Electric Rates & Providers in Tuscaloosa County, AL

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Tuscaloosa County, AL is $190.51
  • The average electricity rate in Tuscaloosa County, AL is 16.70¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Tuscaloosa County, AL

The average residential electric bill in Tuscaloosa County, AL is $190.51 per month. Tuscaloosa County, AL is the 51st most expensive county in Alabama for electricity.

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Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Electricity Overview

Tuscaloosa County produces 293,175 megawatt hours from hydroelectric facilities in the past 12 months, which gives them a rank of 8th highest in Alabama out of 67 counties for total hydroelectric production.

Residents in Tuscaloosa County use 1406.77% of the electricity that the county produces.

The US average residential price per kilowatt hour sits at 16.62 cents, while residents of Tuscaloosa County pay an average rate of 0.47% above the national average at 16.70 cents per kilowatt hour.

With a US average residential electricity bill of $146.54, Tuscaloosa County citizens, on average, pay about 30.00% more than the rest of the country per month for electricity.

Releasing 1,295,326,093.95 kilograms of CO2 gases, Tuscaloosa County has the 6th worst pollution level from electricity use out of 67 counties in Alabama.

Tuscaloosa County is 1070th in the United States out of 3221 counties for renewable electricity generation per capita, at 1.24 megawatt hours per person each year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    4,124,308 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17.42 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    293,175 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    293,175 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    1.24 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,295,326,094 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,470.59 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Tuscaloosa

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Tuscaloosa Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

16.9¢ per kWh

  • 3.55% lower than last month
  • 2.33% higher than November last year
  • 9.18% higher than the Alabama average
  • 0.78% lower than the US average
  • 498th in the state out of 593 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 38 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 50 since November last year
  • 19,251st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,618 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,324 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

16.81¢ per kWh

  • 0.19% higher than last month
  • 6.09% higher than November last year
  • 11.83% higher than the Alabama average
  • 1.94% higher than the US average
  • 569th in the state out of 593 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 12 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 51 since November last year
  • 20,100th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 51 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,229 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$144.9 per month

  • 4.33% lower than last month
  • 3.92% lower than November last year
  • 7.64% higher than the Alabama average
  • 22.55% higher than the US average
  • 406th in the state out of 593 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 12 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 111 since November last year
  • 26,824th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 336 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,044 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$188.23 per month

  • 0.26% lower than last month
  • 8.72% higher than November last year
  • 9.67% higher than the Alabama average
  • 32.33% higher than the US average
  • 527th in the state out of 593 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 15 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 47 since November last year
  • 29,456th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 78 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,806 since November last year

Tuscaloosa, AL Electricity Overview

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Tuscaloosa's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 16.81 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 9.95% higher than Alabama's average price of 15.29 cents, which ranks the city 569th best average for electricity price out of 593 cities in Alabama. Customers in the city have 1.1 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting around 110.86 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. Selling an estimated 190,960.16 megawatt hours, Alabama Power is the largest supplier in the city.

Tuscaloosa is the 5th highest ranked city in the state out of 593 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 651,336,231.01 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 5,889.22 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 37th worst in Alabama for emissions per capita. In Tuscaloosa, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Tuscaloosa

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.190/kWh$0.080/kWh$271.91/mo.$80.86/mo.
569th16.81¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Tuscaloosa
527th$188.23Average residential monthly electricity bill for Tuscaloosa Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED16.95193.218,251,2733,093,967,000

Zips with electric coverage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama include: 35405, 35401, 35404, 35475, 35473, 35406, 35453, 35476, 35490, 35456, 35444 and 2 other zip code(s).

Northport, AL Electricity Overview

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Northport's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 16.81 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 9.95% higher than Alabama's average price of 15.29 cents, which ranks the city 569th best average for electricity price out of 593 cities in Alabama. Customers in the city have 1.1 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting around 110.86 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. Selling an estimated 47,411.88 megawatt hours, Alabama Power is the largest supplier in the city.

Northport is the 19th highest ranked city in the state out of 593 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 178,643,675.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 5,889.22 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 5th worst in Alabama for emissions per capita. In Northport, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Northport

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.190/kWh$0.080/kWh$271.91/mo.$80.86/mo.
569th16.81¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Northport
527th$188.23Average residential monthly electricity bill for Northport Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Northport, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED16.95193.218,251,2733,093,967,000

Zips with electric coverage in Northport, Alabama include: 35401, 35475, 35473, 35406, 35476, 35452

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Holt CDP, AL Electricity Overview

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Holt CDP's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 16.81 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 9.95% higher than Alabama's average price of 15.29 cents, which ranks the city 569th best average for electricity price out of 593 cities in Alabama. Customers in the city have 1.1 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting around 110.86 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. Selling an estimated 8,426.03 megawatt hours, Alabama Power is the largest supplier in the city.

Holt CDP is the 125th highest ranked city in the state out of 593 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 28,227,043.48 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 5,889.22 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 369th worst in Alabama for emissions per capita. In Holt CDP, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Holt CDP

Holt CDP residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.190/kWh$0.080/kWh$271.91/mo.$80.86/mo.
569th16.81¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Holt CDP
527th$188.23Average residential monthly electricity bill for Holt CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Holt CDP, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED16.95193.218,251,2733,093,967,000

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Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Tuscaloosa County AL Conventional Hydroelectric 154,4931711
Tuscaloosa County AL Conventional Hydroelectric 138,6821811

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Production Fuel Makeup

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
100.00%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Tuscaloosa County's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 1,295,326,093.95 kilograms, which is 6th largest amount in Alabama out of 67 counties. This total also results in a ranking of 54th highest in the state for emissions per citizen with an average of 5,470.59 kilograms of emissions per person. Electricity generating facilities in the county primarily use Conventional Hydroelectric, which accounts for 100.00% (or 293,175 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Tuscaloosa County is home to 2 power producing plants, which is the 11th most plants within a county in Alabama.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Tuscaloosa County is about 5.71% of the total energy transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. The nationwide average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Tuscaloosa County a rank of 60th best in the state out of 67.

Power Companies in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Providers In Each City in Tuscaloosa County:

  • Brookwood, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Coaling, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Coker, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Lake View, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Northport, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Vance, 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 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama?

By total megawatt hours sold, Alabama Power is the largest electricity supplier in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

Which electricity companies offer service in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Alabama Power96,994
2Black Warrior Electric Membership Corporation960

How many power plants are in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama?

There are 2 electricity plants located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama has 2 electricity companies operating in the area.

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-07-31