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Heat pump Kansas

Heat pump vs gas heating cost in Kansas

$147 a year saved by heating a typical Kansas home with a heat pump instead of a gas furnace.

A typical home here burns about 432 therms of gas a year for heat, about $734 at the national average of $1.70/therm. A heat pump would use about 3,844 kWh instead, $587 at 15.27¢/kWh. Electricity would have to pass 19.1¢/kWh before gas became the cheaper way to heat.

Prices updated October 2026 from EIA, AAA and BLS data.

How you heat now
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Older furnaces 78 to 80, new 90 to 97.
 
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Heat pumps also replace your AC.
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State, utility or HEAR rebates.

How Kansas compares

Ranked by yearly saving against gas, Kansas is 12th of 51. At U.S. average figures a heat pump saves $27 a year. Kansas has the 17th cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC, near the middle, at 15.27¢/kWh, 17% below the U.S. average of 18.31¢.

With an estimated 4,800 heating degree days a year, winters here are moderate, and the calculator uses a seasonal COP of 2.8.

Against propane the heat pump saves $603 a year, against heating oil it saves $1,211 a year, and against electric baseboard heat it saves $1,056 a year.

Heating nowNow, per yearHeat pumpDifference
Natural gas furnace$734$587$147
Propane furnace$1,189$586$603
Oil furnace$1,797$586$1,211
Electric baseboard$1,643$587$1,056

Two of its four neighbors do better against gas: Nebraska and Oklahoma, led by Nebraska at $260 a year saved.

StateElectricitySaving vs gas a year
Nebraska13.78¢$260
Oklahoma14.35¢$178
Kansas15.27¢$147
Missouri16.09¢$116
Colorado17.00¢$101

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What these numbers assume

  • A heating load estimated from about 4,800 heating degree days a year: 432 therms of gas, 472 gallons of propane, 331 gallons of oil or 10,762 kWh of baseboard heat.
  • Natural gas at $1.70/therm, the U.S. city average for September 2026. Gas prices vary a lot by state and utility, so enter the price per therm from your bill.
  • Propane at $2.52 and heating oil at $5.43 a gallon, EIA forecasts for winter 2026–27.
  • Furnaces 85% efficient (oil 80%), and a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.8.
  • No federal tax credit: Section 25C ended for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2025.

Change any of them in the calculator above to match your own bills. The formulas are on the main heat pump calculator.

Sources

  • Electricity price: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (July 2026 data).
  • Natural gas: BLS U.S. city average, September 2026.
  • Propane and heating oil: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook winter forecast, October 2026.
  • Heating degree days: MeterMath rounded estimate for the state.
  • Tax credit status: Public Law 119-21.