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Electric companies in Talladega County, Alabama

Talladega County, AL ranks 3rd of 67 Alabama counties for the highest yearly electricity cost per home ($2,274). Talladega County, AL has 81,170 residents. Talladega County, AL: 3 utilities listed by EIA. Talladega County, AL: home electricity prices of 15.71 to 16.77 cents per kWh.

Talladega County, AL on the map

Talladega County, AL and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsClayCoosaCalhounShelbyTalladegaSt. Clair

Talladega County, AL darker: more storm events

Cost of living with electricity in Talladega County, AL

Talladega County, AL: electricity $2,274 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,685, 4.0% of $67,147 income. 32,359 households in Talladega County, AL spend about $73.6 million a year on electricity and $86.9 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Talladega County, AL ($17,255 a year) spend 13.1% of income, 3.3 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Talladega County, AL

% of income on energy, Talladega County, AL

  • All households4.0
  • Lower income13.1
  • Owners3.6
  • Renters6.3
  • Alabama counties2.8
Talladega County, AL home energy cost by household group
Talladega County, ALHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Talladega County, AL, all households32,359$67,147$2,274$388$234.0%
Talladega County, AL, lower income11,805$17,255$1,949$302$1413.1%
Talladega County, AL, owners23,275$80,377$2,448$444$293.6%
Talladega County, AL, renters9,084$33,247$1,828$245$86.3%

Facts about Talladega County, AL

Residents of Talladega County, AL, ACS 2023
81,17019 of 67 Alabama counties
Households in Talladega County, AL
32,8892.47 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Talladega County, AL
72.6%23,865 owner and 9,024 renter households
Median household income in Talladega County, AL
$56,24927 of 67 Alabama counties
Housing units in Talladega County, AL
38,2855,396 vacant or seasonal, 14.1% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Talladega County, AL
65.6%21,569 homes, 43 of 67 Alabama counties
Utilities listed for Talladega County, AL
33 with a home price: Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc, Central Alabama Electric Coop, Alabama Power Co
Lowest home price in Talladega County, AL
15.71 ¢/kWhCoosa Valley Electric Coop Inc, 6.3% below the highest
Highest home price in Talladega County, AL
16.77 ¢/kWhAlabama Power Co
Monthly bill gap in Talladega County, AL
$12between the two at 1,143 kWh, $145 a year, 0.26% of the Talladega County, AL median income
ZIP areas touching Talladega County, AL
1135014 to 36268
Outage-linked storm events in Talladega County, AL
84NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Talladega County, AL
46.2%median year built 1983
Flood claims in Talladega County, AL
33NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.1M paid
Home energy burden in Talladega County, AL
4.0%$2,274 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Talladega County, AL

Alabama Power Co charged Talladega County, AL homes 12.20 ¢/kWh in 2015. Talladega County, AL: 16.77 ¢ in 2024, 37% up. Talladega County, AL: against 30% up for the Alabama average.

Talladega County, AL: a 1,143 kWh month at that price. Talladega County, AL: $140 in 2015, $192 in 2024. Talladega County, AL: $2,301 a year, 4.1% of the $56,249 median income.

Talladega: 10 yearly prices
YearAlabama Power Co, Talladega County, ALTalladega: Gap to Alabama averageTalladega: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Talladega12.20+0.50-0.45
2016, Talladega12.66+0.67+0.11
2017, Talladega13.37+0.82+0.48
2018, Talladega12.81+0.63-0.06
2019, Talladega13.41+0.88+0.40
2020, Talladega13.51+0.94+0.36
2021, Talladega14.04+1.08+0.38
2022, Talladega15.50+1.25+0.46
2023, Talladega15.90+1.27-0.10
2024, Talladega16.77+1.59+0.29

Talladega County, AL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Talladega County, AL price.

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Electric utilities in Talladega County, AL

Utility listed for Talladega County, ALTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,143 kWhShare of Talladega County, AL median income of $56,249
Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc in Talladega County, ALCooperative15.71$2,1553.83%
Central Alabama Electric Coop in Talladega County, ALCooperative16.64$2,2834.06%
Alabama Power Co in Talladega County, ALInvestor Owned16.77$2,3014.09%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

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Outage risk in Talladega County, AL

Talladega County, AL, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 84 in all, 103.5 per 100,000 residents of 81,170, rank 34 of 67 Alabama counties. Property damage in Talladega County, AL: $12K, with 5 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Talladega County, AL

events a year, Talladega County, AL

  1. 2'15
  2. 1'16
  3. 7'17
  4. 2'18
  5. 2'19
  6. 14'20
  7. 1'21
  8. 3'22
  9. 13'23
  10. 12'24
  11. 27'25

Events by type

events by type, Talladega County, AL

  • Thunderstorm and high wind75
  • Hurricane and tropical storm3
  • Winter storm and heavy snow2
  • Tornado2
  • Heat wave2
Talladega County, AL outage-linked hazards
Talladega County, ALFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Talladega County, AL, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate80.319 of 67752025 (24)$12K
Talladega County, AL, tornadoRelatively High93.813 of 6722016 (1)$0
Talladega County, AL, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Low74.430 of 6732017 (2)$0
Talladega County, AL, ice stormRelatively Low51.520 of 670none$0
Talladega County, AL, winter storm and heavy snowVery Low19.432 of 6722017 (1)$0
Talladega County, AL, heat waveRelatively Moderate81.820 of 6722023 (1)$0

Housing and heating in Talladega County, AL

Talladega County, AL: 17,673 of 38,285 homes were built before 1980 and 8,341 in 2000 or later. Talladega County, AL has 24,472 detached houses, 1,669 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 9,952 mobile homes, and 9,024 of 32,889 households rent.

Age of homes in Talladega County, AL

% of homes by decade built, Talladega County, AL

  1. 6pre-40
  2. 440s
  3. 1150s
  4. 960s
  5. 1570s
  6. 1480s
  7. 1890s
  8. 1300s
  9. 710s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Talladega County, AL

% of homes by main fuel, Talladega County

  • Electricity65.6
  • Utility gas20.1
  • Propane11.6
  • Wood1.2
Talladega County, AL housing against Alabama counties
Talladega County, ALValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Talladega County, AL, median year built19831983+0 years33 of 67
Talladega County, AL, built before 198046.2%44.7%+1.4 points26 of 67
Talladega County, AL, built 2000 or later21.8%21.4%+0.4 points29 of 67
Talladega County, AL, detached houses63.9%67.4%-3.5 points46 of 67
Talladega County, AL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings4.4%4.5%-0.1 points36 of 67
Talladega County, AL, mobile homes26.0%22.0%+4.0 points23 of 67
Talladega County, AL, renter households27.4%25.1%+2.3 points30 of 67
Talladega County, AL, median home value$137,900$142,500-$4,60036 of 67
Talladega County, AL, median gross rent a month$772$762+$1031 of 67
Talladega County, AL, people per household2.362.51-0.1563 of 67

Flood claims and flood insurance in Talladega County, AL

Talladega County, AL: 33 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.1M paid, median paid claim $19,196.

310 of 33,520 residential structures in Talladega County, AL carry an NFIP contract. 371 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Talladega County, AL on 8 Sep 2026. Talladega County, AL lists 9 repetitive-loss properties.

Talladega County, AL: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Talladega County, AL

flood claims a year, Talladega County, AL

  1. 5'15
  2. 0'16
  3. 0'17
  4. <5'18
  5. <5'19
  6. <5'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 11'22
  9. 0'23
  10. 0'24
  11. 7'25
Talladega County, AL flood claims and flood insurance
Talladega County, ALValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Talladega County, AL, claims 2015-202533—13 of 45
Talladega County, AL, paid 2015-2025$1.1M—10 of 45
Talladega County, AL, median paid claim$19,196——
Talladega County, AL, claims per 1,000 homes1.01.022 of 45
Talladega County, AL, homes with flood insurance0.9%0.4%11 of 66
Talladega County, AL, policies in force371——
Talladega County, AL, repetitive-loss properties9——

Talladega County, AL: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Talladega County, AL: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Talladega County, AL

Talladega County, AL totals 2,781 heating degree days and 1,840 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Talladega County, AL is the 25th coldest of 67 counties in Alabama: 2,781 against a median of 2,586. For cooling, Talladega County, AL is the 44th hottest: 1,840 against a median of 2,063.

Talladega County, AL sits between climates, 941 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Talladega County, AL averaged 2,493 heating degree days in 2016-2025 against a 2,781 normal, 10% fewer.

Talladega County, AL: electricity heats 65.6% of 32,889 homes; the winter totals 2,781 heating degree days.

Talladega County, AL

  • Heating degree days, 2,781 vs 2,586108
  • Cooling degree days, 1,840 vs 2,06389
  • Electric heat, 65.6% vs 69.4%95
  • AL median county100
Talladega County, AL: degree days, electric heat
Talladega County, ALValueAL median countyTalladega County, AL, rank (1 = highest)
Talladega County, AL, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,7812,58625 of 67
Talladega County, AL, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,4932,31125 of 67
Talladega County, AL, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,8402,06344 of 67
Talladega County, AL, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,0062,17142 of 67
Talladega County, AL, electric heating, ACS 2019-202365.6%69.4%43 of 67

Talladega County, AL: ACS B25040, 32,889 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Talladega County, AL

Talladega County, AL counts 81,170 residents in 32,889 households. Talladega County, AL touches 11 ZIP areas, 35014 to 36268, about 7,379 residents each. Household income in Talladega County, AL is $56,249; 23,865 of its 32,889 households own.

21,569 of the 32,889 homes in Talladega County, AL heat with electricity. Talladega County, AL has 38,285 housing units, 5,396 (14.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 9,024 rented homes. Talladega County, AL logged 84 storm events for its 81,170 residents.

The median home in Talladega County, AL dates from 1983. Homes in Talladega County, AL pay $2,274 a year for electricity. Talladega County, AL home electricity prices run Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc to Alabama Power Co, $12 a month apart at 1,143 kWh.

ZIP codes in Talladega County, AL

Alabama: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 400 MW planned in this county.

Questions on Talladega County, AL

Talladega County, AL: what do homes pay for electricity?

Talladega County, AL homes paid 15.71 to 16.77 cents per kWh in 2024 across 3 listed utilities: $180 to $192 a month at 1,143 kWh, 3.83% to 4.09% of Talladega County, AL income.

Talladega County, AL: how many homes heat with electricity?

Talladega County, AL: 21,569 of 32,889 occupied homes, 65.6%, rank 43 of 67.

Talladega County, AL: median household income?

$56,249 in Talladega County, AL, rank 27 of 67; 81,170 residents, 32,889 households.

Talladega County, AL: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Talladega County, AL: 84 NWS events, peak year 2025.

Talladega County, AL: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Talladega County, AL: 33 NFIP flood claims, $1.1M paid, 1.0 per 1,000 homes, 0.9% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Talladega County, AL?

Talladega County, AL: median home built 1983; 46.2% predate 1980, 63.9% detached, 4.4% in 5+ unit buildings.

Talladega County, AL: share of income for energy?

Talladega County, AL homes spend $2,274 a year on electricity, $2,685 on all energy: 4.0% of $67,147; 13.1% for lower incomes.

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Talladega County, AL ranks 3rd of 67 Alabama counties for the highest yearly electricity cost per home ($2,274).