AL Power And Gas Rates Going Down

Beginning next month you should see a drop in your power and gas bills. Alabama
by Associated Press
Published: Tue, December 01, 2009 - 3:48 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, December 01, 2009 - 3:54 pm CST
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Alabama Power Co. customers are going to see their rates drop on Jan. 1. The Public Service Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to enact a 4 percent cut for Alabama Power's residential customers. Under the new rate, the typical residential customer who uses 1,000 kilowatt-hours each month will go from paying $125.34 a month to $120.77.

The decrease stems in part from declining prices for natural gas and coal that Alabama Power uses to run its generating plants. Rates for Mobile Gas Co. customers are also declining due to cheaper natural gas prices. Rates for Alabama Gas customers dropped last month for the same reason.

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You guys should be thankful rates are going down.  People are always complaining about something. At least they are not going up! I am glad they are decreasing by 4%. Be thankful!!!! JChandler I love your outlook on having children smile that made me laugh when I needed it!~

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I have a few secrets to share that may or may not work for you in terms of savings.  Don’t get married and have children that you will have to raise while they help you run the utilities up each day.  If you are going to have any children at all, make sure it is with a woman who is already married.  Makes it easier to save on the utility bills among other daily expenses.  Will be back possibly with more money saving tips.

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Any amount of reduction is appreciated and I don’t want to look any gift horse in the mouth,but it sort of leaves me waiting for the other shoe to drop.Are they gonna go up on property taxes again by 5% even as the value of housing is falling?JCHNDLR,MERCY,do you have any thing in the house other than lights?We need to swap meters friend.grin

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Wow jchndlr,how do you do it? I have a family of four. My bill is at least three hundred a month. We have replaced our a.c unit for a more cost effective one, keep it on 75 in the summer, 65 in the winter and a gas stove,drier and hotwater heater. You are doing a grat job.

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I cannot complain.  I use $30/month elecrtricity by keepeing my electric water heater turned off every day.  Now maybe I only pay $29/month?  I’ll gladly settle for this decision of theirs.  That will buy an extra can of food some other day!

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I am happy to see the power company is coming down some but how much is $4.57 a month truly going to help anyone. I guess we can buy an extra sandwich from subway each month. By the end of the year we can buy an extra tank of gas… Haha.. Well personally in my case I would save roughly a whole whooping $5.80 per month. Woohoo

Well do not be fooled by the 4 percent, by doing the math the above numbers only equal 4 percent if you round the percentage up. To be closer you need to calculate at roughly 3.65 percent.

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