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Alabama Electricity Rates

Average price of electricity in Alabama, July 2026, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Recent months are preliminary.

Residential
16.40¢/kWh
July 2026
Commercial
14.83¢/kWh
July 2026
Industrial
8.42¢/kWh
July 2026
Average home bill
$184/mo
2025, 1,145 kWh a month

Alabama electricity prices, 5 years

Average cents per kilowatt-hour by month

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
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PeriodResidential
Jul 202616.40¢
Dec 202516.01¢
Dec 202414.97¢
Dec 202314.16¢
Dec 202213.10¢
Dec 20219.66¢

Residential price by month

Cents per kWh, homes, and change from the same month a year earlier

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MonthPrice1 year changeCustomers
Jul 202616.40¢/kWh+3.0%2,455,894
Jun 202616.40¢/kWh+2.1%2,452,755
May 202616.77¢/kWh+3.8%2,449,797
Apr 202617.41¢/kWh+3.6%2,446,991
Mar 202617.15¢/kWh+3.6%2,445,619
Feb 202616.18¢/kWh+2.2%2,442,669
Jan 202616.06¢/kWh+6.4%2,442,346
Dec 202516.01¢/kWh+6.9%2,439,723
Nov 202516.08¢/kWh+3.3%2,436,561
Oct 202516.72¢/kWh+7.0%2,437,215
Sep 202516.43¢/kWh+6.3%2,435,862
Aug 202516.24¢/kWh+8.6%2,433,295
Jul 202515.93¢/kWh+6.0%2,425,506
Jun 202516.06¢/kWh+6.2%2,421,610
May 202516.15¢/kWh+9.0%2,414,669
Apr 202516.81¢/kWh+5.4%2,413,505
Mar 202516.56¢/kWh+3.8%2,410,799
Feb 202515.83¢/kWh+4.9%2,387,065
Jan 202515.09¢/kWh+4.2%2,407,262
Dec 202414.97¢/kWh+5.7%2,414,189
Nov 202415.57¢/kWh+3.9%2,410,487
Oct 202415.63¢/kWh+3.6%2,409,918
Sep 202415.45¢/kWh+3.8%2,407,123
Aug 202414.95¢/kWh+5.4%2,405,826

Electric utilities in Alabama

Largest by customers, 2025. Price and bill are for homes served with bundled generation and delivery

All 62

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UtilityCustomersHome priceHome bill
Alabama Power CoInvestor Owned1,557,73317.91¢/kWh$202/mo
City of Huntsville - (AL)Municipal226,51312.51¢/kWh$144/mo
Baldwin County El Member CorpCooperative93,63214.17¢/kWh$160/mo
Foley Board of UtilitiesMunicipal61,34313.97¢/kWh$165/mo
City of Athens - (AL)Municipal60,47411.58¢/kWh$152/mo
City of Florence - (AL)Municipal52,59412.39¢/kWh$158/mo
Cullman Electric Coop, IncCooperative48,72214.59¢/kWh$184/mo
Central Alabama Electric CoopCooperative48,07117.21¢/kWh$199/mo
Joe Wheeler Elec Member CorpCooperative46,36915.44¢/kWh$210/mo
Sand Mountain Electric CoopCooperative33,81513.55¢/kWh$162/mo
City of Dothan - (AL)Municipal32,38510.66¢/kWh$125/mo
Tallapoosa River Elec Coop IncCooperative31,14314.81¢/kWh$172/mo
Wiregrass Electric Coop, IncCooperative27,54915.97¢/kWh$194/mo
Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)Cooperative27,17615.44¢/kWh$181/mo
Decatur UtilitiesMunicipal26,99912.14¢/kWh$143/mo
Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)Cooperative26,81615.98¢/kWh$182/mo
Black Warrior Elec Member CorpCooperative26,54515.07¢/kWh$171/mo
Covington Electric Coop, IncCooperative25,03717.62¢/kWh$200/mo
Southern Pine Elec Coop, IncCooperative22,92114.55¢/kWh$152/mo
Marshall-De Kalb Electric CoopCooperative21,52313.15¢/kWh$166/mo
Clarke-Washington E M CCooperative20,57915.89¢/kWh$158/mo
Pea River Electric CoopCooperative19,90017.58¢/kWh$201/mo
Sheffield UtilitiesMunicipal19,57012.98¢/kWh$166/mo
North Alabama Electric CoopCooperative19,56213.81¢/kWh$176/mo
Coosa Valley Electric Coop IncCooperative18,69016.91¢/kWh$204/mo
South Alabama Elec Coop, IncCooperative17,98515.82¢/kWh$159/mo
Arab Electric Coop IncCooperative17,01412.75¢/kWh$160/mo
City of Opelika - (AL)Municipal16,32113.17¢/kWh$133/mo
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL)Cooperative12,883Not reportedNot reported
City of Bessemer UtilitiesMunicipal11,04313.28¢/kWh$137/mo
Albertville Municipal Utilities Board (AL)Municipal10,82111.22¢/kWh$142/mo
Tombigbee Electric Coop, IncCooperative9,589Not reportedNot reported
City of Troy - (AL)Municipal9,5079.51¢/kWh$100/mo
Cullman Power BoardMunicipal9,14613.62¢/kWh$147/mo
Fort Payne Improvement AuthorityMunicipal9,04413.01¢/kWh$153/mo
City of Muscle ShoalsMunicipal9,04112.90¢/kWh$156/mo
City of Scottsboro - (AL)Municipal8,77013.78¢/kWh$163/mo
Franklin Electric Coop - (AL)Cooperative8,02514.61¢/kWh$165/mo
City of Fairhope - (AL)Municipal7,058Not reportedNot reported
Guntersville Electric BoardMunicipal6,94413.78¢/kWh$168/mo

Price is revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold. Where customers can choose a retail electricity supplier, the utility that delivers power may report only delivery charges, so its price can look lower than what customers pay in total.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average electricity rate in Alabama?
Homes in Alabama paid an average of 16.40¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with 15.93¢/kWh a year earlier. The U.S. average was 18.31¢/kWh.
Is electricity expensive in Alabama?
Alabama had the 24th highest average residential price of 51 states and DC in July 2026.
What is the average electric bill in Alabama?
The average Alabama home used 1,145 kWh a month and paid $184.31 a month in 2025, according to EIA.
What is the largest electric utility in Alabama?
Alabama Power Co serves the most customers in Alabama, about 1,557,733 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M and Form EIA-861 · Data for July 2026