Politics made Alabama power bills high. Politics can lower them.

By: Brian Lyman

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 810

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Alabama Legislature heard your complaints about your power bill.

They said: Shut up.

Lawmakers know you want to lower the South’s highest electricity rates.

But they don’t. So they built a fortress to stop any meaningful action to make your electricity cheaper. Don’t let trivialities like democracy and accountability get in the way of a utility’s second-quarter earnings targets.

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