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Alabama Data Center Power Rules: Large-Load Tariffs and State Law
How Alabama’s utilities and lawmakers handle data-center-sized power requests: 2 utilities and 1 state measure, compiled from public filings, with a source on every entry.
Last checked October 22, 2026All states
Utilities
Alabama utilities and their large-load rules.
Alabama Power
AL · Non-RTO Southeast · Southern Company
ApprovedOct 2026PSC contract review procedures under Act 2026-610 (Docket 33709)
Alabama Power contracts with data centers of 150 MW or more now go through a PSC review meant to confirm they cover the cost of service.
- Applies to: 150 MW+ peak demand on one or more contiguous parcels
- Each contract goes to the PSC for a vote within 90 days
- Deemed approved if the PSC does not act
- Full contract and cost analysis filed confidentially with PSC staff and the Attorney General
- Pricing must be expected to recover the cost of serving the data center
Sources: ABC 33/40, Alabama PSC adopts new review rules for large data center power contracts (2026); NBC 15, Alabama PSC opens review of data center power contracts, sets August comment deadlines (2026); WBRC, Public can read Alabama Power's data center contract, just not parts that could affect bill (2026)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
TN, AL, MS, KY, GA, NC, VA · Non-RTO Southeast
ApprovedAug 2026Data center rate class with capacity commitment charge
TVA's board created a wholesale data center rate class, effective October 1, 2026, with a capacity commitment charge for new loads above 5 MW.
- Applies to: New or expanding data centers above 5 MW
- Capacity commitment charge of about $1.5 million per MW, paid over three to five years
- About 10% average bill impact, phased in over three fiscal years
- TVA board approval needed above 100 MW
- TVA reviews local power company contracts above 5 MW
Sources: WSMV, TVA approves 10% rate spike for data centers to protect household rate payers (2026); 256 Today, TVA board approves higher power rates for data centers (2026); Yahoo News, TVA keeps an eye on data center proposals (n.d.)
State law and regulation
Alabama laws and rulemakings.
enacted · 2026-10
Act 2026-610
Sends Alabama Power contracts with data centers of 150 MW or more to PSC review to confirm prices recover the cost of serving them; effective October 1, 2026.
What this can and can’t tell you
The rules are public. Whether your site can get power isn’t.
Anyone could pull these filings; we compile them so they’re easy to find. Terms change often, so confirm them with the utility or the commission docket before relying on them.
Going deeper: Data Center Site Selection in Alabama
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- A utility’s published rules for large new loads
- The same answer for every site in that utility’s territory
- What the terms are if power is available
- Compiled from filings anyone can read
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- Whether a specific parcel can actually be served, and roughly when
- Substation headroom and the realistic connection path
- Gas, water, fiber, buildable land and zoning, checked together
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Cite this tracker
BlackForge Data Centers. "Alabama data center power rules," Large-Load Power Tracker. Last checked October 22, 2026. https://www.blackforgedatacenters.com/data-center-power-tracker/alabama
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