Oakdale Electric Cooperative and solar
Oakdale Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 17,139 homes in Wisconsin. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.5¢12% below Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $124751 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~24%Varies by utility
- Typical payback
- 14.6 yrs4.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Oakdale Electric Cooperative customers
Varies by utility (Wisconsin rule).
Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
Solar for a typical Oakdale Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.4 kW (65% of 751 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $16,700, $14,300 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $964 |
| Payback | 14.6 years |
| 25-year net | $12,845 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 186
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 17,139
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Oakdale Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Oakdale Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Oakdale Electric Cooperative follows Wisconsin's rules: Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
How much does electricity cost with Oakdale Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 751 kWh a month, a bill of about $124.
Is solar worth it with Oakdale Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.4 kW system costing about $14,300 pays back in about 14.6 years, with $12,845 net over 25 years.
How many Oakdale Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 186 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Oakdale Electric Coop (EIA ID 13936). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.