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Central Alabama Electric Coop: 16.64 ¢/kWh for homes, 47,420 accounts in Alabama
In Alabama, Central Alabama Electric Coop bills 47,420 accounts, 95.0% residential, as a cooperative utility. Business and industry take 15% of the 738,146 MWh; homes take 85%.
At 1,164 kWh a month a Central Alabama Electric Coop home pays about $194 in energy: 16.64 ¢/kWh, 9.6% above the Alabama average of 15.18 ¢.
Who buys power from Central Alabama Electric Coop
Business share of energy
15%homes 85% of 738,146 MWh
The mix at Central Alabama Electric Coop runs 45,036 home accounts for 85.2% of 738,146 MWh, 2,380 commercial accounts for 13.6%, and 4 industrial accounts for the other 1.2%.
How it compares
Central Alabama Electric Coop
Central Alabama Electric Coop, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Central Alabama Electric Coop
16.64 ¢/kWh
13.80 ¢/kWh
$194at 1,164 kWh
198 minSAIDI
Alabama average against this companyLowest in this table
Energy sold in 2024 was 738,146 MWh over 47,420 accounts, homes 85.2%; the typical home used 13,962 kWh.
EIA-861 holds 10 years of home price for Central Alabama Electric Coop, from 12.90 ¢ in 2015 to 16.64 ¢ in 2024 (+29.0%).
Outages and home price of Central Alabama Electric Coop (EIA utility 3222), 2013 to 2024
Corrected for inflation, a Central Alabama Electric Coop home paid 17.08 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 17.47 ¢ in 2013, −2.2%; the bill itself went 12.64 ¢ to 16.64 ¢ (+31.7%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,096 for the year at the 2013 real price and $2,050 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 39th cheapest of 49 in 2013, 40th of 43 in 2024 among Alabama utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Central Alabama Electric Coop home price since 2013: −2.2% after inflation
Central Alabama Electric Coop: 17.08 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 16.64 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Central Alabama Electric Coop, EIA utility 3222, year by year among Alabama utilities
Central Alabama Electric Coop 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Central Alabama Electric Coop
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Central Alabama Electric Coop
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Central Alabama Electric Coop
Alabama median SAIDI
2013
12.64
17.47
39 of 49
–
–
–
–
2014
13.53
18.40
47 of 49
–
–
–
–
2015
12.90
17.52
40 of 49
–
–
–
–
2016
12.36
16.58
37 of 49
–
–
–
–
2017
13.15
17.27
39 of 49
–
–
–
–
2018
12.90
16.54
41 of 49
–
–
–
–
2019
13.29
16.74
51 of 58
–
–
–
–
2020
13.49
16.78
41 of 43
–
–
–
–
2021
13.80
16.39
41 of 43
–
–
–
–
2022
14.62
16.08
39 of 43
–
–
–
–
2023
15.75
16.64
38 of 43
–
–
–
–
2024
16.64
17.08
40 of 43
–
–
–
–
Central Alabama Electric Coop, EIA utility 3222: EIA-861, CPI-U.
What kind of utility is Central Alabama Electric Coop?
Central Alabama Electric Coop files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Alabama, cooperatives serve 22% of residential customers at an average 14.5 cents per kWh, 14% below investor-owned utilities in Alabama. Central Alabama Electric Coop itself averaged 16.6 cents, 2.2 cents above its type in Alabama.
In 2024 the average Central Alabama Electric Coop customer was without power 198 minutes without major events and 296 with them. The median Alabama utility reported 120 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 45,036 residential meters.
EIA-861 form instructions for Central Alabama Electric Coop: 16.64 ¢/kWh for homes, 47,420 accounts in Alabama, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Central Alabama Electric Coop: 16.64 ¢/kWh for homes, 47,420 accounts in Alabama, the state price average
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At 1,164 kWh a month a Central Alabama Electric Coop home pays about $194 in energy: 16.64 ¢/kWh, 9.6% above the Alabama average of 15.18 ¢.
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Electric Consumer. (2026). Who buys power from Central Alabama Electric Coop: 16.64 ¢/kWh rates, 45,036 homes. Data as of 26 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://electricconsumer.org/companies/central-alabama-electric-coop.html
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@misc{usedata_companies_central_alabama_electric_coop,
author = "Electric Consumer",
title = {Who buys power from Central Alabama Electric Coop: 16.64 ¢/kWh rates, 45,036 homes},
year = {2026},
url = {https://electricconsumer.org/companies/central-alabama-electric-coop.html},
note = {Data as of 26 October 2026. Accessed 26 October 2026}
}
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