Alabama electricity prices, May 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In May 2025, residential customers in Alabama paid an average of 16.15¢ per kilowatthour, up 9.0% on the same month a year earlier (14.82¢). The US average for the month was 17.37¢; Alabama was 7.0% below that. It ranked 22nd highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 2,388,611 MWh, down 5.0% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $159.72 on 989 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change | US, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 16.15¢ | 14.82¢ | +9.0% | 17.37¢ |
| Commercial | 14.22¢ | 13.08¢ | +8.7% | 12.93¢ |
| Industrial | 7.57¢ | 7.07¢ | +7.1% | 8.29¢ |
| All sectors | 12.27¢ | 11.39¢ | +7.7% | 13.13¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 2.4 TWh | 2.5 TWh | -5.0% |
| Sales, all sectors | 7.1 TWh | 7.3 TWh | -2.9% |
| Residential customers | 2,414,669 | 2,393,561 | +0.9% |
| Average residential bill | $159.72 | $155.63 | +2.6% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 989 | 1,050 | -5.8% |
| US residential price | 17.37¢ | 16.40¢ | +5.9% |
The two years to May 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Alabama in May 2025?
16.15¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 14.22¢ for commercial and 7.57¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 14.82¢ in May 2024, a change of +9.0%. Residential sales changed by -5.0% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$159.72, on average use of 989 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Alabama page.