Alabama · Investor Owned
Alabama Power Co Electricity Rates
Average residential price, customers served and derived annual usage from EIA Form 861, 2024 release.
- 16.77¢
- Avg residential price / kWh
- 1.3M
- Residential customers
- +10.1%
- vs Alabama average
- $2,272
- Implied avg annual bill
Alabama Power Co charged an average of 16.77¢ per kWh to residential customers in 2024 - above the Alabama average and close to the US average.
Alabama Power Co is investor owned - a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Its reported average residential price is above the Alabama customer-weighted average (+10.1%). Its customers used above the national residential norm at about 13,548 kWh a year each.
How this price compares
Ranked by price against the 45 utilities reporting residential rates in Alabama, Alabama Power Co comes 43rd of 45. The state's range runs from City of Troy - (AL) at 9.66¢ to Diverse Power Incorporated at 17.27¢, so where a household sits inside Alabama depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.
All figures come from the 2024 release, so no comparison mixes vintages. The state figure is customer-weighted across 45 reporting utilities.
Where Alabama Power Co sits among Alabama utilities
2024 average residential price across the 45 utilities reporting a rate in Alabama
16.77¢/kWh 5th affordability percentile More affordable than 5% of 44 other utilities
average residential price, equal-width bands
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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024
| Benchmark | Price / kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | 16.77¢ | - |
| Alabama (customer-weighted, 45 utilities) | 15.23¢ | +10.1% |
| United States average | 16.48¢ | +1.8% |
| Investor Owned utilities nationally (183) | 17.36¢ | -3.4% |
Rate against consumption: Alabama utilities
Scale and consumption
Alabama Power Co reported 1.3M residential customers, ranking 1st of 45 utilities in Alabama by customers served and covering 57.0% of the state's reported residential customers.
Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 13,548 kWh per customer per year - above the national residential norm, implying a typical annual bill near $2,272.
Within Alabama the median reporting utility sells about 13,962 kWh per customer, so Alabama Power Co customers use -3.0% against their own state's middle. Consumption close to the state middle means bills here track the price ranking fairly directly.
Every utility reporting in Alabama
All 45 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Alabama, largest first, with Alabama Power Co marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.
| Utility | Ownership | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co (this page) | Investor Owned | 1.3M | 16.77¢ |
| City of Huntsville - (AL) | Municipal | 197.5K | 11.45¢ |
| Baldwin County El Member Corp | Cooperative | 83.0K | 13.87¢ |
| City of Athens - (AL) | Municipal | 51.0K | 12.24¢ |
| Foley Board of Utilities | Municipal | 51.0K | 13.48¢ |
| Central Alabama Electric Coop | Cooperative | 45.0K | 16.64¢ |
| City of Florence - (AL) | Municipal | 41.6K | 11.61¢ |
| Cullman Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 39.8K | 13.26¢ |
| Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 37.0K | 14.49¢ |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 29.6K | 14.39¢ |
| Sand Mountain Electric Coop | Cooperative | 27.3K | 12.55¢ |
| City of Dothan - (AL) | Municipal | 26.8K | 10.72¢ |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23.3K | 16.65¢ |
| Decatur Utilities | Municipal | 22.8K | 11.15¢ |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 22.4K | 15.45¢ |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | Cooperative | 22.1K | 15.05¢ |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 20.6K | 13.90¢ |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 20.1K | 13.24¢ |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | Cooperative | 18.8K | 15.06¢ |
| Clarke-Washington E M C | Cooperative | 18.7K | 15.76¢ |
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop | Cooperative | 17.3K | 12.49¢ |
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 16.8K | 15.44¢ |
| Sheffield Utilities | Municipal | 15.7K | 12.35¢ |
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 15.6K | 15.71¢ |
| Pea River Electric Coop | Cooperative | 14.9K | 16.77¢ |
| Arab Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 14.1K | 11.96¢ |
| City of Opelika - (AL) | Municipal | 13.6K | 12.83¢ |
| North Alabama Electric Coop | Cooperative | 13.1K | 12.83¢ |
| City of Bessemer Utilities | Municipal | 9.4K | 12.26¢ |
| Albertville Municipal Utilities Board | Municipal | 8.3K | 10.67¢ |
| City of Troy - (AL) | Municipal | 7.9K | 9.66¢ |
| City of Muscle Shoals | Municipal | 7.2K | 11.96¢ |
| City of Scottsboro - (AL) | Municipal | 7.1K | 12.87¢ |
| Cullman Power Board | Municipal | 7.0K | 12.64¢ |
| Fort Payne Improvement Authority | Municipal | 6.9K | 12.14¢ |
| Franklin Electric Coop - (AL) | Cooperative | 6.0K | 14.03¢ |
| Guntersville Electric Board | Municipal | 4.9K | 12.80¢ |
| City of Hartselle | Municipal | 4.6K | 12.14¢ |
| City of Tuscumbia | Municipal | 4.0K | 11.81¢ |
| City of Russellville - (AL) | Municipal | 3.9K | 13.25¢ |
| City of Andalusia | Municipal | 3.6K | 15.78¢ |
| City of Tarrant | Municipal | 2.1K | 13.45¢ |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | Cooperative | 589 | 17.27¢ |
| City of Courtland | Municipal | 551 | 11.91¢ |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | Cooperative | 336 | 13.34¢ |
For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Alabama.
Common questions about Alabama Power Co rates
- How much does Alabama Power Co charge per kWh?
- Alabama Power Co reported an average residential price of 16.77¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.
- Is Alabama Power Co expensive compared with the rest of Alabama?
- Its average residential price is above the Alabama customer-weighted average of 15.23¢ per kWh, a difference of +10.1%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 45 utilities reporting residential service in Alabama.
- What is the average electricity bill for Alabama Power Co customers?
- Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 13,548 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $2,272 a year, or about $189 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
- Who owns Alabama Power Co?
- EIA classifies Alabama Power Co as Investor Owned, a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Nationally, Investor Owned utilities averaged 17.36¢ per kWh in the 2024 release.
What this page does and does not tell you
- An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
- Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.
See our methodology, why energy prices vary and understanding rate structures.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional or financial advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Rates change and averages do not describe any individual account. Consult your utility or a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on RateWatt is rendered directly from official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, no number is typed in by an editor. Average price, customers and sales are reported by EIA Form 861 (2024). Per-customer annual usage, the implied annual bill, the customer-weighted state average and every percentage difference are RateWatt's arithmetic on those reported columns. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2025.