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Oklahoma Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Oklahoma Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 60,936 homes in Oklahoma. EIA lists it as Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc.

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Average price
13.6¢ a kWh
Up 8.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$170 a month
Up 7.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,247 kWh
A month. Oklahoma 1,075 kWh
Price rank in Oklahoma
3 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Oklahoma Electric Cooperative homes paid 13.6¢ a kWh, against 13.8¢ across Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Electric Cooperative vs Oklahoma

Oklahoma Electric CooperativeOklahoma
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.6¢13.8¢
Price in August 202613.3¢14.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$170$148
Bill in August 2026$253$251
Average monthly use1,247 kWh1,075 kWh
Price change, past year+8.1%+6.3%
Price change since 2019+21%+35%

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