What is Smart Advantage™?

Did you know Alabama Power can generate electricity for a lower cost during evenings, nights and weekends? By enrolling in Alabama Power Smart Advantage, you can keep your home at a comfortable temperature while we help you shift part of your home's energy use from our Time Advantage Energy rate’s peak pricing (more expensive) hours to economy (less expensive) pricing hours.

Once you join the program, you’ll be switched to the Alabama Power Residential Time Advantage Energy Rate. This rate offers you economy pricing during times of day when costs to generate electricity are low. 

Our technology will sync with your smart thermostat to learn your preferred home temperatures, then each weekday it finds ways to shift energy from your electric heating or cooling system from peak pricing hours to economy pricing hours. The program takes care of your electric heating/cooling, which is the largest user of energy for most customers. You can maximize your savings by reducing energy use during peak pricing hours on your own. (Things like doing laundry or cooking during economy pricing hours can add up to more savings.) Shifting your energy use to economy pricing hours means more savings for you. Plus, we’ll give you a $100 Prepaid Mastercard® (or a free thermostat) just for enrolling.