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City of Athens
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.
City of Athens serves 50,985 residential customers in Alabama as a municipal utility, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 1 county.
Its average residential price that year was 12.24¢ per kilowatthour, 19% below the Alabama average of 15.18¢ and 26% below 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 $139.17 a month on average use of 1,137 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.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 21.1% on 2019, against up 21.1% for Alabama as a whole, and up 10.2% on 2023.
Compared with Alabama, the US and other municipal utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Municipal utilities, US median | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 12.24¢ | 12.45¢ | 15.18¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $139.17 | $113.02 | $173.50 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,137 | 905 | 1,143 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +10.2% | — | +3.8% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +21.1% | — | +21.1% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 64.4 | 184.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 40.3 | 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 municipal utilities in Alabama, the median price was 12.19¢. In Alabama this utility's price ranks 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.24¢ | 15.18¢ | $139.17 | 1,137 | 50,985 | 1.6 TWh |
| 2023 | 11.11¢ | 14.63¢ | $133.60 | 1,202 | 48,040 | 1.5 TWh |
| 2022 | 11.34¢ | 14.25¢ | $149.90 | 1,321 | 45,984 | 1.5 TWh |
| 2021 | 10.23¢ | 12.96¢ | $132.70 | 1,298 | 44,373 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2020 | 9.92¢ | 12.57¢ | $126.59 | 1,277 | 42,991 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2019 | 10.11¢ | 12.53¢ | $137.39 | 1,359 | 41,017 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2018 | 10.91¢ | 12.18¢ | $144.73 | 1,326 | 39,891 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2017 | 9.92¢ | 12.55¢ | $126.40 | 1,274 | 38,921 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2016 | 9.74¢ | 11.99¢ | $135.07 | 1,386 | 38,051 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2015 | 9.64¢ | 11.70¢ | $136.52 | 1,416 | 37,324 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2014 | 9.70¢ | 11.48¢ | $144.01 | 1,485 | 36,713 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2013 | 9.41¢ | 11.26¢ | $133.78 | 1,422 | 36,244 | 1 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 50,985 | 695.8 GWh | 44% | $85,146,000 | 12.24¢ |
| Commercial | 8,122 | 407.7 GWh | 26% | $47,669,000 | 11.69¢ |
| Industrial | 14 | 463.4 GWh | 30% | $32,055,000 | 6.92¢ |
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: 1.7 TWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 1.7 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 360 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for City of Athens in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley Board of Utilities | Municipal | 50,954 | 13.48¢ | $166.62 | 69.6 | 64.4 |
| City of Florence | Municipal | 41,594 | 11.61¢ | $147.80 | — | — |
| City of Dothan | Municipal | 26,752 | 10.72¢ | $125.99 | 73.0 | 61.4 |
| Decatur Utilities | Municipal | 22,820 | 11.15¢ | $130.63 | 71.7 | 71.7 |
| Sheffield Utilities | Municipal | 15,663 | 12.35¢ | $153.91 | — | — |
| City of Opelika | Municipal | 13,555 | 12.83¢ | $129.96 | — | 37.5 |
| City of Huntsville | Municipal | 197,537 | 11.45¢ | $134.29 | 119.8 | 119.8 |
| City of Bessemer Utilities | Municipal | 9,378 | 12.26¢ | $126.86 | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from City of Athens?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.24¢ 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¢; City of Athens was 19% below the state figure. Among 45 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Alabama, it had the 33rd highest.
What is the average City of Athens bill?
$139.17 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,137 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 City of Athens service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for City of Athens.
Is the City of Athens price rising?
The average residential price was up 10.2% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 21.1% compared with 2019.
Which counties does City of Athens serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 1 county: Limestone 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 "City of Athens - (AL)", utility number 944. 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.