Arab Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Arab Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 14,159 homes in Alabama. In 2025, its average home used 1,252 kWh a month and paid $159.62 (12.8¢ per kWh), less than the Alabama average of $184.31.
- Electric cooperative
- 14,159 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Arab Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Alabama | 14,159 |
| Average home bill | $159.62 a month (Alabama average $184.31) |
| Average price | 12.8¢ per kWh (Alabama average 16.1¢) |
| Average home use | 1,252 kWh a month (Alabama average 1,145) |
| Business customers | 13.1¢ per kWh, average bill $391.55 a month (2,853 businesses; Alabama business rates) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Cullman, Marshall |
Price rank: Arab Electric Cooperative has the 9th lowest average price of the 42 Alabama utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Arab Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama PowerBill calculator on this site | 1,342,827 | $202.13 | 17.9¢ |
| Cullman Electric Cooperative | 40,027 | $183.62 | 14.6¢ |
| Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative | 27,485 | $161.58 | 13.6¢ |
| Cherokee Electric Cooperative | 19,006 | $182.46 | 16.0¢ |
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Cooperative | 17,449 | $166.17 | 13.2¢ |
| North Alabama Electric Cooperative | 13,121 | $175.76 | 13.8¢ |
| Albertville Municipal Utilities Board | 8,385 | $141.81 | 11.2¢ |
| Cullman Power Board | 7,079 | $146.61 | 13.6¢ |
| Guntersville Electric Board | 4,879 | $167.52 | 13.8¢ |
Arab Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Arab Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Arab Electric Cooperative rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Arab Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Alabama Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Alabama, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Arab Electric Cooperative electric bill (AL)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,252 kWh a month and paid $159.62 (12.8¢ per kWh), less than the Alabama average of $184.31.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Arab Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.