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Alabama

Alabama Power electricity rates

What homes pay Alabama Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,354,827 homes in Alabama. EIA lists it as Alabama Power Co.

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Average price
18.1¢ a kWh
Up 2.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$202 a month
Up 2.7% on a year ago
Average use
1,119 kWh
A month. Alabama 1,139 kWh
Price rank in Alabama
1 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Alabama Power homes paid 18.1¢ a kWh, against 16.4¢ across Alabama.

Alabama Power vs Alabama

Alabama PowerAlabama
Average price, 12 months to August 202618.1¢16.4¢
Price in August 202617.8¢16.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$202$187
Bill in August 2026$274$254
Average monthly use1,119 kWh1,139 kWh
Price change, past year+2.8%+3.9%
Price change since 2019+35%+31%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.