Generator installation cost in Oklahoma

Oklahoma installation costs by size

Here we look at fuel at half load along with Oklahoma prices. For each model, Generac publishes a fuel table. The 26 kW, 24 kW and 18 kW models each use no more fuel per hour than the size below, so fuel per hour doesn't rise in step with kW.

What makes up the 22 kW price in Oklahoma

Labor, at $30.49 an hour and 38th of 51, comes to up to $600 below what US average pay would cost.

Oklahoma fuel costs

At these Oklahoma prices, propane costs less than natural gas. A 22 kW unit running on propane at half load uses $6.03 an hour, compared with $6.14 for natural gas. Here propane ranks 13th cheapest of 51.

Tank hours by size.

Oklahoma outages

In 2025, Oklahoma customers averaged 297 minutes without power. That beats the US figure of 269 and puts the state 17th highest of 51. Major storms accounted for 57% of that time, and ordinary days gave 127 minutes. The worst year of the last ten was 2023, at 1,339 minutes. Average over the ten years is 362, so 2025 came in 64 minutes under that.

Oklahoma utilities and their 2025 outages

Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc customers lost 578 minutes of power in 2025, compared with 70 minutes for Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc. That 8.2 to one ratio means the company serving your street counts for more than the 297 minute figure for the state. Across all utilities, the customer-weighted average was 1.72 power outages per customer during the year. That's more than the US average of 1.35. Outages on Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co lines lasted 138 minutes on average. That's about 2.3 hours and $13.91 in propane for a 22 kW generator running at half load.

Major disasters declared in Oklahoma by FEMA since 2016

Severe storms accounted for 14, tornadoes for 3, ice storms for 2, wildfires for 2 and floods for 1. That came to 22 major disaster declarations in all, the most recent in October 2026, and COVID-19 sits outside the count. Cold-weather events included winter, snow or ice storms in 2 cases. The engine keeps starting when you use a cold-weather kit. Wildfires accounted for 2. In fire country, utilities also cut lines on purpose when winds are high, and these shutoffs never show up as declarations.

The counties named in most declarations were Lincoln County (8), Muskogee County (8), Roger Mills County (8), Washita County (8), Caddo County (7), Craig County (7), Delaware County (7) and Dewey County (7).

Oklahoma and the areas around it

3 of the 6 neighbors install for less. At $10,269, Arkansas comes out lowest, while Missouri is highest at $11,169. Outage times vary more than price does. Arkansas saw 475 minutes in 2025 against 297 here.