Alabama electricity rates
- Average bill
- $184.31
- All-in price
- 16.09¢
- Average use
- 1,145.4 kWh
- Customers
- 2,422,981
EIA-861 Average Bill, residential, 2025, released October 7, 2026. July 2026 residential price in Table 5.6.A was 16.40¢/kWh. July 2025 was 15.93¢/kWh. Table retrieved October 10, 2026. The table does not state a cause for the change.
Bundled and energy utilities
Utilities with a complete 2025 residential row and at least 10,000 customers. Sorted by the all-in cents per kWh of the primary service row. Delivery-only utilities are in the next section and are not mixed into this ranking.
| Utility | Service | ¢/kWh | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Dothan - (AL) | Bundled | 10.66¢ | $124.96 | 26,932 |
| City of Athens - (AL) | Bundled | 11.58¢ | $152.01 | 52,200 |
| Decatur Utilities | Bundled | 12.14¢ | $142.86 | 22,830 |
| City of Florence - (AL) | Bundled | 12.39¢ | $158.32 | 41,690 |
| City of Huntsville - (AL) | Bundled | 12.51¢ | $143.69 | 201,803 |
| Arab Electric Coop Inc | Bundled | 12.75¢ | $159.62 | 14,159 |
| Sheffield Utilities | Bundled | 12.98¢ | $165.67 | 15,662 |
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop | Bundled | 13.15¢ | $166.17 | 17,449 |
| City of Opelika - (AL) | Bundled | 13.17¢ | $132.77 | 13,898 |
| Sand Mountain Electric Coop | Bundled | 13.55¢ | $161.58 | 27,485 |
| North Alabama Electric Coop | Bundled | 13.81¢ | $175.76 | 13,121 |
| Foley Board of Utilities | Bundled | 13.97¢ | $164.57 | 53,818 |
| Baldwin County El Member Corp | Bundled | 14.17¢ | $160.35 | 85,081 |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | Bundled | 14.55¢ | $152.33 | 20,846 |
| Cullman Electric Coop, Inc | Bundled | 14.59¢ | $183.62 | 40,027 |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Bundled | 14.81¢ | $171.82 | 30,157 |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | Bundled | 15.07¢ | $170.81 | 19,934 |
| Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp | Bundled | 15.44¢ | $209.94 | 37,109 |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | Bundled | 15.44¢ | $180.88 | 22,315 |
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | Bundled | 15.82¢ | $159.21 | 16,940 |
| Clarke-Washington E M C | Bundled | 15.89¢ | $157.63 | 18,723 |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | Bundled | 15.97¢ | $194.11 | 22,857 |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | Bundled | 15.98¢ | $182.46 | 19,006 |
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | Bundled | 16.91¢ | $203.85 | 15,806 |
| Central Alabama Electric Coop | Bundled | 17.21¢ | $199.14 | 45,580 |
| Pea River Electric Coop | Bundled | 17.58¢ | $201.12 | 15,013 |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | Bundled | 17.62¢ | $199.91 | 23,625 |
| Alabama Power Co | Bundled | 17.91¢ | $202.13 | 1,342,827 |
Lowest in this list: City of Dothan - (AL) at 10.66¢/kWh. Highest: Alabama Power Co at 17.91¢/kWh.
Delivery-only utilities
These cents cover delivery charges reported to EIA. In Texas they are the TDU, not the retail plan.
No delivery-only utility in this state meets the data threshold.
EIA state adjustment
Form EIA-861 includes a balancing row for Alabama, utility number 99999. The sales file names that row Adjustment 2025. It is not a company, the ownership field is blank, and the service-territory file lists no counties. The bundled figure on that row is 14.87¢/kWh, $148.93 a month, at 1,001.5 kWh, across 61,565 customers. Read the adjustment row.
Other utilities (18)
These utilities stay linked from this page. Most serve fewer than 10,000 residential customers, or the 2025 file is missing a price, a bill, a usage figure, or enough history.
- City of Bessemer Utilities
- Albertville Municipal Utilities Board (AL)
- City of Troy - (AL)
- City of Muscle Shoals
- City of Scottsboro - (AL)
- Cullman Power Board
- Fort Payne Improvement Authority
- Franklin Electric Coop - (AL)
- Guntersville Electric Board
- City of Hartselle
- City of Tuscumbia
- City of Russellville - (AL)
- City of Andalusia
- City of Tarrant
- Diverse Power Incorporated
- City of Courtland
- Singing River Elec Cooperative
- Tennessee Valley Authority