MONTGOMERY, AL — Governor Ivey has signed the substitute version of HB 475 into law. We are disappointed. She had the opportunity to send this bill back and demand the legislature pass something that actually lowers bills for Alabama Power customers. She refused. The people of Alabama deserved better, and we will not pretend otherwise.
MONTGOMERY, AL — Today the Alabama Legislature completed one of the most brazen acts of regulatory capture in this state’s modern history. A bloc of Alabama House members voted to accept the Senate’s wolf in sheep’s clothing, a hollowed out HB 475. The House overrode the objections of the bill’s own sponsor and ignored the
MONTGOMERY, AL — The Alabama Senate today passed a substitute version of HB 475 that strips every meaningful consumer protection from the original bill and replaces them with provisions Alabama Power could not have written better on its own. Energy Alabama denounces this bill in the strongest possible terms. This is not HB 475. It
Statement from Energy Alabama — Alabama Power Won the Negotiations. HB 475 is Now a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. Montgomery, AL — Energy Alabama cannot support the Senate substituted version of HB 475 and we are calling on the Legislature to reject it. We will not support a bill that hands Alabama Power unchecked power
Montgomery, AL — Today, the Alabama House of Representatives passed HB 475, and for the first time in decades, Alabama Power customers have a real reason to celebrate. HB 475 does what Alabamians have been demanding: it requires rate hearings under oath, reduces Alabama Power’s outrageous profit margins, and bans the utility from charging customers
Montgomery, AL – Energy Alabama is disappointed by the Senate passage of SB 360. We believe Alabamians want to preserve their voice and the power of their vote for utility regulators. Alabamians are looking for legislation that will meaningfully reduce their utility bills as fast as possible. The House has not yet voted on SB