17.91¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Alabama Power / AL ]
Alabama Power electricity rates in Alabama
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+6.8%
vs 2024
1,342,827
residential customers
+32.6%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Alabama Power's average effective residential rate (17.91¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.20¢ | — | 1,253,875 |
| 2016 | 12.66¢ | +3.8% | 1,262,752 |
| 2017 | 13.37¢ | +5.6% | 1,268,271 |
| 2018 | 12.81¢ | −4.2% | 1,273,526 |
| 2019 | 13.41¢ | +4.7% | 1,280,955 |
| 2020 | 13.51¢ | +0.8% | 1,295,794 |
| 2021 | 14.04¢ | +3.9% | 1,301,017 |
| 2022 | 15.50¢ | +10.4% | 1,314,594 |
| 2023 | 15.90¢ | +2.6% | 1,323,950 |
| 2024 | 16.77¢ | +5.5% | 1,332,911 |
| 2025 | 17.91¢ | +6.8% | 1,342,827 |
How this compares
16.09¢
Alabama average, 2025
+11.3%
Alabama Power vs AL 2025 average
+4.0%
vs US 2025 average
#1
priciest in AL
Alabama Power files with the EIA as Alabama Power Co (utility ID 195).
Serves 59 counties in Alabama: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston. 594 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Alabama Power's average residential rate has gone from 12.20¢ to 17.91¢ per kWh: +46.8% over 10 years, or about +3.9% a year. It rose in 9 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +10.4% in 2022. The largest drop was −4.2% in 2018.
For a home using 1,145 kWh a month, the Alabama average, Alabama Power's 2025 rate works out to about $2,461 a year, $250 more than at Alabama's average rate of 16.09¢. Of the 45 Alabama utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the most expensive.
Alabama Power served 1,253,875 homes in 2015 and 1,342,827 in 2025 (+7.1%), about 55% of Alabama's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Alabama Power's rates
Alabama Power is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the Alabama Public Service Commission. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: Alabama Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Alabama Power raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Alabama Power is on file with the Alabama Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +6.8% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Alabama Power charge per kWh?
Alabama Power's average effective residential rate was 17.91¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Alabama's 2025 average was 16.09¢.
How much have Alabama Power rates gone up in five years?
+32.6% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.0% for Alabama as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Alabama Power have in Alabama?
1,342,827 residential customers in 2025, across 59 counties including Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)