Electricity rates — Alabama Power Co
Alabama Power Co's customers paid 16.8¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $189 a month for 1,129 kWh. Rate RTA Energy, the lowest of 2 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $1,882 a year, at the typical hour-by-hour use of homes in Alabama. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Alabama Power Co plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate RTA Energy✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since January 2025 | $1,881.80 | — | 15.7¢ |
| Family Dwelling Servicepriced by season · tiered · in effect since January 2026 | $1,908.52 | +$26.72 | 15.9¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Rate PAE - Option A - Single Phasepriced by season · in effect since December 2015 · older schedule, not ranked | $612.04 | −$1,269.76 | 5.1¢ |
| Rate PAE - Option A - Three Phasepriced by season · in effect since January 2016 · needs three-phase service | $618.40 | −$1,263.40 | 5.2¢ |
| Rate PAE - Option C - Single Phasetime-of-use · in effect since January 2016 · older schedule, not ranked | $654.76 | −$1,227.04 | 5.5¢ |
| Rate PAE - Option B - Single Phase TOU Customerstime-of-use · in effect since January 2016 · older schedule, not ranked | $658.41 | −$1,223.39 | 5.5¢ |
| Rate PAE - Option C - Three Phasetime-of-use · in effect since January 2016 · needs three-phase service | $661.12 | −$1,220.68 | 5.5¢ |
| Rate PAE - Option B - Single Phase Demand Customerstime-of-use · in effect since January 2016 · older schedule, not ranked | $661.29 | −$1,220.51 | 5.5¢ |
| Rate PAE - Option B - Single Phase Standard Customerstime-of-use · in effect since January 2016 · older schedule, not ranked | $667.65 | −$1,214.15 | 5.6¢ |
| Rate PAE - Option B - Three Phasetime-of-use · in effect since January 2016 · needs three-phase service | $1,330.60 | −$551.20 | 11.1¢ |
| Family Dwelling Service (Demand Option)priced by season · demand charge · in effect since January 2025 · billed on peak kW, which monthly use cannot price; not ranked | $1,401.27 | −$480.53 | 11.7¢ |
| Plug-In Electric Vehicle - Family Dwelling Service (Demand Option)time-of-use · demand charge · in effect since June 2023 · needs an electric vehicle | $1,605.38 | −$276.42 | 13.4¢ |
| Rate RTA Demandtime-of-use · demand charge · in effect since January 2025 · billed on peak kW, which monthly use cannot price; not ranked | $1,773.23 | −$108.57 | 14.8¢ |
| Large Farm Servicepriced by season · in effect since January 2025 · farm or irrigation service | $1,944.72 | +$62.92 | 16.2¢ |
Price Alabama Power Co’s plans at your own usage
The cheapest Alabama Power Co plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,062.28 (Family Dwelling Service), dearest $1,099.91, a $37.63 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,881.80 (Rate RTA Energy), dearest $1,908.52, a $26.72 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,445.63 (Rate RTA Energy), dearest $3,563.16, a $117.53 spread
What Alabama Power Co's customers were billed in 2024
At 1,129 kWh a month, Alabama Power Co's median open plan comes to 15.5¢ per kWh, 7% below the 16.8¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Alabama | 1,332,911 |
| Share of Alabama's households | 56% |
| Average use per home | 1,129 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $189.36 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 16.8¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 15.5¢ |
Alabama Power Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Family Dwelling Service bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2025
Alabama Power Co's Family Dwelling Service cost $159.06 a month under its January 2025 version and costs $159.04 under its January 2026 one, no more than half a percent apart.
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Alabama Power Co's cheapest open plan is the 50th-highest, about the same as their median of $1,877.14. It sits between PacifiCorp (Oregon) ($1,872.48) and Indianapolis Power & Light Co ($1,930.32).
In Alabama it is the dearest of the 2 utilities indexed; City of Huntsville, Alabama (Utility Company) starts lowest, at $1,516.56.
Its fixed charge, $26.50 a month on Rate RTA Energy, is higher than on the cheapest plan of 90 of the other 99 utilities.
Family Dwelling Service is tiered: past 750 kWh a month, each kWh costs 1.2¢ less. Of the 47 utilities whose plans step, that is the 18th-smallest step.
Rate PAE - Option C - Single Phase changes price with the season: a kWh costs 0.4¢ more in June to September than in November to March, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $59.09 in its dearest month against $51.87 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes once the meter passes a line · The price that changes with the month
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Rate RTA Energy — $1,881.80 a year, 15.7¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $26.50 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Family Dwelling Service — $1,908.52 a year, 15.9¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $16.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2026.
Rate PAE - Option A - Single Phase — $612.04 a year, 5.1¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $0.97 monthly standing charge. In effect since December 2015. Too old to quote as a current price.
Rate PAE - Option A - Three Phase — $618.40 a year, 5.2¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $1.50 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2016. Too old to quote as a current price.
Rate PAE - Option C - Single Phase — $654.76 a year, 5.5¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $0.97 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2016. Too old to quote as a current price.
Rate PAE - Option B - Single Phase TOU Customers — $658.41 a year, 5.5¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $0.97 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2016. Too old to quote as a current price.
How Alabama Power Co's plans are structured
Of 14 priceable plans: 1 tiered, 9 time-of-use, 5 priced by season, 3 with demand charges.
Fixed monthly charges run from $0.97 to $26.50.
Alabama Power Co's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Alabama Power Co serving homes in Alabama and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 14 of its 14 published residential schedules can be priced.
When Alabama Power Co's time-of-use plans charge most
Rate RTA Energy charges 31.4¢ a kWh weekdays 1 pm to 7 pm, June to September, against 11.2¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 6% of the year. Homes in Alabama typically put 8% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock).
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour