12.40¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Verdigris Valley Elec Coop / OK ]
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop electricity rates in Oklahoma
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+3.9%
vs 2024
35,514
residential customers
+17.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Verdigris Valley Elec Coop's average effective residential rate (12.40¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.87¢ | — | 31,347 |
| 2016 | 10.51¢ | +6.5% | 31,569 |
| 2017 | 10.86¢ | +3.3% | 31,964 |
| 2018 | 10.71¢ | −1.4% | 32,366 |
| 2019 | 10.59¢ | −1.1% | 32,729 |
| 2020 | 10.58¢ | −0.1% | 33,175 |
| 2021 | 10.42¢ | −1.5% | 33,793 |
| 2022 | 10.17¢ | −2.4% | 34,312 |
| 2023 | 11.25¢ | +10.6% | 34,734 |
| 2024 | 11.93¢ | +6.0% | 35,102 |
| 2025 | 12.40¢ | +3.9% | 35,514 |
How this compares
13.21¢
Oklahoma average, 2025
−6.1%
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop vs OK 2025 average
−28.0%
vs US 2025 average
#28
priciest in OK
Serves 5 counties in Oklahoma: Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington. 32 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Verdigris Valley Elec Coop's average residential rate has gone from 9.87¢ to 12.40¢ per kWh: +25.6% over 10 years, or about +2.3% a year. It rose in 5 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +10.6% in 2023. The largest drop was −2.4% in 2022.
For a home using 1,064 kWh a month, the Oklahoma average, Verdigris Valley Elec Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,583 a year, $103 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 28th most expensive.
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop served 31,347 homes in 2015 and 35,514 in 2025 (+13.3%), about 2% of Oklahoma's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Verdigris Valley Elec Coop's rates
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop 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 Verdigris Valley Elec Coop raising rates in 2026?
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop'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 +3.9% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Verdigris Valley Elec Coop charge per kWh?
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop's average effective residential rate was 12.40¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Oklahoma's 2025 average was 13.21¢.
How much have Verdigris Valley Elec Coop rates gone up in five years?
+17.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +28.2% for Oklahoma as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Verdigris Valley Elec Coop have in Oklahoma?
35,514 residential customers in 2025, across 5 counties including Nowata, Osage, Rogers, 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)