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Alabama Power asked to stop billing customers for ads

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The Alabama Public Service Commission has requested that Alabama Power voluntarily stop billing customers for its advertising expenses, effective immediately. This move aims to protect consumers from paying for the utility's promotional commercials, which cost the company over $6 million last year. While a new state law will prohibit such charges starting in 2029, the commission's request seeks to implement this protection sooner. This decision is seen as a significant consumer protection measure for Alabama Power customers, who have faced high electricity bills. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a state commission impacting a major utility's billing practices. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Alabama Power asked to stop billing customers for ads

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Dennis Pillion, Inside Climate News ·

    Alabama Power spent more than $6 million on ads last year — and customers can be billed for half of them until 2029

    Jim Zeigler, a perennial candidate in Alabama across several decades, will return to the PSC 48 years after leaving the commission.

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