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Etowah County, Alabama Electricity Overview

When calculating by number of customers, Alabama Power is the largest supplier in Etowah County.

With a Alabama average residential electric bill of $167.79, Etowah County residents pay about 7.40% more than other citizens in the state.

Residents of the county are faced with an average of 1 power outages each year, with outages lasting on average 133.1 minutes.

Etowah County is the 13th largest county in the state.

While the national average residential electricity rate sits at 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, Etowah County's average price is 0.36% lower than at 15.96 cents per kilowatt hour.

Releasing 569,633,395.16 kilograms of CO2 gases, Etowah County has the 11th highest pollution level due to electricity consumption of any county in the state.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,770,342 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17.17 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    569,633,395 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,525.7 kg

Recent Energy News in Gadsden

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Gadsden Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024

17.45¢ per kWh

  • 8.26% higher than last month
  • 2.93% higher than February last year
  • 2.13% higher than the Alabama average
  • 7.09% higher than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 19,488th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,207 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,653 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

16.05¢ per kWh

  • 0.26% higher than last month
  • 0.89% higher than February last year
  • 1.51% higher than the Alabama average
  • 5.27% lower than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 16,281st in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 537 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 653 since February last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$168.22 per month

  • 29.52% lower than last month
  • 10.32% higher than February last year
  • 1.12% lower than the Alabama average
  • 34.18% higher than the US average
  • 519th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 11 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 21 since February last year
  • 22,814th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 3,394 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 917 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$180.32 per month

  • 0.73% higher than last month
  • 1.24% higher than February last year
  • 0.97% higher than the Alabama average
  • 36.06% higher than the US average
  • 521st in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 10 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 25,993rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 4 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 19 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

14.84¢ per kWh

  • 0.51% lower than last month
  • 2.79% higher than February last year
  • 1.16% higher than the Alabama average
  • 8.97% higher than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 21,499th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 50 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,784 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

14.23¢ per kWh

  • 0.24% higher than last month
  • 0.14% higher than February last year
  • 0.9% higher than the Alabama average
  • 0.74% higher than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 20,158th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 614 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 190 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$669.72 per month

  • 17.32% lower than last month
  • 4.29% higher than February last year
  • 1.17% higher than the Alabama average
  • 59.97% lower than the US average
  • 520th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 19,267th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,632 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,400 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$752.6 per month

  • 0.31% higher than last month
  • 0.06% higher than February last year
  • 1.63% higher than the Alabama average
  • 54.18% lower than the US average
  • 520th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 19,856th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 13 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 923 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

7.2¢ per kWh

  • 6.72% lower than last month
  • 2.19% lower than February last year
  • 0.73% higher than the Alabama average
  • 26.96% lower than the US average
  • 531st in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 20 since February last year
  • 8,348th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2,766 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,785 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

7.72¢ per kWh

  • 0.17% lower than last month
  • 8.43% lower than February last year
  • 0.91% higher than the Alabama average
  • 24.32% lower than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 9 since February last year
  • 11,797th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 885 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 357 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$18,889.25 per month

  • 11.8% lower than last month
  • 0.29% lower than February last year
  • 24.36% lower than the Alabama average
  • 38.38% lower than the US average
  • 498th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 17,914th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 182 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 969 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$21,499.31 per month

  • 0.02% lower than last month
  • 10.36% lower than February last year
  • 23.66% lower than the Alabama average
  • 36.93% lower than the US average
  • 498th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 9 since February last year
  • 17,327th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 79 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 530 since February last year

Gadsden, AL Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Gadsden home pay an average residential electricity rate of 15.97 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.72% above the average Alabama rate of 14.56 cents. Alabama Power is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Gadsden deal with 1 electrical outages each year with outages lasting an average of 133.1 minutes.

Coming in at as the 15th worst ranked city out of 593 cities in Alabama, Gadsden releases 189,625,458.07 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. This total also equates to a ranking of 6th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has one power producing plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Gadsden

Gadsden residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.175/kWh$0.080/kWh$253.46/mo.$80.86/mo.
373rd15.97¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Gadsden
369th$180.36Average residential monthly electricity bill for Gadsden Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Gadsden, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED15.97180.3617,960,8562,868,954,000

Zips with electric coverage in Gadsden, Alabama include: 35901, 35903, 35904, 35954, 35906, 35905

Rainbow City, AL Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Rainbow City home pay an average residential electricity rate of 15.97 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.72% above the average Alabama rate of 14.56 cents. Alabama Power is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Rainbow City deal with 1 electrical outages each year with outages lasting an average of 133.1 minutes.

Coming in at as the 67th worst ranked city out of 593 cities in Alabama, Rainbow City releases 55,770,893.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 5,525.7 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 6th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rainbow City

Rainbow City residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.175/kWh$0.080/kWh$253.46/mo.$80.86/mo.
373rd15.97¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Rainbow City
369th$180.36Average residential monthly electricity bill for Rainbow City Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Rainbow City, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED15.97180.3617,960,8562,868,954,000

Zips with electric coverage in Rainbow City, Alabama include: 35901, 35954, 35906

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Southside, AL Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Southside home pay an average residential electricity rate of 15.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.37% above the average Alabama rate of 14.56 cents. Alabama Power is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Southside deal with 1 electrical outages each year with outages lasting an average of 133.1 minutes.

Coming in at as the 74th worst ranked city out of 593 cities in Alabama, Southside releases 51,129,305.11 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 5,525.7 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 6th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Southside

Southside residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.175/kWh$0.080/kWh$253.46/mo.$80.86/mo.
368th15.92¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Southside
365th$180.18Average residential monthly electricity bill for Southside Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Southside, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED15.97180.3617,960,8562,868,954,000
Coosa Valley Electric CoopBUNDLED14.34174.48223,06231,989,000

Zips with electric coverage in Southside, Alabama include: 35907, 36271, 35905

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Etowah County, Alabama Details

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Etowah County who report energy loss statistics had an average of 5.33% of energy generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The United States average for energy loss is 2.87% while the state average is 4.38%, resulting in a rank of 2113th best in the nation and a state rank of 57th best out of 3230 and 67 counties, respectively.

Power Companies in Etowah County, Alabama

Providers In Each City in Etowah County:

  • Altoona, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Attalla, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Gadsden, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Glencoe, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Hokes Bluff, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Piedmont, Alabama:
    • Piedmont, Alabama Electric Utility: 23.04%
    • Alabama Power: 76.96%
  • Rainbow City, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Reece City, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Ridgeville, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Sardis City, Alabama:
    • Cherokee Electric Cooperative: 41.76%
    • Alabama Power: 58.24%
  • Southside, Alabama:
    • Coosa Valley Electric Coop: 3.08%
    • Alabama Power: 96.92%
  • Walnut Grove, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Etowah County, Alabama?

The largest electricity provider in Etowah County, Alabama by total customer count is Alabama Power.

How many electric companies offer service in Etowah County, Alabama?

There are 2 electricity providers operating in Etowah County, Alabama.

What electricity companies offer service in Etowah County, Alabama?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Alabama Power19,102
2Cherokee Electric Cooperative267

Nick Reese
Last Reviewed By: Nick Reese
Published: 2024-03-29