Oklahoma Electric Cooperative and solar
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 59,539 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.)
- 13.4¢3% below Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $1681,256 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~19%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.5 yrs9 kW, cash
Export rules for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9 kW (90% of 1,256 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,000 |
| First-year savings | $1,770 |
| Payback | 14.5 years |
| 25-year net | $24,740 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 874
- Share of customers
- 1.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 8 MW
- Residential customers
- 59,539
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Oklahoma Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Oklahoma Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,256 kWh a month, a bill of about $168.
Is solar worth it with Oklahoma Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 9 kW system costing about $26,000 pays back in about 14.5 years, with $24,740 net over 25 years.
How many Oklahoma Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 874 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 14062). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.