12.89¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Central Rural Electric Cooperative / OK ]
Central Rural Electric Cooperative electricity rates in Oklahoma
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+11.5%
vs 2024
20,052
residential customers
+25.1%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Central Rural Electric Cooperative's average effective residential rate (12.89¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.32¢ | — | 16,614 |
| 2016 | 9.55¢ | +2.5% | 16,826 |
| 2017 | 9.62¢ | +0.7% | 17,270 |
| 2018 | 9.97¢ | +3.6% | 17,393 |
| 2019 | 9.56¢ | −4.1% | 17,564 |
| 2020 | 10.30¢ | +7.7% | 17,846 |
| 2021 | 10.70¢ | +3.9% | 18,260 |
| 2022 | 9.92¢ | −7.3% | 18,770 |
| 2023 | 10.68¢ | +7.7% | 19,184 |
| 2024 | 11.56¢ | +8.2% | 19,650 |
| 2025 | 12.89¢ | +11.5% | 20,052 |
How this compares
13.21¢
Oklahoma average, 2025
−2.4%
Central Rural Electric Cooperative vs OK 2025 average
−25.2%
vs US 2025 average
#21
priciest in OK
Serves 8 counties in Oklahoma: Creek, Garfield, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma, Pawnee, Payne. 35 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Central Rural Electric Cooperative's average residential rate has gone from 9.32¢ to 12.89¢ per kWh: +38.3% over 10 years, or about +3.3% a year. It rose in 8 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +11.5% in 2025. The largest drop was −7.3% in 2022.
For a home using 1,064 kWh a month, the Oklahoma average, Central Rural Electric Cooperative's 2025 rate works out to about $1,646 a year, $41 less than at Oklahoma's average rate of 13.21¢. Of the 33 Oklahoma utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 21st most expensive.
Central Rural Electric Cooperative served 16,614 homes in 2015 and 20,052 in 2025 (+20.7%), about 1% of Oklahoma's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Central Rural Electric Cooperative's rates
Central Rural Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Oklahoma Corporation Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Oklahoma Corporation Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Central Rural Electric Cooperative raising rates in 2026?
Central Rural Electric Cooperative's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +11.5% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Central Rural Electric Cooperative charge per kWh?
Central Rural Electric Cooperative's average effective residential rate was 12.89¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Oklahoma's 2025 average was 13.21¢.
How much have Central Rural Electric Cooperative rates gone up in five years?
+25.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +28.2% for Oklahoma as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Central Rural Electric Cooperative have in Oklahoma?
20,052 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Creek, Garfield, Lincoln, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)