Kiamichi Electric Cooperative and solar
Kiamichi Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 20,997 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.)
- 14.5¢6% above Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $1591,097 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~17%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.6 yrs7.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Kiamichi 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 Kiamichi Electric Cooperative home
| System | 7.8 kW (90% of 1,097 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,000 |
| First-year savings | $1,663 |
| Payback | 13.6 years |
| 25-year net | $25,234 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 119
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 20,997
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Kiamichi Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Kiamichi Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Kiamichi 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 Kiamichi Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,097 kWh a month, a bill of about $159.
Is solar worth it with Kiamichi Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 7.8 kW system costing about $23,000 pays back in about 13.6 years, with $25,234 net over 25 years.
How many Kiamichi Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 119 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Kiamichi Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 10170). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.