Huntsville Utilities
Huntsville Utilities is a municipal utility serving about 220,000 electric customers across Huntsville and Madison County, Alabama. As a distributor of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power, it sets retail rates inside the TVA wholesale framework and is not regulated by a state public service commission. Huntsville Utilities has no EV-specific residential time-of-use rate and no confirmed residential or commercial EV charger rebate; its customers access EV charging support mainly through TVA EnergyRight and state of Alabama programs.
At a glance
Municipal- Serves
- Alabama
- Customers
- 220,576
- EV rate plan
- –
- EVSE rebate
- –
- Managed-charging program
- –
Huntsville Utilities does not offer an EV-specific residential time-of-use rate. Residential customers are billed on the standard Schedule RS, where the per-kWh energy charge does not change by hour of day. The price moves only with TVA's monthly fuel cost adjustment and seasonal wholesale changes set by TVA, not with peak and off-peak windows. That means a Huntsville Utilities customer pays the same rate to charge an EV overnight as during the afternoon, and there is no dedicated EV rate to lock in cheaper overnight charging at this time.
Huntsville Utilities has no confirmed home charger rebate, so there is no standing utility incentive to stack against the Schedule RS rate, and the same is true for its commercial customers. EV charging support that reaches Huntsville generally comes from TVA and the state rather than from a Huntsville Utilities rebate. TVA EnergyRight runs an online EV charger marketplace and a charging cost calculator, and the TVA Fast Charge Network funds public DC fast charging along regional corridors. Huntsville Utilities also partnered on a public solar-powered charging demonstration at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.
The defining caveat for Huntsville Utilities customers is the TVA relationship. The utility is municipally owned and buys wholesale power from TVA to resell, so most EV programs marketed to north Alabama residents are TVA EnergyRight or state of Alabama initiatives rather than Huntsville Utilities programs. The state's ADECA EV charging infrastructure program funds public chargers along Alabama corridors, and the TVA Fast Charge Network has added DC fast charging in nearby north Alabama towns. The federal 30C charger credit ended June 30, 2026, so charger incentives now depend on state and utility programs rather than a federal credit.
Service territory
Alabama
- Madison
Cost to charge
Other utilities in Alabama
State guides
Sources
- Huntsville Utilities, Electric Vehicle Information, hsvutil.orgRetrieved Jun 2026
- Huntsville Utilities, Residential Rates (Schedule RS, TVA fuel cost adjustment), hsvutil.orgRetrieved Jun 2026
- Huntsville Utilities, Business and Commercial Rates, hsvutil.orgRetrieved Jun 2026
- TVA EnergyRight, All About Electric VehiclesRetrieved Jun 2026
- TVA EnergyRight, Fast Charge Network (public DC fast charging across the seven-state TVA region)Retrieved Jun 2026
- DOE AFDC, Electricity Laws and Incentives in Alabama (ADECA EV charging infrastructure program)Retrieved Jun 2026
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