BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Alabamians are paying some of the highest electric bills in the country, a WBRC investigation reveals.
Alabama has the third highest residential monthly electric bills in the country, averaging $173 dollars, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Alabama Power customers account for more than half of that number.
“Unfortunately, Alabama Power customers are paying some of the highest electric bills in the country,” said Daniel Tait, president of Energy Alabama, who’s fighting to lower Alabama Power bills.
Alabama consumes more electricity than most states in the country. Its hot climate and the use of electric heat are the overarching reasons why most of these states top the list. But Alabama’s average monthly bill is still highest among the top energy-consuming states.
Alabama Power said the price of electricity reflects the cost of serving the state reliably, noting severe weather, providing electricity to rural areas and heavily wooded portions of the state are all factors in the price of electricity…