Data · May 2026 · 49th of 51 jurisdictions

Oklahoma Electricity Prices

At 13.38¢ per kilowatt-hour in May 2026, Oklahoma carries the 3rd-cheapest residential electricity price of the 51 reporting jurisdictions. That is 9.5% below the jurisdiction's all-time high of 14.79¢, recorded in September 2025. Since January 2001 the jurisdiction average has risen 105%, from 6.53¢ — a compound 2.9% a year — and month-to-month it has been among the most month-to-month variable third of jurisdictions. It runs 31.1% below the national benchmark — a gap that has widened from 24.7% below in May 2021. It is the cheapest jurisdiction in its border group, against Texas at 16.44¢.

What we measure: Average residential retail price of electricity published by the EIA for each reporting jurisdiction, in cents per kilowatt-hour — a state- or DC-wide monthly average, not a personalized utility tariff or the rate any single household pays. EIA publishes jurisdiction-level retail-price data on a lag of roughly two to three months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.

Key facts — May 2026

Avg residential rate
13.38¢
National rank
49th of 51 jurisdictions reporting May 2026
Change (year over year)
+3.4%
vs national average
-31.1%
Est. annual bill
$1,405
All-time high
14.79¢ September 2025
National average
19.41¢
Months tracked
305

How Oklahoma compares: below the national benchmark

Over the trailing twelve months the jurisdiction average ranged from 12.25¢ in December 2025 to 14.79¢ in September 2025 — a wide 20.7% spread within a single year.

Oklahoma is the cheapest of the 5 jurisdictions in its immediate border group; the dearest, Texas, averages 16.44¢.

Oklahoma and its land-border neighbours, all at May 2026. A neighbour not reporting that month is omitted rather than compared at a different date.
JurisdictionAvg rate (¢/kWh)vs Oklahoma
Missouri13.68+2.2%
Arkansas14.36+7.3%
Kansas15.13+13.1%
Texas16.44+22.9%

Oklahoma is 10% off its record high

Record high
14.79¢ September 2025
Record low
5.65¢ January 2002
Change since January 2001
+104.9%
Compound annual rate
+2.9%/yr

Across the complete calendar years in the series (2001–2025), September is Oklahoma's most expensive month relative to its own year and January its cheapest, a seasonal swing of about 24.8 percentage points. Each month is divided by its own calendar-year mean first, so the long-run price rise is not counted as seasonality. Partial years are excluded, so they are not part of the span named here.

Use Oklahoma's 13.38¢/kWh jurisdiction average as comparison context. It is a public-data benchmark, not a household bill or solar result: a household figure requires documented annual use, address-specific production, same-scope price, utility cash flows, and source-event dates, and this page does not prefill them.

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Oklahoma trend, last 36 reported months

Average residential price per kWh each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.

Average residential electricity price by month in Oklahoma
MonthAvg rate (¢/kWh)Rate relative to highest month
June 202312.43
July 202312.27
August 202313.10
September 202313.03
October 202313.04
November 202311.88
December 202310.79
January 202410.44
February 202411.09
March 202411.60
April 202412.23
May 202411.49
June 202412.18
July 202412.76
August 202412.74
September 202413.81
October 202413.87
November 202412.87
December 202411.67
January 202511.03
February 202511.60
March 202512.37
April 202513.31
May 202512.94
June 202513.63
July 202513.52
August 202514.31
September 202514.79
October 202514.42
November 202513.34
December 202512.25
January 202612.62
February 202612.89
March 202613.56
April 202613.31
May 202613.38

Oklahoma electricity rates — common questions

Is electricity cheap in Oklahoma?

Relatively, yes — 13.38¢ per kilowatt-hour in May 2026, 3rd-cheapest of 51 and 31.1% below the national benchmark.

What is the average electricity bill in Oklahoma?

At Oklahoma's May 2026 average of 13.38¢/kWh, 10,500 kWh of annual use works out to $1,405 a year — around $117 a month. Running the same 10,500 kWh calculation at the May 2026 national benchmark rate gives $2,038 — a $633 gap between the two published averages, less for Oklahoma, not a bill either way.

Are electricity rates going up in Oklahoma?

Over the full EIA series the Oklahoma jurisdiction average has risen 105% since January 2001, from 6.53¢ to 13.38¢ in May 2026 — a compound 2.9% per year. Oklahoma is among the most month-to-month variable third of jurisdictions.

When were electricity rates highest in Oklahoma?

September 2025, at 14.79¢ per kilowatt-hour. The May 2026 reading of 13.38¢ sits 9.5% below that peak. The lowest monthly average on record was 5.65¢ in January 2002.

What time of year is electricity most expensive in Oklahoma?

September. Measured over the 25 complete calendar years the EIA series covers for Oklahoma, 2001 through 2025, September runs highest relative to its own year and January runs lowest — a swing of roughly 24.8 percentage points.

Is electricity cheaper in states bordering Oklahoma?

Among Oklahoma and its land-border neighbours in May 2026, Oklahoma posts the lowest average at 13.38¢ and Texas the highest at 16.44¢. That makes Oklahoma the cheapest in the group, at 13.38¢.

Is 13.38¢/kWh the rate I actually pay in Oklahoma?

Almost certainly not exactly, and this is the one caveat that governs every figure on this page. The published value is the EIA residential average across every utility and residential rate class in Oklahoma for May 2026 — a benchmark, never a billed amount. Even the jurisdiction figure is not one number — across the trailing year it moved between 12.25¢ in December 2025 and 14.79¢ in September 2025. Your own rate depends on your utility, tariff, usage tier, time-of-use schedule, and fixed monthly charges, none of which this index models. Read your bill for the rate that applies to you.

Use this data

Download Oklahoma CSV — free to reuse with attribution. See how the Oklahoma figure is calculated for the metric definition, refresh cadence, and limitations. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Electricity retail sales — average price by state.

Suggested citation

"Oklahoma Electricity Prices." Geostellar Residential Electricity Price Index, May 2026, based on U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) electricity retail-sales data. https://geostellar.com/energy/electricity-rates/oklahoma

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