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Electric utilities serving DeKalb County, Alabama
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
4 utilities list DeKalb County, Alabama, in the service territory they reported to EIA for 2024, the largest by residential customers statewide being Sand Mountain Electric Coop, Cherokee Electric Coop and Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop.
Their average residential prices ran from 12.14¢ to 15.06¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 12.52¢, against a Alabama average of 15.18¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Alabama customers, not for this county alone.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 74,085. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Alabama operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain Electric Coop | Cooperative | 27,298 | 12.55¢ | $147.69 | — | — |
| Cherokee Electric Coop | Cooperative | 18,830 | 15.06¢ | $168.26 | — | — |
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop | Cooperative | 17,318 | 12.49¢ | $154.95 | — | — |
| Fort Payne Improvement Authority | Municipal | 6,922 | 12.14¢ | $141.77 | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Alabama. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing DeKalb County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 12.52¢ median | 15.18¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $151.32 median | $173.50 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — median | 184.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — median | 118.4 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 4 | 45 | 1,413 |
Population: 74,085 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 6,335 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Alabama counties
- Coosa County 2
- Covington County 7
- Crenshaw County 5
- Cullman County 4
- Dale County 6
- Dallas County 4
- Elmore County 2
- Escambia County 3
- Etowah County 4
- Fayette County 2
- Franklin County 3
- Geneva County 4
All 67 counties and every Alabama utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in DeKalb County?
Sand Mountain Electric Coop, Cherokee Electric Coop, Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop and Fort Payne Improvement Authority list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in DeKalb County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 12.14¢ to 15.06¢ per kilowatthour across their Alabama customers in 2024; the state average was 15.18¢.
How reliable is power in DeKalb County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county, and none of the utilities listed has an entry in EIA's 2024 reliability file.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.