The United States is broken up into nine regions to estimate energy consumption based on population and climate. Alabama lies in the East South Central region. The East South Central region has fairly mild winters, regestering in the bottom third of the country for home heating. The region's summers are warm, landing it in the top third for air conditioning usage.
Municipal Utilities in Alabama
While most cities, towns, and villages throughout the state of Alabama offer municipal essential services like providing clean water, sewage treatment and dealing with waste and storm water, some also offer other services like electricity, natural gas, sanitation or recycling. In Alabama, 37 cities offer municipal electric services to around 1,441,019 of the states 4,154,614 residents.
Utility Costs in Alabama
The average monthly total utility bills in Alabama is $305.41, which is 10.02% higher than the national average.
Average Electric Bill
$169
Higher than national average
Average Natural Gas Bill
$112
Higher than national average
Average Water Bill
$24
Lower than national average
Alabama Deregulaton of Electric and Natural Gas
Alabama has not deregulated utilities in the state. Unlike some other states you probably only have one choice of provider for electricity and natural gas. Choose your city below to see a list of utility providers that offer service in your area.
Utility Providers by City in Alabama
| City Name | Population | Municipal Electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 2,231 | No |
| Adamsville | 4,381 | No |
| Alabaster | 33,133 | No |
| Albertville | 22,268 | Yes |
| Alexander City | 14,765 | Yes |
| Alexandria | 4,092 | No |
| Aliceville | 2,244 | No |
| Andalusia | 8,764 | Yes |
| Anniston | 77,690 | No |
| Arab | 8,462 | No |
| Argo | 4,411 | No |
| Ashford | 2,476 | No |
| Ashland | 1,741 | No |
| Ashville | 2,096 | No |
| Athens | 25,213 | Yes |
| Atmore | 8,734 | No |
| Attalla | 5,872 | No |
| Auburn | 91,047 | No |
| Bay Minette | 7,824 | No |
| Bayou La Batre | 2,520 | No |
| Bear Creek | 1,574 | No |
| Bessemer | 26,171 | Yes |
| Birmingham | 704,676 | No |
| Blountsville | 1,887 | No |
| Boaz | 10,091 | No |
| Bon Secour | 2,500 | No |
| Brent | 3,214 | No |
| Brewton | 5,288 | No |
| Bridgeport | 2,316 | No |
| Brighton | 2,904 | No |
| Brook Highland | 7,754 | No |
| Brookwood | 2,406 | No |
| Brundidge | 2,293 | Yes |
| Butler | 2,385 | No |
| Calera | 16,126 | No |
| Camden | 2,128 | No |
| Carbon Hill | 1,522 | No |
| Carlisle-Rockledge | 2,472 | No |
| Cedar Bluff | 1,700 | No |
| Center Point | 16,422 | No |
| Centre | 3,497 | No |
| Centreville | 2,789 | No |
| Chelsea | 14,710 | No |
| Chickasaw | 6,421 | No |
| Childersburg | 4,768 | No |
| Choccolocco | 2,843 | No |
| Citronelle | 3,940 | No |
| Clanton | 8,715 | No |
| Clay | 10,320 | No |
| Clayton | 2,512 | No |
| Coaling | 2,112 | No |
| Collinsville | 2,044 | No |
| Columbiana | 4,197 | No |
| Concord | 1,641 | No |
| Cordova | 1,709 | No |
| Cottondale | 3,793 | No |
| Cowarts | 2,196 | No |
| Creola | 2,764 | No |
| Crossville | 1,920 | No |
| Cullman | 17,892 | Yes |
| Dadeville | 3,051 | No |
| Daleville | 4,912 | No |
| Daphne | 27,088 | No |
| Dauphin Island | 1,771 | No |
| Deatsville | 2,114 | No |
| Decatur | 69,710 | Yes |
| Demopolis | 7,134 | No |
| Dora | 2,725 | No |
| Dothan | 72,389 | Yes |
| Double Springs | 1,753 | No |
| Eagle Point | 2,794 | No |
| East Brewton | 3,131 | No |
| Elba | 3,449 | Yes |
| Elberta | 2,302 | No |
| Elmore | 1,572 | No |
| Emerald Mountain | 3,456 | No |
| Enterprise | 28,242 | No |
| Eufaula | 12,753 | No |
| Eutaw | 2,890 | No |
| Evergreen | 3,504 | Yes |
| Fairfield | 10,108 | No |
| Fairhope | 21,825 | Yes |
| Fayette | 4,271 | No |
| Flomaton | 1,728 | No |
| Florala | 1,779 | No |
| Florence | 79,590 | Yes |
| Foley | 20,170 | Yes |
| Forestdale | 9,251 | No |
| Fort Deposit | 1,899 | No |
| Fort Payne | 14,730 | Yes |
| Fort Rucker | 5,912 | No |
| Frisco City | 1,668 | No |
| Fultondale | 9,707 | No |
| Gadsden | 34,317 | No |
| Gardendale | 15,920 | No |
| Geneva | 4,208 | No |
| Glencoe | 5,360 | No |
| Good Hope | 2,463 | No |
| Gordo | 1,599 | No |
| Grand Bay | 3,433 | No |
| Grant | 1,524 | No |
| Grayson Valley | 6,037 | No |
| Graysville | 2,723 | No |
| Greensboro | 2,484 | No |
| Greenville | 7,395 | No |
| Grove Hill | 2,069 | No |
| Guin | 2,490 | No |
| Gulf Shores | 14,712 | No |
| Guntersville | 8,559 | Yes |
| Haleyville | 4,343 | No |
| Hamilton | 6,974 | No |
| Hanceville | 3,174 | No |
| Harpersville | 1,589 | No |
| Hartford | 2,630 | Yes |
| Hartselle | 15,308 | Yes |
| Harvest | 6,655 | No |
| Hazel Green | 3,811 | No |
| Headland | 4,941 | No |
| Heflin | 3,416 | No |
| Helena | 20,680 | No |
| Henagar | 2,436 | No |
| Highland Lakes | 6,137 | No |
| Hokes Bluff | 4,402 | No |
| Holt | 4,793 | No |
| Holtville | 4,970 | No |
| Homewood | 26,206 | No |
| Hoover | 91,371 | No |
| Hueytown | 16,694 | No |
| Huguley | 3,017 | No |
| Huntsville | 339,136 | Yes |
| Indian Springs Village | 2,563 | No |
| Irondale | 13,457 | No |
| Jackson | 4,774 | No |
| Jacksonville | 13,076 | No |
| Jasper | 14,370 | No |
| Jemison | 2,631 | No |
| Kimberly | 3,792 | No |
| Kinsey | 2,364 | No |
| La Fayette | 2,666 | No |
| Ladonia | 3,657 | No |
| Lake View | 3,357 | No |
| Lanett | 6,821 | Yes |
| Leeds | 12,385 | No |
| Level Plains | 1,826 | No |
| Lillian | 2,114 | No |
| Lincoln | 6,836 | No |
| Linden | 1,981 | No |
| Lineville | 2,598 | No |
| Lipscomb | 2,113 | No |
| Livingston | 3,227 | No |
| Locust Fork | 1,532 | No |
| Loxley | 3,566 | No |
| Luverne | 2,716 | Yes |
| Madison | 55,551 | No |
| Malvern | 1,711 | No |
| Marbury | 1,893 | No |
| Margaret | 5,118 | No |
| Marion | 3,273 | No |
| McCalla | 13,221 | No |
| Meadowbrook | 9,503 | No |
| Meridianville | 8,344 | No |
| Midfield | 5,219 | No |
| Midland City | 1,901 | No |
| Millbrook | 16,675 | No |
| Mobile | 322,079 | No |
| Monroeville | 5,953 | No |
| Montevallo | 6,968 | No |
| Montgomery | 253,711 | Yes |
| Moody | 13,100 | No |
| Moores Mill | 5,659 | No |
| Morris | 2,248 | No |
| Moulton | 3,356 | No |
| Moundville | 2,774 | No |
| Mount Olive | 4,178 | No |
| Mount Vernon | 1,567 | No |
| Mountain Brook | 22,184 | No |
| Munford | 1,582 | No |
| Muscle Shoals | 15,969 | Yes |
| New Hope | 2,869 | No |
| Newton | 1,606 | No |
| Northport | 30,334 | No |
| Odenville | 4,800 | No |
| Oneonta | 6,778 | No |
| Opelika | 30,810 | Yes |
| Opp | 6,671 | Yes |
| Orange Beach | 7,847 | No |
| Owens Cross Roads | 2,484 | No |
| Oxford | 22,210 | No |
| Ozark | 14,396 | No |
| Pelham | 24,134 | No |
| Pell City | 12,923 | No |
| Phenix City | 38,216 | No |
| Piedmont | 4,837 | Yes |
| Pike Road | 9,193 | No |
| Pine Level | 3,955 | No |
| Pinson | 7,242 | No |
| Pleasant Grove | 9,638 | No |
| Point Clear | 2,043 | No |
| Prattville | 37,977 | No |
| Priceville | 3,479 | No |
| Prichard | 19,645 | No |
| Ragland | 1,784 | No |
| Rainbow City | 10,093 | No |
| Rainsville | 5,466 | No |
| Red Bay | 3,187 | No |
| Redland | 5,301 | No |
| Reform | 1,929 | No |
| Rehobeth | 1,713 | No |
| Remlap | 2,520 | No |
| Riverside | 2,411 | No |
| Roanoke | 5,368 | No |
| Robertsdale | 6,603 | Yes |
| Rock Creek | 1,520 | No |
| Russellville | 10,691 | Yes |
| Saks | 10,504 | No |
| Samson | 1,567 | No |
| Saraland | 15,942 | No |
| Sardis City | 1,818 | No |
| Satsuma | 6,704 | No |
| Scottsboro | 15,446 | Yes |
| Selma | 18,429 | No |
| Selmont-West Selmont | 1,995 | No |
| Semmes | 4,969 | No |
| Sheffield | 9,305 | Yes |
| Slocomb | 1,816 | No |
| Smiths Station | 5,420 | No |
| Smoke Rise | 1,657 | No |
| Southside | 9,253 | No |
| Spanish Fort | 9,720 | No |
| Springville | 4,747 | No |
| Stapleton | 2,527 | No |
| Stevenson | 2,712 | No |
| Stewartville | 1,804 | No |
| Sulligent | 1,611 | No |
| Sumiton | 2,676 | No |
| Summerdale | 1,512 | No |
| Sylacauga | 12,512 | Yes |
| Sylvan Springs | 1,614 | No |
| Sylvania | 1,848 | No |
| Talladega | 15,782 | No |
| Tallassee | 5,199 | No |
| Tarrant | 6,137 | Yes |
| Taylor | 2,581 | No |
| Theodore | 5,949 | No |
| Thomasville | 3,653 | No |
| Thorsby | 2,483 | No |
| Tillmans Corner | 18,313 | No |
| Triana | 2,784 | No |
| Trinity | 2,498 | No |
| Troy | 17,765 | Yes |
| Trussville | 25,027 | No |
| Tuscaloosa | 148,523 | No |
| Tuscumbia | 8,977 | Yes |
| Tuskegee | 9,125 | Yes |
| Underwood-Petersville | 2,647 | No |
| Union Springs | 3,389 | No |
| Uniontown | 2,045 | No |
| Valley | 10,498 | No |
| Valley Grande | 4,137 | No |
| Vance | 1,851 | No |
| Vernon | 1,919 | No |
| Vestavia Hills | 38,504 | No |
| Vincent | 1,807 | No |
| Warrior | 3,211 | No |
| Weaver | 3,364 | No |
| West End-Cobb Town | 3,065 | No |
| Westover | 1,991 | No |
| Wetumpka | 7,025 | No |
| Whitesboro | 2,150 | No |
| Wilsonville | 2,167 | No |
| Winfield | 4,807 | No |
| York | 2,371 | No |