Family Dwelling Service

Alabama Power Co · Time-of-use + tiered · filed 2026

$0.1590per kWh, all in
$1,909a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$16.00fixed, before any usage
$0.1677utility's actual average

What this tariff charges

Fixed charge$16.00 per month
StructureTime-of-use + tiered
Filed2026-01-01

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

Period 0

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 750.0 kWh 0.13485 0.00987 0.14472
2 no limit 0.12285 0.00987 0.13272

Period 1

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 1000.0 kWh 0.13485 0.01084 0.14569
2 no limit 0.13738 0.01084 0.14822

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $1,062.25 $0.1770
1000 $1,908.51 $0.1590
2000 $3,563.14 $0.1485

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises. This is a time-of-use tariff, so the result also depends on when power is used; an average residential pattern is assumed. Details →

Alabama Power Co offers a cheaper tariff at this usage. Rate RTA Energy comes to $1,873.50 a year against this one's $1,908.51 — a difference of $35. Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.

Rooftop solar on this tariff

A 7 kW system costing $21,000 before incentives would save $713 a year on this tariff, paying back in 29 years. No federal tax credit is included: Section 25D ended on December 31, 2025.

no sell rate filed and this utility reports no residential net metering - exports credited at zero. Compare across this state →

The utility's own description

Applicable for service to single residences and individual family apartments. Service shall not be resold or shared with others except that when two or more family dwelling units are served through a single meter, all provisions of the rate and minimum shall be applied as though each dwelling unit has been separately metered and the actual metered consumption were divided equally between each unit.

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