How many electric cooperatives are in Oklahoma?

30 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail electricity sales to customers in Oklahoma in 2024, according to EIA. The largest is Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc, with 64,208 customers.

How many municipal and public power utilities are in Oklahoma?

61 — 60 municipal utilities, 1 state-owned utility — reported bundled retail sales in Oklahoma in 2024. The largest is City of Edmond, with 44,461 customers.

How do public power utilities and co-ops in Oklahoma buy?

Municipal utilities and public utility districts are local government entities, so they generally follow Oklahoma's public procurement laws, with purchases approved by a city council or utility board. Electric co-ops are private, member-owned nonprofits that set their own purchasing policies, though projects financed through USDA's Rural Utilities Service follow its rules. See how utilities buy.

Where does this data come from?

From the U.S. Energy Information Administration's table "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), based on forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. It counts customers who buy both electricity and delivery from the utility.

Oklahoma Public Power & Electric Co-ops: Full List

Key takeaways

91 community-owned utilities: 60 municipal utilities, 1 state-owned utility and 30 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail sales in Oklahoma in 2024.
Together they served 783,357 of the state's 2,195,707 bundled retail customers (36%); 3 investor-owned utilities served most of the rest.
The largest public power utility is City of Edmond, with 44,461 customers.
The largest electric co-op is Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc, with 64,208 customers.

Every public power utility and co-op in Oklahoma

Ranked by bundled retail customers in 2024, with retail sales in megawatt-hours and average price in cents per kilowatt-hour. Names are as EIA abbreviates them. Filter by type or search.

Showing all 91 utilities

#	Utility	Type	Customers	Sales, MWh	Avg. price
1	Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc	Cooperative	64,208	1,536,285	10.66¢
2	City of Edmond	Municipal	44,461	926,377	10.85¢
3	Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co	Cooperative	41,995	746,891	12.19¢
4	Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc	Cooperative	39,067	742,650	11.70¢
5	East Central Oklahoma Elec Coop Inc	Cooperative	37,439	659,869	11.27¢
6	Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)	Cooperative	27,992	777,697	11.93¢
7	CKenergy Electric Cooperative	Cooperative	27,398	777,253	10.64¢
8	Canadian Valley Elec Coop, Inc	Cooperative	27,361	817,402	9.78¢
9	Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	26,481	461,065	11.50¢
10	Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc	Cooperative	24,602	614,185	11.36¢
11	Cotton Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	23,744	862,914	9.18¢
12	People's Electric Cooperative	Cooperative	23,176	826,184	10.23¢
13	Stillwater Utilities Authority	Municipal	22,191	439,551	12.19¢
14	Choctaw Electric Coop Inc	Cooperative	21,800	521,616	10.57¢
15	Kiamichi Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	20,532	391,519	12.29¢
16	Indian Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	20,505	625,155	10.33¢
17	Cimarron Electric Coop	Cooperative	19,592	737,934	9.97¢
18	Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc	Cooperative	19,053	316,443	13.46¢
19	Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn	Cooperative	17,766	478,891	9.54¢
20	Southeastern Electric Coop Inc	Cooperative	17,218	454,416	7.88¢
21	City of Ponca City	Municipal	15,876	345,977	10.78¢
22	City of Claremore	Municipal	13,327	283,448	11.82¢
23	Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Cooperative	12,890	215,443	13.80¢
24	Rural Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	12,605	623,498	9.00¢
25	Northwestern Electric Coop Inc	Cooperative	11,966	348,571	11.14¢
26	Tahlequah Public Works Authority	Municipal	11,069	187,629	10.03¢
27	City of Altus	Municipal	9,443	209,386	11.20¢
28	City of Duncan	Municipal	8,902	170,655	10.69¢
29	Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	7,536	389,083	8.80¢
30	Miami Special Utility Authority	Municipal	6,831	170,296	9.77¢
31	Northfork Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	6,575	175,986	13.16¢
32	Kay Electric Coop	Cooperative	5,899	433,845	9.11¢
33	City of Pryor	Municipal	4,994	102,969	9.74¢
34	Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp	Cooperative	4,766	88,932	12.41¢
35	Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc	Cooperative	4,427	94,674	12.39¢
36	City of Cushing	Municipal	4,388	91,888	9.57¢
37	City of Sallisaw	Municipal	4,377	103,115	10.71¢
38	City of Skiatook	Municipal	4,226	80,568	10.21¢
39	Wagoner Public Works Authority	Municipal	3,883	73,931	11.47¢
40	City of Collinsville	Municipal	3,651	58,643	11.36¢
41	Harmon Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	3,177	84,361	11.10¢
42	City of Blackwell	Municipal	3,169	63,953	11.91¢
43	City of Perry	Municipal	3,036	70,878	11.42¢
44	City of Purcell	Municipal	3,021	54,590	12.62¢
45	Anadarko Public Works Authority	Municipal	2,430	44,633	12.72¢
46	Tecumseh Utility Authority	Municipal	2,337	34,691	10.59¢
47	City of Kingfisher	Municipal	2,331	51,413	11.07¢
48	City of Marlow	Municipal	2,287	36,383	9.10¢
49	City of Watonga	Municipal	2,096	26,989	12.92¢
50	City of Stilwell	Municipal	2,093	85,740	8.54¢
51	City of Pawhuska	Municipal	2,091	42,871	9.22¢
52	City of Frederick	Municipal	1,926	42,004	14.60¢
53	City of Mangum	Municipal	1,616	21,996	11.17¢
54	City of Fairview	Municipal	1,604	29,700	10.33¢
55	City of Newkirk	Municipal	1,547	19,329	11.40¢
56	City of Tonkawa	Municipal	1,527	38,251	11.73¢
57	City of Lindsay	Municipal	1,519	25,707	14.66¢
58	City of Stroud	Municipal	1,508	69,478	9.50¢
59	Walters Public Works Authority	Municipal	1,480	18,052	11.91¢
60	City of New Cordell	Municipal	1,428	22,428	13.36¢
61	Prague Public Works Authority	Municipal	1,288	21,993	9.93¢
62	City of Hominy	Municipal	1,161	16,335	7.76¢
63	Town of Mannford	Municipal	1,128	36,011	9.99¢
64	Town of Spiro	Municipal	1,123	19,018	11.02¢
65	City of Wynnewood	Municipal	1,059	15,321	12.19¢
66	City of Lexington	Municipal	815	12,440	14.08¢
67	City of Comanche	Municipal	806	12,291	16.08¢
68	City of Waynoka	Municipal	806	8,511	11.43¢
69	City of Mooreland	Municipal	783	7,908	14.40¢
70	Town of Laverne	Municipal	722	9,558	11.98¢
71	City of Wetumka	Municipal	687	12,047	11.42¢
72	City of Yale	Municipal	668	9,965	14.00¢
73	City of Geary	Municipal	634	8,058	13.24¢
74	Okeene Public Works Authority	Municipal	618	22,710	8.42¢
75	City of Pond Creek	Municipal	599	7,399	13.31¢
76	City of Granite	Municipal	545	5,667	17.68¢
77	Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc	Cooperative	526	5,978	9.74¢
78	Town of South Coffeyville	Municipal	500	8,384	7.73¢
79	Copan Public Works Authority	Municipal	401	3,000	13.61¢
80	Town of Ryan	Municipal	383	4,576	16.15¢
81	City of Olustee	Municipal	349	3,420	12.46¢
82	Southwest Arkansas E C C	Cooperative	237	3,055	11.98¢
83	City of Eldorado	Municipal	230	1,450	17.10¢
84	Town of Fort Supply	Municipal	197	2,007	12.18¢
85	Goltry Public Works Authority	Municipal	164	1,800	9.67¢
86	Town of Braman	Municipal	148	2,124	10.55¢
87	City of Orlando	Municipal	105	1,339	10.96¢
88	Grand River Dam Authority	State-owned	79	4,280,462	4.91¢
89	City of Manitou	Municipal	78	902	11.97¢
90	City of Burlington	Municipal	76	3,434	7.66¢
91	Southwestern Electric Coop Inc	Cooperative	7	750	13.35¢

Public power vs. co-ops in Oklahoma

Public power utilities — municipal utilities, public utility districts and state-owned utilities — are owned by the communities they serve and governed by a city council or elected board. They buy much like local governments: through public bids, board approvals and published budgets.
Electric cooperatives are private, not-for-profit utilities owned by their members, who elect the board. Most buy power from a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op and make purchasing decisions through their own policies, often faster than public agencies.

Both publish their plans: watch board and council agendas, budgets, capital improvement plans and rate filings. Our utility funding tracker and rate case & IRP tracker show where the money is coming from.

Selling to Oklahoma utilities

Start with the right person. Line, engineering, metering, IT and member-services managers usually define the need; the general manager or CEO and the board approve large purchases.
Use the networks. State public power and cooperative associations, joint action agencies and G&T co-ops shape purchasing and share vendor experiences.
Expect small teams. Many of the utilities on this list have only a handful of staff, so phone outreach and a clear reason to talk matter.

Read our guide to how public power, co-ops and water utilities buy, or see the largest public power utilities and largest electric co-ops nationally.

About this data

Source. EIA's "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), from forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. Average price is EIA's revenue divided by sales.
Bundled customers only. The table counts customers who buy both energy and delivery from the utility, so it excludes distribution-only utilities and customers who buy energy from another supplier in retail-choice areas.
Community-owned utilities only. This page lists municipal, public utility district, state-owned and cooperative utilities. Investor-owned and federal utilities are left out.

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total (Table 10): eia.gov

Public power utilities and electric co-ops in Oklahoma.