From the Southern Environmental Law Center
Residents in Alabama pay the second highest residential electric bills in the country, over $1,700, on average, each year. Energy efficiency investments and rooftop solar power are among the only ways families can lower their electric bills and decrease the amount of energy they buy from Alabama Power.
Five years ago, Alabama Power essentially killed off rooftop solar in the state by imposing a solar charge on customers that claws back at least 50 percent of savings homeowners would see over the lifetime of their rooftop solar system. This unjustified, unfair fee applies to customers who install and use solar panels to power some of their energy needs at their homes, businesses, and schools. Learn more from their website.