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Alabama electricity rates

Homes in Alabama pay an average of 15.2¢ per kWh, 8% below the US average, and use 1,143 kWh a month. Alabama ranks #21 of 51 for residential electricity prices.

15.2¢average price per kWh

1,143 kWhaverage use per month

$174average monthly bill

#21 of 51price rank (1 = most expensive)

Residential rates by utility in Alabama

Utility	¢/kWh	ZIP codes served
Alabama Power Co	15.9	594
Black Warrior Elec Member Corp	13.4	57
City of Huntsville	11.5	49
Central Alabama Electric Coop	15.7	48
Clarke-Washington E M C	15.3	43
Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc	13.8	38
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp	13.8	34
Dixie Electric Coop	14.7	33
Baldwin County El Member Corp	13.2	31
Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc	13.6	31
Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc	15.0	30
Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc	16.2	28

Average residential rates for full-service utilities, from NREL’s utility rates by ZIP code (2023). In areas with retail choice, your price depends on the plan you pick.

Is solar worth it in Alabama?

At 15.2¢ per kWh, every 1,000 kWh your roof makes and you use yourself is worth about $152. A system that covers the average Alabama home would replace about 13,716 kWh a year, roughly $2,082 of electricity at today’s prices.

10.4 kWsystem for an average home (26 panels)

$31,200rough installed cost

$2,082electricity saved per year

~15 yearssimple payback

Assumes a typical 1,350 kWh per kW of panels a year and $3.00/W installed, before incentives and price increases. Your roof’s direction, pitch and shade change these numbers; the estimator measures them for your address.

Plan solar for your Alabama home

State figures: EIA Table 5A, 2024 Average Monthly Bill - Residential (forms EIA-861, 861S, 861U).