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The average electric bill in Alabama

Alabama households paid $184.31 a month for electricity in 2025, at 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour for 1,145 kWh a month. That is 25% above the national median, and ranks #4 of 51 states, most expensive first.

Monthly bill
$184.31
US median $147.18
Price
16.09¢
per kWh · US 15.39¢
Usage
1,145
kWh per month
Households
2,422,981
residential accounts

What each Alabama utility charges, most expensive first

Alabama Power Co charges 17.91¢ per kWh and City of Troy - (AL) charges 9.51¢ — 1.9× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.

#UtilityPriceTypical billvs US median
1Alabama Power CoInvestor Owned · 1,342,827 homes17.91¢per kWh$202.131,129 kWh/mo1.29× dearer
2Covington Electric Coop, IncCooperative · 23,625 homes17.62¢per kWh$199.911,135 kWh/mo1.27× dearer
3Pea River Electric CoopCooperative · 15,013 homes17.58¢per kWh$201.121,144 kWh/mo1.27× dearer
4Central Alabama Electric CoopCooperative · 45,580 homes17.21¢per kWh$199.141,157 kWh/mo1.24× dearer
5Coosa Valley Electric Coop IncCooperative · 15,806 homes16.91¢per kWh$203.851,205 kWh/mo1.22× dearer
6City of AndalusiaMunicipal · 3,587 homes16.16¢per kWh$157.63976 kWh/mo1.17× dearer
7Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)Cooperative · 19,006 homes15.98¢per kWh$182.461,142 kWh/mo1.15× dearer
8Wiregrass Electric Coop, IncCooperative · 22,857 homes15.97¢per kWh$194.111,215 kWh/mo1.15× dearer
9Clarke-Washington E M CCooperative · 18,723 homes15.89¢per kWh$157.63992 kWh/mo1.15× dearer
10South Alabama Elec Coop, IncCooperative · 16,940 homes15.82¢per kWh$159.211,006 kWh/mo1.14× dearer
11Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)Cooperative · 22,315 homes15.44¢per kWh$180.881,171 kWh/mo1.12× dearer
12Joe Wheeler Elec Member CorpCooperative · 37,109 homes15.44¢per kWh$209.941,359 kWh/mo1.12× dearer
13Black Warrior Elec Member CorpCooperative · 19,934 homes15.07¢per kWh$170.811,134 kWh/mo1.09× dearer
14Tallapoosa River Elec Coop IncCooperative · 30,157 homes14.81¢per kWh$171.821,160 kWh/mo1.07× dearer
15Franklin Electric Coop - (AL)Cooperative · 5,997 homes14.61¢per kWh$164.641,127 kWh/mo1.06× dearer
16Cullman Electric Coop, IncCooperative · 40,027 homes14.59¢per kWh$183.621,258 kWh/mo1.05× dearer
17Southern Pine Elec Coop, IncCooperative · 20,846 homes14.55¢per kWh$152.331,047 kWh/mo1.05× dearer
18Baldwin County El Member CorpCooperative · 85,081 homes14.17¢per kWh$160.351,131 kWh/mo1.02× dearer
19City of TarrantMunicipal · 2,076 homes14.02¢per kWh$162.211,157 kWh/mo1.01× dearer
20Foley Board of UtilitiesMunicipal · 53,818 homes13.97¢per kWh$164.571,178 kWh/mo1.01× dearer
21City of Russellville - (AL)Municipal · 3,918 homes13.85¢per kWh$149.231,077 kWh/mo1.00× dearer
22North Alabama Electric CoopCooperative · 13,121 homes13.81¢per kWh$175.761,273 kWh/mo1.00× cheaper
23Guntersville Electric BoardMunicipal · 4,879 homes13.78¢per kWh$167.521,216 kWh/mo1.00× cheaper
24City of Scottsboro - (AL)Municipal · 7,107 homes13.78¢per kWh$163.201,184 kWh/mo1.00× cheaper
25Cullman Power BoardMunicipal · 7,079 homes13.62¢per kWh$146.611,076 kWh/mo1.02× cheaper
26Sand Mountain Electric CoopCooperative · 27,485 homes13.55¢per kWh$161.581,193 kWh/mo1.02× cheaper
27City of Bessemer UtilitiesMunicipal · 9,302 homes13.28¢per kWh$137.401,035 kWh/mo1.04× cheaper
28City of Opelika - (AL)Municipal · 13,898 homes13.17¢per kWh$132.771,008 kWh/mo1.05× cheaper
29Marshall-De Kalb Electric CoopCooperative · 17,449 homes13.15¢per kWh$166.171,263 kWh/mo1.05× cheaper
30Fort Payne Improvement AuthorityMunicipal · 6,963 homes13.01¢per kWh$153.181,177 kWh/mo1.06× cheaper
31City of HartselleMunicipal · 4,645 homes13.00¢per kWh$149.001,146 kWh/mo1.06× cheaper
32Sheffield UtilitiesMunicipal · 15,662 homes12.98¢per kWh$165.671,277 kWh/mo1.07× cheaper
33City of Muscle ShoalsMunicipal · 7,202 homes12.90¢per kWh$156.381,213 kWh/mo1.07× cheaper
34Arab Electric Coop IncCooperative · 14,159 homes12.75¢per kWh$159.621,252 kWh/mo1.09× cheaper
35City of TuscumbiaMunicipal · 4,042 homes12.63¢per kWh$140.191,110 kWh/mo1.10× cheaper
36City of Huntsville - (AL)Municipal · 201,803 homes12.51¢per kWh$143.691,148 kWh/mo1.11× cheaper
37City of Florence - (AL)Municipal · 41,690 homes12.39¢per kWh$158.321,278 kWh/mo1.12× cheaper
38Decatur UtilitiesMunicipal · 22,830 homes12.14¢per kWh$142.861,177 kWh/mo1.14× cheaper
39City of Athens - (AL)Municipal · 52,200 homes11.58¢per kWh$152.011,312 kWh/mo1.20× cheaper
40Albertville Municipal Utilities Board (AL)Municipal · 8,385 homes11.22¢per kWh$141.811,264 kWh/mo1.23× cheaper
41City of Dothan - (AL)Municipal · 26,932 homes10.66¢per kWh$124.961,172 kWh/mo1.30× cheaper
42City of Troy - (AL)Municipal · 7,856 homes9.51¢per kWh$100.181,054 kWh/mo1.46× cheaper

Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.

Price is only half of it

The median Alabama utility also leaves customers without power for 3.9 hours a year. A cheap utility that is out for two days a year is not obviously a bargain. See Alabama utilities ranked by outage time, or the utilities that charge the most and deliver the least.

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