A series of public meetings regarding Alabama Power’s rate mechanism concluded on Wednesday, July 17. The final meeting scheduled by the Alabama Public Service Commission took place in Montgomery and focused on the company’s financial operations and capital structure. The public was invited to participate and provide comments. A number of organizations and advocacy groups have been participating in the process over the past three months. They include:

• PACE (Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy)
• AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Southern Environmental Law Center
• GASP
• Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
• Alabama Industrial Energy Consumers AEIC
• Alabama Arise
• Generation America
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
• Manufacture Alabama
• League of Women Voters
• 60 Plus
• United Mine Workers
• Jobkeeper Alliance

Alabama Power remains confident that a thorough and unbiased review of how rates are established and monitored will demonstrate that our customers are getting a great value.