Commercial electricity rates in Alabama

What businesses in Alabama actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 12.95¢ to 15.10¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Alabama by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Alabama.

Commercial customers in Alabama pay 8% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is narrower than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Alabama used 5,791 kWh in August 2026. At 14.98¢ per kWh that is about $867 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Alabama's commercial price rose 15.7%, from 12.95¢ in September 2023 to 14.98¢. The high point was 15.10¢ in January 2026 and the low 12.95¢ in September 2023 — a spread of 17% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was March (14.61¢) and the cheapest September (13.66¢), a seasonal swing of 7%.

Alabama against its region

Alabama is in EIA's East South Central division, where the commercial average was 13.41¢ in August 2026. Alabama is 12% above that, and 4 of 4 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi.

States priced near Alabama

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states