Southeastern Electric Cooperative and solar
Southeastern Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 15,575 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.)
- 12.8¢7% below Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $1561,220 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~20%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.2 yrs7.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Southeastern 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 Southeastern Electric Cooperative home
| System | 7.7 kW (80% of 1,220 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $22,750 |
| First-year savings | $1,473 |
| Payback | 15.2 years |
| 25-year net | $19,195 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 15,575
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Southeastern Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Southeastern Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Southeastern 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 Southeastern Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,220 kWh a month, a bill of about $156.
Is solar worth it with Southeastern Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 7.7 kW system costing about $22,750 pays back in about 15.2 years, with $19,195 net over 25 years.
How many Southeastern Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Southeastern Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) (EIA ID 17603). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.