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Alabama

Decatur Utilities electricity rates

What homes pay Decatur Utilities for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 22,741 homes in Alabama. EIA lists it as Decatur Utilities.

Headlines

Average price
12.4¢ a kWh
Up 2.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$141 a month
Down 0.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,140 kWh
A month. Alabama 1,139 kWh
Price rank in Alabama
5 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Decatur Utilities homes paid 12.4¢ a kWh, against 16.4¢ across Alabama.

Decatur Utilities vs Alabama

Decatur UtilitiesAlabama
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.4¢16.4¢
Price in August 202613.0¢16.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$141$187
Bill in August 2026$193$254
Average monthly use1,140 kWh1,139 kWh
Price change, past year+2.6%+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.