Northeast Oklahoma Electric and solar
Northeast Oklahoma Electric is an electric cooperative serving about 38,163 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¢4% above Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $1621,131 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~17%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.7 yrs8.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Northeast Oklahoma Electric 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 Northeast Oklahoma Electric home
| System | 8.1 kW (90% of 1,131 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,750 |
| First-year savings | $1,706 |
| Payback | 13.7 years |
| 25-year net | $25,650 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 232
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 38,163
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Northeast Oklahoma Electric and solar
Does Northeast Oklahoma Electric have net metering?
Northeast Oklahoma Electric 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 Northeast Oklahoma Electric?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,131 kWh a month, a bill of about $162.
Is solar worth it with Northeast Oklahoma Electric?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 8.1 kW system costing about $23,750 pays back in about 13.7 years, with $25,650 net over 25 years.
How many Northeast Oklahoma Electric customers have solar?
About 232 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co (EIA ID 13734). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.