Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 35,514 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.)
- 12.9¢6% below Oklahoma average
- Typical bill
- $1781,384 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~19%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.8 yrs8.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Verdigris Valley 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 Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.8 kW (80% of 1,384 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,500 |
| First-year savings | $1,696 |
| Payback | 14.8 years |
| 25-year net | $22,883 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 247
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 35,514
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Verdigris Valley 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 Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,384 kWh a month, a bill of about $178.
Is solar worth it with Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 8.8 kW system costing about $25,500 pays back in about 14.8 years, with $22,883 net over 25 years.
How many Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 247 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc (EIA ID 19785). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.