Choctaw Electric Cooperative and solar
Choctaw Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 21,697 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.)
- 14.2¢4% above Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $1711,204 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~18%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.7 yrs8.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Choctaw 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 Choctaw Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.6 kW (90% of 1,204 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,000 |
| First-year savings | $1,800 |
| Payback | 13.7 years |
| 25-year net | $27,056 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 181
- Share of customers
- 0.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 21,697
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Choctaw Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Choctaw Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Choctaw 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 Choctaw Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,204 kWh a month, a bill of about $171.
Is solar worth it with Choctaw Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 8.6 kW system costing about $25,000 pays back in about 13.7 years, with $27,056 net over 25 years.
How many Choctaw Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 181 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Choctaw Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 3527). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.