or by the delinquent date of the disputed bill, whichever is later. If the parties cannot agree on that amount, the company may require up to fifty percent (50%) of the disputed charge or an amount based on usage in a like period.
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Limit
Evergy Missouri West: a residential overcharge is adjusted for the whole period it can be shown to have existed, up to sixty (60) consecutive billing periods; a residential undercharge is back-billed for up to twelve (12) consecutive billing periods. No adjustment is made for a meter error of three percent (3%) or less.
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Process
The Missouri PSC asks customers to contact the utility first and to file an informal complaint only if the dispute is not resolved. Hotline 1-800-392-4211; online at efis.psc.mo.gov; mail to Missouri Public Service Commission, Attn Consumer Services Unit, 200 Madison Street, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0360.
Source: psc.mo.gov, verified 2026-10-13
Rules in force
- Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA) negative option requirements15 U.S.C. 8401-8405
A seller that charges consumers online through a negative option feature (for example an automatic renewal or a free trial that converts to paid) must clearly disclose all material terms before taking billing information, get the consumer's express informed consent before charging, and provide simple mechanisms to stop recurring charges. The FTC enforces ROSCA.
Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12
1 citable point
- Policy
The seller must obtain "a consumer's express informed consent before charging the consumer's credit card, debit card, bank account, or other financial account".
Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12
- Policy
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Call the number for your Evergy company: 1-888-471-5275 (Kansas Metro, Missouri Metro, Missouri West) or 1-800-383-1183 (Kansas Central).
Supervisor
Ask the representative for a supervisor. Write down the name and reference number.
Written complaint
Evergy's contact page lists no complaint email, form or mailing address. The Missouri West tariff accepts a billing dispute by written notice, in person, or by telephone during business hours.
State agency
Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Kansas: Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, 1-800-662-0027 or 785-271-3140, complaint form at https://kcc-connect.kcc.ks.gov/s/file-a-complaint; the KCC helps when you have been unable to resolve the issue with the utility. Missouri: Missouri Public Service Commission Consumer Services, 1-800-392-4211; the PSC says to contact the utility first.
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Kansas Attorney General or Missouri Attorney General.
Watch out
- Payment agreements and bill verification need a My Account sign-in.
- The tariff index pages ask the user to choose a service area before they show tariff documents.
- No general damage claim form was found on evergy.com. Search results show a surge damage claim form only for customers enrolled in Evergy Home Protection Plans (not checked on the page itself).
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