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Residential customers
54 thousand
53,818 homes
Average price
13.97 cents
Alabama average 16.09
Average bill
$164.57
Per month at 1,178 kWh
Price rank
13 of 30
Lowest to highest in Alabama
Foley Board of Utilities rates and average bill
Foley Board of Utilities reported 53,818 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,178 kWh a month on average at 13.97 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 30 Alabama utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Foley Board of Utilities ranks 13 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foley Board of Utilities | 13.97 | 1,178 | $164.57 |
| Alabama (all utilities) | 16.09 | 1,145 | $184.31 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Foley Board of Utilities has distribution equipment. That covers 1 county in Alabama. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Alabama (1 county)
Baldwin
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Reliability
For 2025, Foley Board of Utilities reported an average of 41 minutes without power per customer and 0.68 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 60 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Foley Board of Utilities had about 87 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Alabama figure across its utilities was 127 minutes. One interruption lasting 60 minutes and 0.68 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 41 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Foley Board of Utilities does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 31 residential net-metered systems on the Foley Board of Utilities grid in 2025, with 0.3 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Foley Board of Utilities is a municipal utility based in Alabama.
Foley Board of Utilities compared with Alabama
By residential customers, Foley Board of Utilities ranks 4th of the 43 utilities that report homes in Alabama, with about 2.2% of the state's homes. Among 20 other municipal utilities in Alabama, the median price is 12.99 cents per kWh, so Foley Board of Utilities at 13.97 cents is 0.98 cents above its peers. Over a year, the typical Foley Board of Utilities bill runs about $237 below the state average, with monthly use 32 kWh higher. Foley Board of Utilities lists distribution equipment in a single county, so its service area is easy to check against your address. 31 of its residential customers use net metering, or 0.6 per 1,000 homes, against 0.0 for Alabama as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Alabama with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Alabama utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foley Board of Utilities | Municipal | 53,818 | 13.97 |
| Baldwin County Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 85,081 | 14.17 |
| Singing River Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 73,734 | 13.54 |
| City of Athens | Municipal | 52,200 | 11.58 |
| Central Alabama Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 45,580 | 17.21 |
| City of Florence | Municipal | 41,690 | 12.39 |
See every one on the electric companies in Alabama page.
Official site and where to get help
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Foley Board of Utilities questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Foley Board of Utilities?
Foley Board of Utilities residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.97 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,178 kWh a month and an average bill of $164.57 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Alabama average was 16.09 cents.
How many customers does Foley Board of Utilities have?
EIA reports about 53,818 residential customers for Foley Board of Utilities in 2025.
Who regulates Foley Board of Utilities?
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it. See the regulator for Alabama on the Alabama state page.
How reliable is Foley Board of Utilities?
For 2025, Foley Board of Utilities reported an average of 41 minutes of outage per customer and 0.68 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.