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Joe Wheeler Electric EMC electricity rates

What homes pay Joe Wheeler Electric EMC for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 37,533 homes in Alabama. EIA lists it as Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp.

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Average price
15.7¢ a kWh
Up 1.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$206 a month
Down 1.5% on a year ago
Average use
1,315 kWh
A month. Alabama 1,139 kWh
Price rank in Alabama
2 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Joe Wheeler Electric EMC homes paid 15.7¢ a kWh, against 16.4¢ across Alabama.

Joe Wheeler Electric EMC vs Alabama

Joe Wheeler Electric EMCAlabama
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.7¢16.4¢
Price in August 202615.1¢16.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$206$187
Bill in August 2026$243$254
Average monthly use1,315 kWh1,139 kWh
Price change, past year+1.8%+3.9%
Price change since 2019+32%+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.