Energy prices and policy
Rising energy prices are a top affordability concern for Alabama households and businesses in 2026. Alabama Power's rate increases, debates over renewable energy investment versus fossil fuel reliance, and federal energy policy shifts are all shaping state-level conversations about energy cost and security.
What should be Alabama's energy policy priority to lower costs and ensure reliability?
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38% call it a high-priority issue (rating it 7+ out of 10).
- Liberal43%
- Lean liberal25%
- Moderate15%
- Lean conservative6%
- Conservative11%
Where do you stand?
What should be Alabama's energy policy priority to lower costs and ensure reliability?
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Sources
Quorum policy analysis — https://www.quorum.us/blog/2026-policy-trends
Healthcare costs, tariff-driven price increases, housing shortages, and energy prices all feed into the same voter anxiety. Every policy debate — from Medicaid work requirements to clean energy credits — is being filtered through the affordability lens heading into November.
Center for American Progress / Jamie Friedman, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Alia Hidayat — https://www.americanprogress.org
Americans Pay the Price for Trump's War While Oil and Gas Companies Get Rich.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Rapidly transition to 100% renewable energy with state-funded clean energy programs for low-income residents.
- Expand renewable energy investment and regulate utility rate increases to protect consumers.
- Pursue an all-of-the-above strategy balancing renewables, natural gas, and nuclear energy.
- Prioritize natural gas and nuclear expansion; avoid mandates for renewables.
- Fully deregulate the energy market and eliminate all clean energy subsidies and mandates.