Evergy: disconnection notice
Ask for an installment plan or payment extension before the shutoff date. Missouri and Kansas cold-weather rules and a 21-day medical extension can stop a shutoff.
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
- disconnection notice
- account balance
- medical documents
- energy assistance application or pledge
Steps
Call Evergy before the date on the notice. Ask for an installment plan or a payment extension, or set one up in My Account.
If a disconnection would make a medical emergency in the home worse, ask for a Medical Extension.
From November 1 to March 31, ask for a Cold Weather Rule payment plan.
Apply for energy assistance and ask Evergy which programs you qualify for.
If Evergy will not agree to a plan the rules require, contact the KCC or the Missouri PSC before the shutoff date.
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Facts you can cite
- Policy
Evergy delays disconnection for nonpayment for at least 21 days from the date a Medical Extension is approved, when there is a medical emergency in the home. The limit is one Medical Extension per calendar year.
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Policy
Evergy Missouri West tariff: the company postpones a residential disconnection for up to twenty-one (21) days if it would aggravate an existing medical emergency of the customer, a family member or another permanent resident. The company may require satisfactory evidence of the medical emergency.
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Deadline
Evergy Missouri West: written notice must be mailed at least ten (10) days before a residential disconnection, or handed to the customer at least ninety-six (96) hours before. The company also tries to reach the customer at least five days before (preferred contact method), at least two days before (two phone calls) and one business day before. Disconnection is allowed only between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Policy
Evergy Missouri West Cold Weather Rule (November 1 to March 31): no disconnection of electric space heating service on a day when the National Weather Service forecast for the next seventy-two (72) hours predicts a temperature below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32F).
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Policy
Evergy Missouri West Cold Weather Rule payment plan: the company first offers a twelve (12) month Average Payment Plan covering arrears, current and estimated bills. For a customer who has not defaulted on a Cold Weather Rule plan, the initial payment is no more than twelve percent (12%) of the 12-month average payment amount unless both agree otherwise; after a default it is eighty percent (80%) of the balance. A LIHEAP pledge for the amount counts as the payment.
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Policy
Evergy Missouri West Hot Weather Rule (June 1 to September 30): no disconnection of residential cooling service on a day when the National Weather Service forecast for the next seventy-two (72) hours predicts a temperature above ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit (95F) or a heat index above one hundred five degrees Fahrenheit (105F).
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Deadline
Evergy Missouri West: a registered elderly or disabled customer (65 or older, a physician's medical form, or a federal disability award letter) must renew the registration every year, by October 1. During the Cold Weather Rule period the additional party on the registration form also gets the 10-day notice.
Source: evergy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Policy
Kansas Cold Weather Rule (November 1 through March 31, residential customers of KCC-regulated utilities): the utility cannot disconnect when the temperature is forecast to drop below 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The KCC Cold Weather Rule page says within the following 48-hour period; the KCC FAQ page says 24-hour period.
Source: kcc.ks.gov, verified 2026-10-13
- Policy
Kansas Cold Weather Rule payment plan: pay 1/12 of the overdue amount plus 1/12 of the current bill, plus disconnection and reconnection fees and any applicable deposit, then the rest in equal payments over 11 months. The customer may also negotiate a faster plan.
Source: kcc.ks.gov, verified 2026-10-13
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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