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Electricity prices in Alabama

What homes in Alabama pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
16.4¢ a kWh
Up 4.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$185 a month
Up 1.8% on a year ago
Average use
1,125 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
23 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Alabama homes paid 16.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Alabama vs the US

AlabamaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202616.4¢18.0¢
Price in July 202616.4¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$185$156
Bill in July 2026$249$212
Average monthly use1,125 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+4.8%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+31%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Alabama

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 68% of homes in Alabama; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Alabama PowerInvestor-owned18.1¢+4.2%$1991,353,650
City of HuntsvilleMunicipal12.8¢+4.4%$143208,475
City of FlorenceMunicipal12.7¢+3.7%$15941,946
Joe Wheeler Electric EMCCooperative15.7¢+2.2%$20737,653
Decatur UtilitiesMunicipal12.4¢+4.3%$14122,891

Heating fuels in Alabama: propane.