OG&E’s proposed increase would add $23.88 a month to the average residential bill if approved. Your own increase would depend on your usage and rate schedule.
The utility filed its request on September 30, 2026, seeking approximately $395 million in additional annual Oklahoma retail revenue. See the filed testimony, page 3 and OG&E’s explanation.
Solar could reduce the electricity you buy from OG&E. To see whether it lowers your total costs, compare your current bill with the remaining utility charges and the cost of solar.
Filing reviewed October 5, 2026. Follow our Oklahoma utility-rate tracker for later orders and effective dates.
Has the OG&E rate increase been approved?
As of this review, OG&E describes the request as entering the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s review process. Its public explanation describes the rate-review schedule as not yet set; procedural hearings can occur before the hearing on rates. OG&E anticipates a spring 2027 public hearing and says new rates could take effect no earlier than about six months after filing. Those are the utility’s expectations, not a scheduled effective date.
The case is PUD2026-000067. The application and testimony document the request. A later settlement, interim adjustment or final order can change what customers pay. Check the current case status before using a new rate in a proposal.
What would the proposed increase mean for my bill?
The $23.88 figure is an average residential impact in OG&E’s filing. Your usage, rate schedule and other bill components determine your own result.
Dividing that average dollar increase by a household’s monthly kWh does not produce a new solar-offset rate. A bill includes charges that solar may reduce and charges that remain. An increase in a fixed charge, for example, does not make each solar kWh more valuable.
The same caution applies to percentages. A percentage describing a total bill or a customer class is not a percentage increase in every energy charge. Compare the actual tariff components before and after the proposed change to estimate the difference in savings.
Does a higher electric rate improve solar payback?
It can, when the price rises for electricity that solar would otherwise replace. The effect depends on how much generation reduces purchases at that rate.
Compare an annual utility bill without solar against the bill with modeled solar production, using the same tariff and household usage. Then repeat both calculations under the proposed tariff. The difference shows how the proposal could change annual bill savings.
| Compare | Keep consistent | What the comparison tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Current tariff, without and with solar | Household usage and current billing rules | Estimated savings under rates in effect |
| Proposed tariff, without and with solar | The same usage and solar production | A scenario if the proposed terms take effect |
| Solar alone and solar with a battery | Applicable tariff and equipment assumptions | Whether storage adds bill savings, backup value, or both |
A simple payback estimate also needs the actual installed cost and applicable incentives. Financing, maintenance, degradation and equipment replacement affect the longer-term comparison. See our solar-savings guide for the questions to ask before relying on a payback figure.
How does OG&E credit solar generation?
OG&E’s published Net Energy Billing Option, sheets 70.10–70.13, uses an applicable standard time-of-use tariff. Its monthly billing rules distinguish net electricity purchases from surplus generation. Surplus is credited or paid at the applicable avoided-energy price; that price is tied to wholesale market data rather than a guaranteed fixed export rate.
Electricity you send to the grid during the day is not automatically all low-value surplus. Billing-period netting and time-of-use treatment matter. An annual production total alone cannot show how many kWh reduce purchases or become surplus in each billing period.
Customer charges and other applicable bill components remain. Our OG&E and PSO net-billing guide explains why each utility’s tariff needs its own calculation.
Would a battery make the rate increase easier to avoid?
A battery may move energy into a more valuable time period or provide outage backup with suitable equipment. It also has an installed cost and loses some energy when charging and discharging.
If exported solar already offsets purchases within the applicable billing period, storing it does not automatically create additional savings. Compare the bill with solar alone against the bill with solar and storage. Then evaluate the battery’s backup capability separately: what it can power, for how long, and whether those loads matter to your household.
What should an Oklahoma homeowner compare now?
You can evaluate solar using today’s rates while the case proceeds. Request a proposal that identifies:
- Your actual utility and tariff, with current rates separated from any proposed-rate scenario.
- Twelve months of electricity use and modeled monthly production, with time-of-use detail where required.
- How net purchases, surplus credits and remaining charges were calculated.
- Equipment, financing and incentive assumptions, including whether the price is for solar alone or solar plus storage.
For a new homeowner-owned installation, do not assume the former residential 30% credit. The IRS residential clean-energy credit page says the credit is unavailable for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. A lease or business-owned arrangement has different ownership and tax considerations; compare the contract’s actual costs and benefits.
Compare a solar proposal for your home in Yukon or the Oklahoma City area using your bills and roof conditions. Ask to see the current-rate result alongside any proposed-rate scenario, so you can judge the project even if the Commission approves different terms.