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Alabama

City of Huntsville electricity rates

What homes pay City of Huntsville for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 208,842 homes in Alabama. EIA lists it as City of Huntsville - (AL).

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Average price
12.7¢ a kWh
Up 3.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$146 a month
Up 1.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,146 kWh
A month. Alabama 1,139 kWh
Price rank in Alabama
3 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Huntsville homes paid 12.7¢ a kWh, against 16.4¢ across Alabama.

City of Huntsville vs Alabama

City of HuntsvilleAlabama
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.7¢16.4¢
Price in August 202612.7¢16.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$146$187
Bill in August 2026$183$254
Average monthly use1,146 kWh1,139 kWh
Price change, past year+3.1%+3.9%
Price change since 2019+24%+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.