CKenergy Electric Cooperative and solar
CKenergy Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 22,775 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.)
- 14.3¢5% above Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $143994 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~17%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.9 yrs7.1 kW, cash
Export rules for CKenergy 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 CKenergy Electric Cooperative home
| System | 7.1 kW (90% of 994 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,250 |
| First-year savings | $1,501 |
| Payback | 13.9 years |
| 25-year net | $22,243 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 196
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 22,775
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about CKenergy Electric Cooperative and solar
Does CKenergy Electric Cooperative have net metering?
CKenergy 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 CKenergy Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 994 kWh a month, a bill of about $143.
Is solar worth it with CKenergy Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 7.1 kW system costing about $21,250 pays back in about 13.9 years, with $22,243 net over 25 years.
How many CKenergy Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 196 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: CKenergy Electric Cooperative (EIA ID 60482). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.