City of Florence Utilities commercial electricity rates in Alabama

• Average commercial price, 202513.13¢per kWh, all commercial customers
• vs Alabama average−10%state commercial average 14.60¢
• Commercial customers10,8963rd largest of 42 in Alabama
• Average use3,278 kWha month per commercial customer
• Average bill$430a month per commercial customer
• Since 2015+25%from 10.48¢ per kWh

City of Florence Utilities is a municipal utility serving 1 county in Alabama. Among the 42 Alabama utilities in EIA’s 2025 sales data with 500 or more commercial customers, it is the 3rd largest, with about 2.8% of the state’s commercial customers. EIA lists it as City of Florence.

City of Florence Utilities commercial electricity prices, 2015 to 2025

In 2015 City of Florence Utilities billed its commercial customers an average of 10.48¢ per kWh. In 2025 the figure was 13.13¢, so it rose 25% over 10 years. The average for all commercial customers in Alabama rose 35% over the same period. The latest year, 2025, is the highest of the 11 on record here. Between 2024 and 2025 it rose 6.7%.

Average use and average bill are the utility’s commercial sales and revenue divided by its commercial customers and by twelve. The bill is an all-in figure: energy, delivery, demand and fixed charges together. A few very large customers pull both averages up, so most businesses use and pay less than the average.

Residential, commercial and industrial prices at City of Florence Utilities

In 2025 the average commercial price at City of Florence Utilities was 6.0% above the residential figure and 94% above the industrial one. Larger customers take power at a higher voltage and use it more steadily, so at most utilities the average falls from residential to commercial to industrial. Which class an account falls in is the utility’s decision, and the line between commercial and industrial is drawn differently from one utility to the next.

How City of Florence Utilities’ commercial rates are set

City of Florence Utilities is owned by the community it serves. Its rates are set locally, by the city council or a utility board, and in most states the state commission does not set them. A commercial account is billed on a rate schedule, chosen by the size of the account and the voltage it takes power at, and a schedule usually combines a fixed monthly charge, a charge per kWh and, above a certain size, a demand charge on the highest rate of draw in the month. The schedule code is printed on the bill. There is no competitive supply market for ordinary commercial accounts in Alabama, so the levers are the schedule, the peak and the amount used.

Meters, time-varying rates and net metering at City of Florence Utilities

EIA counts 10,930 commercial meters at City of Florence Utilities in 2025, and 10,794 of them (99%) are advanced meters (AMI), which record use at least hourly and report it to the utility at least daily. Of the rest, 34 are automated-reading (AMR) meters, which send a reading to the utility for billing only, and 102 are standard meters. An advanced meter is what makes interval data possible, and interval data is what shows when a building’s peak demand happens.

Where City of Florence Utilities serves

EIA records City of Florence Utilities serving customers in 1 Alabama county: Lauderdale. A county can be shared between utilities, so this does not tell you who serves a given address. The utility that serves an address is the one named on its bill.

EIA lists the Tennessee Valley Authority as its balancing authority, the body that keeps supply and demand matched minute by minute across the area.

Other utilities in Alabama

The average each billed its commercial customers in 2025. The Alabama page has the state’s own figures and every utility with 500 or more commercial customers.

• Alabama Power (15.95¢)
• Huntsville Utilities (12.13¢)

What these figures can and cannot tell you

• They are averages over every commercial customer. A utility whose commercial customers are mostly large averages fewer cents per kWh than one serving mostly small shops, so a lower figure can mean larger customers and not a lower rate.
• They are not a rate schedule. None of these figures is a charge printed in City of Florence Utilities’ tariff, and nothing here works out a bill from one. The tariff index lists the utilities whose filed schedules are quoted on this site.
• They are annual and final. EIA publishes utility figures once a year. The Alabama page carries the state’s trailing 12 months, which is more recent and still preliminary.

For one building, the cost estimator gives a range by building type, size and state, and price by utility sets every utility side by side. Commercial vs residential vs industrial compares the classes in every state.

Data: every year of these figures, for this utility and every other with a page, is in one CSV, free to use with credit to the U.S. Energy Information Administration and this site. To cite this page: City of Florence Utilities commercial electricity rates, CommercialElectricityRates.com, from EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data.

Common questions about City of Florence Utilities

What is the average commercial electricity rate at City of Florence Utilities?

City of Florence Utilities billed its commercial customers in Alabama an average of 13.13¢ per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is 10% below the Alabama commercial average of 14.60¢. It is the utility’s commercial revenue divided by its commercial sales, so it describes the whole class and is not the rate on any one schedule.

How much is the average commercial electric bill at City of Florence Utilities?

About $430 a month in 2025, on average use of about 3,278 kWh a month. That is City of Florence Utilities’ commercial revenue divided by its 10,896 commercial customers. A few very large accounts pull the average up, so most businesses pay less than this.

Have City of Florence Utilities’ commercial electricity rates gone up?

The average City of Florence Utilities billed commercial customers rose 25% between 2015 and 2025, from 10.48¢ to 13.13¢ per kWh. The Alabama commercial average rose 35% over the same period.

Does City of Florence Utilities use smart meters for businesses?

EIA counts 10,794 advanced (AMI) meters among City of Florence Utilities’ 10,930 commercial meters in 2025, which is 99%. An advanced meter records use at least hourly, which is what makes interval data and time-varying rates possible.

Is this the rate my business will pay City of Florence Utilities?

No. It is an average over every commercial customer, from a corner shop to a campus. What one business pays depends on its rate schedule, how much it uses and how hard it draws at its peak. The schedule code is printed on the bill, and the schedule itself is in City of Florence Utilities’ tariff.