Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 24,981 homes in Oklahoma. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.8¢1% above Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $1771,281 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~18%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 14 yrs9.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Oklahoma rule).
Oklahoma requires net metering, but only your same-month usage is offset at retail. Any excess left at the end of the billing period is bought at the utility's avoided cost, typically just a few cents per kWh.
Solar for a typical Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.1 kW (90% of 1,281 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,250 |
| First-year savings | $1,854 |
| Payback | 14.0 years |
| 25-year net | $27,160 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 24,981
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative follows Oklahoma's rules: Oklahoma requires net metering, but only your same-month usage is offset at retail. Any excess left at the end of the billing period is bought at the utility's avoided cost, typically just a few cents per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,281 kWh a month, a bill of about $177.
Is solar worth it with Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 9.1 kW system costing about $26,250 pays back in about 14 years, with $27,160 net over 25 years.
How many Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Canadian Valley Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 2911). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.