Indian Electric Cooperative and solar
Indian Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 14,832 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.)
- 13.9¢2% above Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $1821,306 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~18%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.8 yrs9.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Indian 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 Indian Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.3 kW (90% of 1,306 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,750 |
| First-year savings | $1,908 |
| Payback | 13.8 years |
| 25-year net | $28,264 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 151
- Share of customers
- 1.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,832
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Indian Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Indian Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Indian 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 Indian Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,306 kWh a month, a bill of about $182.
Is solar worth it with Indian Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 9.3 kW system costing about $26,750 pays back in about 13.8 years, with $28,264 net over 25 years.
How many Indian Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 151 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Indian Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 9246). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.