Northwestern Electric Cooperative and solar
Northwestern Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 9,644 homes in Oklahoma. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.4¢27% above Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $155891 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~14%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 11.8 yrs7.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Northwestern 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 Northwestern Electric Cooperative home
| System | 7.1 kW (101% of 891 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,250 |
| First-year savings | $1,757 |
| Payback | 11.8 years |
| 25-year net | $31,446 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 9,644
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Northwestern Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Northwestern Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Northwestern 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 Northwestern Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 891 kWh a month, a bill of about $155.
Is solar worth it with Northwestern Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 7.1 kW system costing about $21,250 pays back in about 11.8 years, with $31,446 net over 25 years.
How many Northwestern Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Northwestern Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) (EIA ID 13807). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.