Electricity prices in Opelika, AL

Households in Opelika pay 16.3¢/kWh (Alabama average), about $186 a month for 1,139 kWh a month, the Alabama household average.

Electricity price
16.3¢/kWh
Alabama average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$186
1,139 kWh a month, the Alabama household average
Small business
15.0¢/kWh
Alabama average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$82$980
1,000 kWh a month$163$1,960
1,500 kWh a month$245$2,939
2,000 kWh a month$327$3,919

At 16.3¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Opelika

Commercial customers pay 15.0¢/kWh and industrial customers 8.1¢/kWh (Alabama average).

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Home running costs in Opelika

In Opelika, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $58 a month excluding rent – 31% cheaper than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$58
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
−31%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
974 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,008
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$34$24–
With rent$34$24$950

Opelika compared with the average for the United States

  • Opelika
  • The United States average
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ValueOpelikaThe United States average
Electricity$34$44
Heating$24$40
Total$58$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Opelika by about $100 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan278
Feb204
Mar129
Apr45
May8
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct32
Nov132
Dec233

Heating with a gas boiler: about 3,395 kWh a year at 8.4¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Opelika

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,453 kWh a year here. ($237 per year)

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Not yet available for Opelika: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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