A wind turbine standing over a field of solar panels. Alabama Power said in a Friday filing with the Alabama Public Service Commission that it will not charge a fee for third-party energy sellers to tie into its system. (Marga Buschbell-Steeger/Getty Images)
Alabama Power plans to discontinue a fee on third-party power projects that critics said would discourage the development of renewable power.
The utility, the largest producer of electricity in the state, said in a Friday filing with the Alabama Public Service Commission that it planned to end the $0.00193 per kilowatt hour fee charged to third-party companies, otherwise known as a variable integration cost…