Cimarron Electric Cooperative and solar
Cimarron Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 15,541 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.)
- 13.0¢5% below Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $127981 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~19%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.4 yrs6.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Cimarron 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 Cimarron Electric Cooperative home
| System | 6.2 kW (80% of 981 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,000 |
| First-year savings | $1,205 |
| Payback | 15.4 years |
| 25-year net | $15,413 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 94
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,541
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Cimarron Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Cimarron Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Cimarron 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 Cimarron Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 981 kWh a month, a bill of about $127.
Is solar worth it with Cimarron Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 6.2 kW system costing about $19,000 pays back in about 15.4 years, with $15,413 net over 25 years.
How many Cimarron Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 94 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Cimarron Electric Coop (EIA ID 3478). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.