Oklahoma energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Oklahoma

Oklahoma plants pay 5.86 cents per kWh for industrial power as of Apr 2026, which puts the state 32.3% under the national average and 1 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Oklahoma

  • Industrial electricity: 5.86 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Oklahoma typically pays: 7.77 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 3.53 per Mcf (Apr 2026), 28% below the national average.
  • No state reports a cheaper industrial rate than Oklahoma this month. Just above: Montana at 5.99, Arkansas at 6.2, Iowa at 6.26 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 2,344 in electricity at Oklahoma rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 11,720 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 46,880 versus 69,280.
  • For site selection and quoting, Oklahoma sits on the favorable side of the power map. Processes that live or die on electricity cost, from electrolysis to induction heating, price out better here than in most states.

What factory labor pays in Oklahoma

  • Industrial production managers: $57.97/hr median in Oklahoma versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $46.88/hr median in Oklahoma versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $33.66/hr median in Oklahoma versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $31.67/hr median in Oklahoma versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $29.59/hr median in Oklahoma versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $24.58/hr median in Oklahoma versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Oklahoma employs about 139,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Oklahoma observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.