NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Electricity prices in Oklahoma

What homes in Oklahoma pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
13.8¢ a kWh
Up 6.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$148 a month
Up 7.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,075 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
43 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Oklahoma homes paid 13.8¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Oklahoma vs the US

OklahomaUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.8¢18.0¢
Price in August 202614.8¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$148$158
Bill in August 2026$251$209
Average monthly use1,075 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+6.3%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+35%+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. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including August 2026

Utilities in Oklahoma

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 71% of homes in Oklahoma; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Oklahoma Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned12.5¢-1.3%$133724,173
PSO (AEP)Investor-owned15.9¢+17%$164506,421
Oklahoma Electric CooperativeCooperative13.6¢+8.1%$17060,936
Northeast Oklahoma ElectricCooperative14.7¢+11%$16038,486
Verdigris Valley Electric CooperativeCooperative12.7¢+3.5%$17736,052

Heating fuels in Oklahoma: propane.