Alabama Power Co: 16.77 ¢/kWh for homes, 1,546,483 accounts in Alabama

In Alabama, Alabama Power Co bills 1,546,483 accounts, 86.2% residential, as an investor owned utility. It holds 55.3% of Alabama accounts, place 1 of 43.

Cooling towers and smokestacks of a large coal-fired power plant in Alabama under a blue sky — James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant. Photo by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 1,129 kWh a month a Alabama Power Co home pays about $189 in energy: 16.77 ¢/kWh, 10.5% above the Alabama average of 15.18 ¢.

Alabama Power Co and its 55.3% of Alabama accounts

Share of Alabama accounts: 55.3%place 1 of 43 by accounts

Alabama Power Co serves 1,546,483 of 2,795,343 accounts in Alabama, 55.3%, of which 1,332,911 are homes.

For Alabama Power Co the 2024 file holds no SAIDI/SAIFI row and no net-metering row, so those rows read "No data" beside 1,332,911 home accounts; a missing filing says nothing about service quality.

How it compares

Alabama Power Co
Alabama Power Co, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Alabama Power Co	16.77 ¢/kWh	14.84 ¢/kWh	$189at 1,129 kWh	No dataSAIDI
Alabama average against this companyLowest in this table	-1.59 ¢/kWhcompany 10.5% above	-1.20 ¢/kWhcompany 8.8% above	-$18a month at 1,129 kWh	No data

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Alabama Power Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 16.77 ¢ in 2024

12.20 ¢ in 2015, 16.77 ¢ in 2024 (+37.4%).

Alabama Power Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Alabama Power Co	Gap to Alabama residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.20	+0.50	-0.45
2016	12.66	+0.67	+0.11
2017	13.37	+0.82	+0.48
2018	12.81	+0.63	-0.06
2019	13.41	+0.88	+0.40
2020	13.51	+0.94	+0.36
2021	14.04	+1.08	+0.38
2022	15.50	+1.25	+0.46
2023	15.90	+1.27	-0.10
2024	16.77	+1.59	+0.29

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Home accounts 2015-2024: 1,332,911

1,253,875 in 2015, 1,332,911 in 2024 (+6.3%).

Alabama Power Co home accounts by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Alabama Power Co
2015	1253875
2016	1262752
2017	1268271
2018	1273526
2019	1280955
2020	1295794
2021	1301017
2022	1314594
2023	1323950
2024	1332911

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Rates 2024: 16.77 and 14.84 ¢

16.77 and 14.84 ¢ for this company.

¢/kWh

Alabama Power Co residential16.77
Alabama residential15.18
U.S. residential16.48
Alabama Power Co commercial14.84
Alabama commercial13.64
U.S. commercial12.75

Alabama Power Co, Rates 2024: EIA retail sales.

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Analyst note

Energy sold in 2024 was 51,899,518 MWh over 1,546,483 accounts, homes 34.8%; the typical home used 13,548 kWh.

EIA-861 holds 10 years of home price for Alabama Power Co, from 12.20 ¢ in 2015 to 16.77 ¢ in 2024 (+37.4%).

Outages and home price of Alabama Power Co (EIA utility 195), 2013 to 2024

Home rates at Alabama Power Co climbed from 11.60 ¢ in 2013 to 16.77 ¢ in 2024 (+44.6%), or 16.03 ¢ to 17.21 ¢ in 2025 dollars (+7.4%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,924 in 2013 and $2,066 in 2024. Of 43 Alabama utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Alabama Power Co stood 42nd cheapest (31st of 49 in 2013).

Alabama Power Co home price since 2013: +7.4% after inflation

Alabama Power Co: 17.21 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 16.77 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Alabama Power Co, EIA utility 195, year by year among Alabama utilities

Alabama Power Co 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Alabama Power Co	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Alabama Power	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Alabama Power	Alabama median SAIDI
2013	11.60	16.03	31 of 49	–	–	–	–
2014	11.79	16.04	32 of 49	–	–	–	–
2015	12.20	16.57	37 of 49	–	–	–	–
2016	12.66	16.98	40 of 49	–	–	–	–
2017	13.37	17.56	43 of 49	–	–	–	–
2018	12.81	16.42	40 of 49	–	–	–	–
2019	13.41	16.88	54 of 58	–	–	–	–
2020	13.51	16.80	42 of 43	–	–	–	–
2021	14.04	16.68	42 of 43	–	–	–	–
2022	15.50	17.05	42 of 43	–	–	–	–
2023	15.90	16.80	40 of 43	–	–	–	–
2024	16.77	17.21	42 of 43	–	–	–	–

Alabama Power Co, EIA utility 195: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Alabama real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 1,546,48355.3% of Alabama total
Residential accounts: 1,332,91155.6% of Alabama homes
Commercial accounts: 207,46513.4% of the base
Industrial accounts: 6,1070.39% of the base
Residential rate: 16.77 ¢/kWhplace 18 of 18, +10.5% against the state
Commercial rate: 14.84 ¢/kWh+8.8% against Alabama
Average residential use: 13,548 kWh/yr1,129 a month
Implied monthly bill: $1891,129 kWh at 16.77 ¢, energy only
Energy sold or delivered: 51,899,518 MWhhomes 35%, business 65%
Residential rate since 2015: +37.4%12.20 to 16.77 ¢/kWh
SAIDI, no major events: No datanone filed for 1,332,911 homes
Net-metered capacity: No datanone filed for 1,332,911 homes
Counties listed: 59Alabama

Data tables

2024 by sector, Alabama Power Co

Alabama Power Co sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Alabama ¢/kWh
Residential	1,332,911	16.77	+1.59
Commercial	207,465	14.84	+1.20

What EIA-861 holds for Alabama Power Co

Topic, Alabama Power Co	Status	Detail
Home price and accounts, Alabama Power Co	10 years	2015 to 2024, 1,332,911 homes in 2024
Business price, Alabama Power Co	Filed 2024	14.84 ¢/kWh on 207,465 accounts
SAIDI and SAIFI, Alabama Power Co	No data for 2024	no year of 2015 to 2024 for 1,546,483 accounts
Net metering, Alabama Power Co	No data	none filed against 1,332,911 home accounts
Service-territory counties, Alabama Power Co	59 counties	in Alabama
Smart meters (AMI/AMR), Alabama Power Co	Filed 2024	1,332,513 of 1,332,513 home meters AMI
2025 early release, Alabama Power Co	No data	no early-release row; 2024 stays latest at 1,546,483 accounts

Year by year, Alabama Power Co

Year	Home accounts, Alabama Power Co	Home ¢	Business ¢
2015	1,253,875	12.20	11.13
2016	1,262,752	12.66	11.59
2017	1,268,271	13.37	12.16
2018	1,273,526	12.81	11.65
2019	1,280,955	13.41	12.08
2020	1,295,794	13.51	12.19
2021	1,301,017	14.04	12.55
2022	1,314,594	15.50	14.06
2023	1,323,950	15.90	14.09
2024	1,332,911	16.77	14.84

Peers of Alabama Power Co in Alabama, place 18 of 18 on home price

Company near Alabama Power Co on price	Home ¢	Gap % to Alabama Power Co	Accounts, Alabama Power Co = 1
15. Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc	15.45	-7.9%	0.02
16. Central Alabama Electric Coop	16.64	-0.8%	0.03
17. Covington Electric Coop, Inc	16.65	-0.7%	0.02
18. Alabama Power Co (this company)	16.77	-	1.00

Who buys Alabama Power Co's electricity

Class, Alabama Power Co	Accounts	Of Alabama Power Co accounts	Of MWh	kWh a year per account
Residential	1,332,911	86.2%	34.8%	13,548
Commercial	207,465	13.4%	25.7%	64,284
Industrial and other	6,107	0.39%	39.5%	3,357,530

Monthly energy cost by use, Alabama Power Co

kWh	Share of a 1,129 kWh month	Cost a month at 16.77 ¢	Cost a year
250	22%	$41.93	$503
500	44%	$83.86	$1,006
750	66%	$125.79	$1,509
1,000	89%	$167.72	$2,013
1,500	133%	$251.58	$3,019
2,000	177%	$335.44	$4,025

Territory of Alabama Power Co

59 Alabama counties, region SERC:

Alabama other states: 59 of 59 counties of Alabama Power Co drawn

Alabama Power Co: 59 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

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

Questions on Alabama Power Co

How many customers does Alabama Power Co serve in Alabama?

1,546,483 accounts in 2024: residential 1,332,911, commercial 207,465, industrial 6,107.

What is the average residential rate of Alabama Power Co?

In 2024 homes paid 16.77 cents; against the Alabama average that is +10.5%.

How reliable is Alabama Power Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

Alabama Power Co has no reliability row for its 1,332,911 homes in EIA-861 2024, so no SAIDI or SAIFI is shown; the Alabama median reporter is 129 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Alabama Power Co grid?

Alabama Power Co files no net-metering row for its 1,332,911 homes, while Alabama utilities together report 83 installations.

What is the monthly bill at Alabama Power Co for average use?

1,129 kWh at 16.77 cents comes to about $189, energy only.

How does Alabama Power Co rank on price within Alabama?

Rank 18 of 18 in Alabama on price, +10.5% against the state average; 17 charge less than 16.77 ¢.

What data is missing for Alabama Power Co?

1,546,483 accounts sit behind Alabama Power Co, whose 2024 filing lacks no SAIDI/SAIFI row and no net-metering row; the other 5 rows of the coverage table are on file.

Who buys power from Alabama Power Co?

Homes take 34.8% of 51,899,518 MWh, commercial accounts 25.7%, industrial and other 39.5%.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Alabama Power Co at 16.77 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Diverse Power IncorporatedGeorgia, 16.75 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
La Plata Electric Assn, IncColorado, 16.71 ¢/kWh, 0.06 ¢ below
Value Based Brands LLCTexas, 16.85 ¢/kWh, 0.08 ¢ above
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.New York, 16.67 ¢/kWh, 0.10 ¢ below

Primary sources for Alabama Power Co: 16.77 ¢/kWh for homes, 1,546,483 accounts in Alabama

EIA-861 annual report entry for Alabama Power Co: 16.77 ¢/kWh for homes, 1,546,483 accounts in Alabama, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Alabama Power Co: 16.77 ¢/kWh for homes, 1,546,483 accounts in Alabama, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Alabama Power Co: 16.77 ¢/kWh for homes, 1,546,483 accounts in Alabama, the state price average