Singing River Elec Cooperative electricity rates in Alabama, 2025
Singing River Elec Cooperative’s 336 residential customers paid an average of 13.49¢ per kWh in 2025, 16% below the Alabama average of 16.09¢. The typical home used 1,250 kWh a month, for an average bill of $169.
- 13.49¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.15¢ (+1.2%) vs 2024
- $169Avg monthly billAlabama: $184
- 1,250 kWhAvg monthly useAlabama: 1,145 kWh
- 336Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 336 | 5,038 | $679,700 | 13.49¢ | 13.34¢ | +0.15¢ (+1.2%) |
| Commercial | 14 | 570 | $73,500 | 12.89¢ | 12.33¢ | +0.57¢ (+4.6%) |
| Industrial | 0 | 0 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| All sectors | 350 | 5,608 | $753,200 | 13.43¢ | 13.22¢ | +0.21¢ (+1.6%) |
How Singing River Elec Cooperative compares
- Alabama residential average, 2025: 16.09¢ per kWh, 1,145 kWh a month, $184 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Latest monthly figure: Alabama homes paid 16.33¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 16.26¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 1.2%; the state average rose 6.0%.
- Singing River Elec Cooperative is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: SOCO.
Where Singing River Elec Cooperative serves
EIA lists 2 Alabama counties in its 2025 service territory: Mobile, Washington.
7 ZIP codes are matched to Singing River Elec Cooperative in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 36518, 36522, 36539, 36541, 36584, 36587, 36608. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Alabama full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop | 13.15¢ | $166 | 17,449 |
| City of Opelika (AL) | 13.17¢ | $133 | 13,898 |
| City of Bessemer Utilities | 13.28¢ | $137 | 9,302 |
| Sand Mountain Electric Coop | 13.55¢ | $162 | 27,485 |
| Cullman Power Board | 13.62¢ | $147 | 7,079 |
| Guntersville Electric Board | 13.78¢ | $168 | 4,879 |
| City of Scottsboro (AL) | 13.78¢ | $163 | 7,107 |
| North Alabama Electric Coop | 13.81¢ | $176 | 13,121 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.