Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Cotton Electric Cooperative, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
20 thousand
19,906 homes
Average price
12.74 cents
Oklahoma average 13.21
Average bill
$163.76
Per month at 1,285 kWh
Price rank
8 of 28
Lowest to highest in Oklahoma
Cotton Electric Cooperative rates and average bill
Cotton Electric Cooperative reported 19,906 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,285 kWh a month on average at 12.74 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 28 Oklahoma utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Cotton Electric Cooperative ranks 8 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Electric Cooperative | 12.74 | 1,285 | $163.76 |
| Oklahoma (all utilities) | 13.21 | 1,064 | $140.52 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Cotton Electric Cooperative has distribution equipment. That covers 8 counties in Oklahoma. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Oklahoma (8 counties)
Caddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman
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Reliability
For 2025, Cotton Electric Cooperative reported an average of 238 minutes without power per customer and 2.54 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 94 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Cotton Electric Cooperative had about 111 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Oklahoma figure across its utilities was 127 minutes. One interruption lasting 94 minutes and 2.54 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 238 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Cotton Electric Cooperative does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 208 residential net-metered systems on the Cotton Electric Cooperative grid in 2025, with 2.0 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Cotton Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative based in Oklahoma.
Cotton Electric Cooperative operates in the SPP power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Cotton Electric Cooperative compared with Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 29 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Cotton Electric Cooperative is 14th by size and serves about 1.0% of the state's homes. Its price of 12.74 cents per kWh is 0.67 cents below the median of 21 other cooperatives in Oklahoma (13.41 cents). Over a year, the typical Cotton Electric Cooperative bill runs about $279 above the state average, with monthly use 221 kWh higher. Cotton Electric Cooperative lists distribution equipment in 8 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 208 of its residential customers use net metering, or 10.4 per 1,000 homes, against 9.8 for Oklahoma as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Oklahoma with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Oklahoma utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 19,906 | 12.74 |
| Kiamichi Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 20,997 | 13.94 |
| Central Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 20,052 | 12.89 |
| Stillwater Utilities Authority | Municipal | 19,604 | 13.79 |
| Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 17,740 | 15.70 |
| Tri-County Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 16,423 | 15.95 |
See every one on the electric companies in Oklahoma page.
Official site and where to get help
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Cotton Electric Cooperative questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Cotton Electric Cooperative?
Cotton Electric Cooperative residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 12.74 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,285 kWh a month and an average bill of $163.76 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Oklahoma average was 13.21 cents.
How many customers does Cotton Electric Cooperative have?
EIA reports about 19,906 residential customers for Cotton Electric Cooperative in 2025.
Who regulates Cotton Electric Cooperative?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Oklahoma on the Oklahoma state page.
How reliable is Cotton Electric Cooperative?
For 2025, Cotton Electric Cooperative reported an average of 238 minutes of outage per customer and 2.54 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.