The Fuel Charge encompasses the fuel costs to produce electricity and the Off-system Sales Adjustment, which credits profits from our wholesale sales to our retail customers. Wholesale sales are transactions where Westar sells energy to other wholesale entities such as neighboring utilities, municipalities and power marketers.
Westar Energy will submit an estimate of fuel costs to produce electricity with the Kansas Corporation Commission. These costs are reflected on customers' bills. Annually, we will compare the estimates with the actual costs and make an adjustment to ensure customers are paying only the actual fuel costs. This adjustment will be paid or credited over the next 12 months.
Natural gas prices have been substantially lower this year compared to the past couple years. This has helped keep this summer's fuel charge or Retail Energy Cost Adjustment (RECA) costs down.
Fuel Charge: Current
Service Period Ending Between | Price per kilowatt-hour |
| September 29 to December 31, 2009 | $0.020690 |
Fuel Charge: History
Service Period Ending Between | Price per kilowatt-hour |
| September 29 to October 27, 2008 | $0.022176 |
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| October 28 to November 30, 2008 | $0.021483 |
| December 1, 2008 to January 1, 2009 | $0.019161 |
| January 2 to February 1, 2009 | $0.021396 |
| February 2, to March 2, 2009 | $0.023434 |
| March 3 to March 31, 2009 | $0.022694 |
| April 1 to June 29, 2009 | $0.026965 |
| June 30 to September 28, 2009 | $0.022299 |
View Additional Fuel Charge History |