Alabama’s attorney general can intervene in power rate hearings. Will AG candidates do so?

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 802

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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With Alabamians paying some of the highest residential power prices in the South, the question of intervention is weighing on the Alabama attorney general’s race.

Under Alabama law, the attorney general can intervene in rate cases before the Alabama Public Service Commission on behalf of the public. However, with the PSC using a process that effectively guarantees a profit for utilities since 1982, the power was rarely used before this summer, when the AG’s …

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