Alabama Power

Alabama Power is an electric utility serving the U.S. state of Alabama and an operating company of Southern Company. Its activities include electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and retail service for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company plays a major role in Alabama’s electric infrastructure, with service covering much of the state. As a regulated utility, its rates, service obligations, and certain major investments are subject to oversight by regulators including the Alabama Public Service Commission. Its generation portfolio uses multiple energy sources, with the precise mix changing according to plant operations, fuel supply, and long-term planning. Alabama Power is not separately publicly listed; its parent, Southern Company, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Public company materials describe a customer base of more than 1.4 million, although the figure may vary by reporting period and measurement method.

Alabama Power traces its history to the early twentieth century, when Alabama’s electric infrastructure was being consolidated and expanded. After its formation, the company developed from local generation and supply activities into a broader utility serving electricity generation, transmission, and distribution needs. Industrialization and urbanization increased demand for dependable power, leading the company to build and operate generation facilities and a statewide transmission and distribution network for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. In the latter part of the twentieth century, Alabama Power became part of Southern Company’s corporate system and emerged as the group’s principal electric operating company in Alabama. It has since continued to operate within a regulated framework, adjusting its generation portfolio in response to fuel costs, environmental requirements, nuclear generation, and renewable-energy development. In the twenty-first century, its priorities have included grid reliability, service to large industrial customers, energy-efficiency programs, and operational resilience in the face of severe weather and energy-system changes. Because Alabama Power is a regulated utility, major rate arrangements, selected infrastructure investments, and service obligations are subject to state regulatory oversight. Its core business remains electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and retail supply in Alabama.

• 1906
  [2]Alabama Power: About usalabamapower.com

• Residential electricity service

  Regulated electric service for residential customers in Alabama, including customer accounts, billing, customer support, and routine supply through the distribution network.

• Commercial electricity service

  Electric service for commercial institutions and businesses, provided under applicable regulated tariffs based on customer size and load characteristics. Electric service for manufacturers and other large-load customers, with emphasis on high demand, reliability, and grid interconnection needs.

• Transmission and distribution

  Transmission and distribution through power lines, substations, and local networks, forming the infrastructure foundation of Alabama Power’s integrated utility operations.

• 2026

  Nearly 100,000 Alabama Power accounts affected by Southern Company data breach

  A data breach at Southern Company affected nearly 100,000 Alabama Power customer accounts, according to a report by WBRC. The incident involved the parent company of Alabama Power and impacted a large number of customer accounts associated with the utility.

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  Nearly 100,000 Alabama Power accounts affected by Southern Company data breach[4]Nearly 100,000 Alabama Power accounts affected by Southern Company data breachnews.google.com

  Reported: 2026-10-05

  A data breach at Southern Company affected nearly 100,000 Alabama Power customer accounts, as reported by WBRC.

• 2020-06-23

  Chorus SmartSecure partners with Alabama Power for Smart Neighborhood Builder[5]Chorus SmartSecure 与 Alabama Power 合作参与 Smart Neighborhood Builder 项目prnewswire.com

  Reported: 2020-06-23

  Chorus SmartSecure will partner with Alabama Power as a smart home equipment provider for the Smart Neighborhood Builder program and work with it on three neighborhoods under development.

• 2019-10-16

  Techstars launches Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator with Alabama Power[6]Techstars与Alabama Power推出阿拉巴马能源科技加速器prnewswire.com

  Reported: 2019-10-16

  Techstars announced the launch of its Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator in partnership with Alabama Power, with support from the Alabama Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama.

1. 1Alabama Power official websitealabamapower.com
2. 2Alabama Power: About usalabamapower.com
3. 3Southern Company: Alabama Powersoutherncompany.com
4. 4Nearly 100,000 Alabama Power accounts affected by Southern Company data breachnews.google.com
5. 5Chorus SmartSecure 与 Alabama Power 合作参与 Smart Neighborhood Builder 项目prnewswire.com
6. 6Techstars与Alabama Power推出阿拉巴马能源科技加速器prnewswire.com
7. 7Southern Company hit by data breach - fox10tv.comnews.google.com
8. 8Techstars Partners With Alabama Power For Birmingham-Based EnergyTech Acceleratorhypepotamus.com