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Oklahoma Gas & Electric electricity rates

What homes pay Oklahoma Gas & Electric for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 59,107 homes in Arkansas. EIA lists it as Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.

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Average price
11.7¢ a kWh
Down 1.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$122 a month
Up 0.0% on a year ago
Average use
1,040 kWh
A month. Arkansas 1,055 kWh
Price rank in Arkansas
7 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Oklahoma Gas & Electric homes paid 11.7¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Arkansas.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric vs Arkansas

Oklahoma Gas & ElectricArkansas
Average price, 12 months to August 202611.7¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.8¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$122$143
Bill in August 2026$219$217
Average monthly use1,040 kWh1,055 kWh
Price change, past year-1.1%+7.2%
Price change since 2019+41%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026