People's Electric Cooperative and solar
People's Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 14,774 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.)
- 16.2¢18% above Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $2251,388 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~15%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 12 yrs11 kW, cash
Export rules for People's 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 People's Electric Cooperative home
| System | 11 kW (100% of 1,388 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $31,000 |
| First-year savings | $2,536 |
| Payback | 12.0 years |
| 25-year net | $44,350 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 205
- Share of customers
- 1.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,774
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about People's Electric Cooperative and solar
Does People's Electric Cooperative have net metering?
People's 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 People's Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,388 kWh a month, a bill of about $225.
Is solar worth it with People's Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 11 kW system costing about $31,000 pays back in about 12 years, with $44,350 net over 25 years.
How many People's Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 205 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: People's Electric Cooperative (EIA ID 14775). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.