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Central Alabama Electric Coop
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Central Alabama Electric Coop is an electric cooperative that reported 45,036 residential customers in Alabama on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 10 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 16.64¢ per kilowatthour, 9.6% above the Alabama average of 15.18¢ and about the same as the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $193.64 a month on average use of 1,164 kWh a month. Across Alabama the average bill was $173.50 on 1,143 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 295.9 minutes per customer with major event days included and 197.8 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Alabama utilities reporting was 184.7 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 60% above that median.
The average price is up 25.2% on 2019, against up 21.1% for Alabama as a whole, and up 5.7% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 17.21¢.
Compared with Alabama, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 16.64¢ | 13.74¢ | 15.18¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $193.64 | $149.95 | $173.50 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,164 | 1,126 | 1,143 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +5.7% | — | +3.8% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +25.2% | — | +21.1% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 295.9 | 263.0 | 184.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 197.8 | 147.0 | 118.4 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 22 filings by electric cooperatives in Alabama, the median price was 14.44¢. In Alabama this utility's price ranks 5 of 45, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Alabama ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 17.21¢ | 16.10¢ | $199.14 | 1,157 | 45,580 | 744 GWh |
| 2024 | 16.64¢ | 15.18¢ | $193.64 | 1,164 | 45,036 | 738.1 GWh |
| 2023 | 15.75¢ | 14.63¢ | $176.75 | 1,122 | 44,435 | 702.7 GWh |
| 2022 | 14.62¢ | 14.25¢ | $168.83 | 1,155 | 44,255 | 716.8 GWh |
| 2021 | 13.80¢ | 12.96¢ | $155.93 | 1,130 | 43,245 | 684.1 GWh |
| 2020 | 13.49¢ | 12.57¢ | $156.68 | 1,162 | 42,043 | 683.7 GWh |
| 2019 | 13.29¢ | 12.53¢ | $159.11 | 1,197 | 41,920 | 701.3 GWh |
| 2018 | 12.90¢ | 12.18¢ | $156.24 | 1,211 | 41,567 | 709 GWh |
| 2017 | 13.15¢ | 12.55¢ | $150.36 | 1,143 | 41,334 | 671.1 GWh |
| 2016 | 12.36¢ | 11.99¢ | $150.14 | 1,215 | 41,027 | 702.9 GWh |
| 2015 | 12.90¢ | 11.70¢ | $152.36 | 1,181 | 40,408 | 677.3 GWh |
| 2014 | 13.53¢ | 11.48¢ | $169.26 | 1,251 | 40,063 | 704.3 GWh |
| 2013 | 12.64¢ | 11.26¢ | $152.81 | 1,209 | 39,848 | 678.9 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 45,036 | 628.8 GWh | 85% | $104,651,000 | 16.64¢ |
| Commercial | 2,380 | 100.4 GWh | 14% | $13,856,000 | 13.80¢ |
| Industrial | 4 | 9 GWh | 1% | $1,088,000 | 12.15¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 768.9 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 768.9 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 182 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: —. EIA's Alabama total across all reporting utilities was 279.4 minutes with major event days and 117.8 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 468.5 | 188.8 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2024 | 295.9 | 197.8 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 568.5 | 283.9 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 202.8 | 180.1 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 404.6 | 193.3 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 4,386.8 | 202.6 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 173.5 | 152.8 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 262.9 | 141.0 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 337.3 | 146.4 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 173.0 | 121.0 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2015 | 155.0 | 155.0 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2014 | 159.0 | 130.0 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
| 2013 | 121.8 | 121.8 | — | — | IEEE 1366 |
Counties in its service territory
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Perry County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Alabama
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullman Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 39,779 | 13.26¢ | $164.28 | 231.9 | 231.9 |
| Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 36,973 | 14.49¢ | $194.57 | 140.3 | 136.3 |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 29,578 | 14.39¢ | $166.37 | 377.7 | 244.6 |
| Sand Mountain Electric Coop | Cooperative | 27,298 | 12.55¢ | $147.69 | — | — |
| Baldwin County El Member Corp | Cooperative | 83,005 | 13.87¢ | $156.10 | 127.6 | 20.1 |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,281 | 16.65¢ | $188.93 | 178.8 | 129.1 |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 22,401 | 15.45¢ | $188.76 | 194.9 | 110.9 |
| Dixie Electric Coop | Cooperative | 22,054 | 15.05¢ | $177.37 | 331.9 | 197.8 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Central Alabama Electric Coop?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.64¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Alabama?
The Alabama average residential price in 2024 was 15.18¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Central Alabama Electric Coop was 9.6% above the state figure. Among 45 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Alabama, it had the 5th highest.
What is the average Central Alabama Electric Coop bill?
$193.64 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,164 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Alabama average was $173.50 on 1,143 kWh.
How reliable is Central Alabama Electric Coop service?
It reported 295.9 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 197.8 minutes excluding them in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Central Alabama Electric Coop price rising?
The average residential price was up 5.7% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 25.2% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 17.21¢.
Which counties does Central Alabama Electric Coop serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 10 counties, including Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL and Elmore County, AL. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Central Alabama Electric Coop", utility number 3222; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.