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Average Electric Bill in Oklahoma

Residential · 12-month average, June 2025 – May 2026.

$141per month▲ 3.0% vs. the year before

That works out to about $1,692 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Oklahoma has the 31st highest average residential bill.

What makes up the bill

Price
13.52¢
per kWh
▼ 24.2%U.S. 17.84¢
Usage
1,043 kWh
per month
▲ 19.7%U.S. 871 kWh
Bill
$141
per month
▼ 9.3%U.S. $155

Price × usage = bill, exactly: 13.52¢/kWh × 1,043 kWh ≈ $141. A state can land high on either factor — Oklahoma pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.

Compared with nearby states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Oklahoma
$141
U.S. average
$155
Texas
$173
Missouri
$145
Arkansas
$138
Kansas
$130
Colorado
$109
New Mexico
$98

Oklahoma is $14 a month below (-9.3%) the U.S. average of $155. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.

Trend since 2008

OklahomaU.S.
$88$106$124$142$160Dec '08Apr '13Sep '17Jan '22May '26U.S.Oklahoma

Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.

Seasonal swing

Highest month
$206
July 2025
Lowest month
$101
November 2025
Swing
$106
peak minus low
Latest month
$120
May 2026

Actual bills are far from flat: Oklahoma peaks in July 2025 and bottoms out in November 2025. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.

Oklahoma electricity bills in context

The average monthly electricity bill in Oklahoma is $141, ranking 31st among the 50 states and DC. This stands $14 below the national average of $155. The price Oklahoma residents pay, 13.52¢/kWh, is 4.32¢/kWh lower than the national average of 17.84¢/kWh, but homes here use 172 kWh more per month than the national median of 871 kWh. The higher consumption pushes the bill down relative to what the lower rate alone would suggest.

Over the past year, the average bill climbed 3%, from $137 to $141. Over the longer term, the change is steeper: since May 2021, the bill has risen 25%, and since December 2008, it has increased 39.1%, from $101. Seasonal swings are pronounced, with the peak in July 2025 reaching $206 and the lowest in November 2025 dropping to $101—a difference of $105 across the year.

Among neighbouring states, Oklahoma's bill falls in the middle range. New Mexico and Colorado are both lower at $98 and $109 respectively, while Kansas sits close by at $130. Arkansas charges $138 and Missouri $145, while Texas is significantly higher at $173.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

Frequently asked questions

›How much is the average electric bill in Oklahoma?
The average residential electricity bill in Oklahoma is $141 a month, or about $1,692 a year. That is the average across June 2025 – May 2026, calculated from EIA data as total residential electricity revenue divided by the number of residential customers.
›Is the electric bill in Oklahoma higher than the national average?
Oklahoma's average bill of $141 is $14 a month lower than the U.S. average of $155. It ranks 31st highest among the 50 states and DC.
›Why is not electricity expensive in Oklahoma?
A bill is the price per kilowatt-hour multiplied by how much power a household uses. In Oklahoma the residential rate averages 13.52¢/kWh against a U.S. average of 17.84¢, and the typical home uses 1,043 kWh a month against a U.S. average of 871 kWh. Oklahoma pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.
›When is the electric bill highest in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma bills peak in July 2025 at $206 and are lowest in November 2025 at $101 — a swing of $106 between the most and least expensive month.
›How does Oklahoma compare with neighboring states?
Among states bordering Oklahoma, Texas has the highest average bill at $173 and New Mexico the lowest at $98. Oklahoma itself averages $141 a month.

How this is calculated

EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.

bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (June 2025 – May 2026)

Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Oklahoma may pay well above or below $141. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.

Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See Oklahoma electricity prices by sector.