17.21¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Central Alabama Electric Coop / AL ]
Central Alabama Electric Coop electricity rates in Alabama
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+3.4%
vs 2024
45,580
residential customers
+27.6%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Central Alabama Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (17.21¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.90¢ | — | 40,408 |
| 2016 | 12.36¢ | −4.2% | 41,027 |
| 2017 | 13.15¢ | +6.4% | 41,334 |
| 2018 | 12.90¢ | −1.9% | 41,567 |
| 2019 | 13.29¢ | +3.0% | 41,920 |
| 2020 | 13.49¢ | +1.5% | 42,043 |
| 2021 | 13.80¢ | +2.3% | 43,245 |
| 2022 | 14.62¢ | +5.9% | 44,255 |
| 2023 | 15.75¢ | +7.7% | 44,435 |
| 2024 | 16.64¢ | +5.7% | 45,036 |
| 2025 | 17.21¢ | +3.4% | 45,580 |
How this compares
16.09¢
Alabama average, 2025
+7.0%
Central Alabama Electric Coop vs AL 2025 average
−0.1%
vs US 2025 average
#5
priciest in AL
Serves 10 counties in Alabama: Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Perry, Talladega, Tallapoosa. 48 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Central Alabama Electric Coop's average residential rate has gone from 12.90¢ to 17.21¢ per kWh: +33.4% over 10 years, or about +2.9% a year. It rose in 8 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +7.7% in 2023. The largest drop was −4.2% in 2016.
For a home using 1,145 kWh a month, the Alabama average, Central Alabama Electric Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $2,365 a year, $154 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 5th most expensive.
Central Alabama Electric Coop served 40,408 homes in 2015 and 45,580 in 2025 (+12.8%), about 2% of Alabama's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Central Alabama Electric Coop's rates
Central Alabama Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Alabama Public Service Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Alabama Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Central Alabama Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
Central Alabama Electric Coop's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Alabama Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +3.4% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Central Alabama Electric Coop charge per kWh?
Central Alabama Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 17.21¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Alabama's 2025 average was 16.09¢.
How much have Central Alabama Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+27.6% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.0% for Alabama as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Central Alabama Electric Coop have in Alabama?
45,580 residential customers in 2025, across 10 counties including Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, 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)