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Cake day: June 29th, 2025

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  • I live here, and what this article doesn’t tell you (but does allude to) is that Alabama Power is not just greedy, but majorly corrupt. In many parts of the state it is the only electricity provider, and in recent months (2 years ish maybe, but it’s escalated drastically in the last year), they have repeatedly price gouged and straight up scammed their customers.

    There are many reports of homes with power connected but breakers disabled (like vacation homes, unused rentals, etc.) that are racking up power bills of $500/mo. with 0 tenants.

    Unfortunately for many citizens, including myself, it is nearly inescapable unless you have the actual agency to live off grid.

    Also, to the point of the actual article, they can’t stop you from using your own power system. It’s only a problem if you connect a hybrid power inverter to the grid on your primary home circuit, which, while ideal yes, is still so expensive that it’s majorly unaffordable for the average Alabamian. Even a bit of supplementation via your own storage system would be great, but most citizens are going to buy panels from a US-based company, and it’s hard to get less than $1.50 per Watt, if not worse. Not to mention the cost of batteries.