Alabama solar leads
One in eight Alabama housing units is a mobile home, the sixth highest share of any state in the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 ACS, and electrical work needs a state or local license. Summit Leads supplies solar leads in Alabama by real-time ping/post, with filters and routing agreed during onboarding.
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Alabama facts for solar lead buyers
| Fact | Value Source |
|---|---|
| Solar resource in Huntsville, the largest city | 5.03 kWh per square meter per day on a fixed, south-facing array tilted 20 degrees (PVWatts version 8, typical-year data, checked October 9, 2026)PVWatts Calculator (version 8): Huntsville, Alabama National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL) |
| Average residential electricity price, 2024 | 15.18 cents per kWh (2023: 14.63 cents; EIA Form EIA-861 data, 2024)Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10: Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Single-family detached share of housing units | 69.1% (1,615,503 of 2,337,265 housing units; ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25024), the 13th highest of the 50 statesTable B25024, Units in Structure: Alabama (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Owner-occupied single-family detached homes | 1,193,134, or 85.1% of 1,402,155 owner-occupied homes (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032)Table B25032, Tenure by Units in Structure: Alabama (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Mobile home share of housing units | 12.3% (286,771 of 2,337,265 housing units; ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25024), the sixth highest of the 50 statesTable B25024, Units in Structure: Alabama (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Owner-occupied mobile homes | 167,805, or 12.0% of owner-occupied homes (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032)Table B25032, Tenure by Units in Structure: Alabama (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Electric utilities under Public Service Commission rate regulation | One investor-owned utility, the only one in the state (Title 37, Code of Alabama; PSC Electricity Policy Division page, checked October 9, 2026)Electricity (Electricity Policy Division) Alabama Public Service Commission |
| Electric providers outside state rate regulation | Cooperatives and municipal systems are exempt from state regulation, and the PSC does not regulate the Tennessee Valley Authority (checked October 9, 2026)Electricity (Electricity Policy Division) Alabama Public Service Commission |
| Electrical contracting as defined in state law | Any job in Alabama where the electrical contractor proposes to bid, install, maintain, alter or repair electric wiring devices or equipment (Code of Alabama 34-36-3(3), 2026)Code of Alabama 34-36-3, Definitions (Electrical Contractors) Alabama Legislature |
| License for electrical contracting work | From the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors or from the county or municipality where the work is done (Code of Alabama 34-36-13(a), 2026)Code of Alabama 34-36-13, License Required; Exemptions Alabama Legislature |
| Reach of a statewide electrical license | Valid in any county or municipality, with the local building permit and business license (Code of Alabama 34-36-13(b)(2), 2026)Code of Alabama 34-36-13, License Required; Exemptions Alabama Legislature |
| Property owner exemption from electrical licensing | An owner, or the owner’s employee, doing electrical work on the owner’s own premises (Code of Alabama 34-36-13(a)(5), 2026)Code of Alabama 34-36-13, License Required; Exemptions Alabama Legislature |
Last reviewed: October 9, 2026. A summary for education, not legal advice.
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Solar resource in Alabama, measured at Huntsville
Huntsville is Alabama’s largest city in the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 city population estimates. The PVWatts Calculator, first built by NREL and now published by the National Laboratory of the Rockies, puts the solar radiation reaching a standard array there at 5.03 kWh per square meter per day (checked October 9, 2026).
Method in one line: version 8 of PVWatts with its default system (fixed open rack, facing due south, tilted 20 degrees), run at the Census gazetteer coordinates for Huntsville on the typical-year weather file from the National Solar Radiation Database. Mobile, Montgomery or a steeper roof would each give a somewhat different number, so it serves to compare states, not to size a system.
What Alabama households paid per kWh
This is the statewide average across every utility that reports to the EIA, listed only as a sourced figure.
| Year | Cents per kWh | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.63 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
| 2024 | 15.18 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
Who sets electric rules for Alabama homes
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
The Alabama Public Service Commission oversees retail electric rates and service under Title 37 of the Code of Alabama, but only for investor-owned utilities. Its Electricity Policy Division page states that a single investor-owned utility operates in the state and falls under that jurisdiction (checked October 9, 2026). The same page says cooperatives and municipal systems are exempt from state regulation, and that the Commission does not regulate the Tennessee Valley Authority or wholesale power generators.
For a solar company this means the terms for connecting a home system and for any power it sends back to the grid are not one statewide rule. They depend on which kind of provider serves the address: the regulated utility, an electric cooperative, a city system or a distributor of TVA power. The Commission’s site publishes no separate net metering rule, so this page does not describe one.
Electrical licensing and Alabama solar installers
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
Alabama’s electrical contractor chapter describes the work in general terms rather than naming solar. Code of Alabama 34-36-3 defines electrical contracting as any job in the state where an electrical contractor proposes to bid, install, maintain, alter or repair electric wiring devices or equipment, and an electrical contractor as someone in the business of soliciting and installing electrical power or control systems. The Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors administers the chapter.
Under section 34-36-13, nobody may engage in the electrical contracting business, or work as a master or journeyman electrician, without a license from the board or from the county or municipality where the work happens. Cities and counties may still give their own examinations, but a holder of the statewide license may work in any of them once it has the local building permit and business license. The section exempts, among others, a property owner doing electrical work on the owner’s own premises, and systems that run on 25 volts or less (both as of October 9, 2026).
A buyer placing Alabama requests with installers can therefore ask for either the board license or the local license of the city where the job sits. Residential building and roofing licenses are a separate board’s work and are covered on the state’s roofing and window pages.
Alabama houses, mobile homes and their owners
In table B25024 of the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, 1,615,503 of Alabama’s 2,337,265 housing units are single-family detached houses (69.1%, the 13th highest share of the 50 states) and 286,771 are mobile homes (12.3%, the sixth highest). Single-family attached houses are only 44,189 units (1.9%), the second lowest share of the 50 states in the same 2020-2024 table.
Ownership follows the same pattern. Table B25032 counts 1,402,155 owner-occupied homes in 2020-2024: 1,193,134 detached houses (85.1%) and 167,805 mobile homes (12.0%). Together those two types make up nearly all owner-occupied housing in the state.
Housing age and home values are on Alabama window replacement leads, and heating fuels and degree days are on Alabama HVAC leads.
Alabama counties ranked by owner-occupied detached homes
The table lists the ten Alabama counties with the most owner-occupied single-family detached homes, with all owner-occupied homes and the detached share for each, from the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 county estimates in table B25032. It describes housing, not where requests originate.
| County | Owner-occupied detached homes | Owner-occupied homes | Detached share of owner homes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 156,877 | 172,419 | 91.0% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Madison | 103,871 | 112,734 | 92.1% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Mobile | 97,664 | 106,752 | 91.5% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Baldwin | 64,818 | 76,497 | 84.7% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Shelby | 62,466 | 70,672 | 88.4% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Montgomery | 49,227 | 52,783 | 93.3% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Tuscaloosa | 48,661 | 55,297 | 88.0% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Lee | 37,146 | 46,064 | 80.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Morgan | 30,868 | 35,644 | 86.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Limestone | 28,725 | 31,777 | 90.4% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
Montgomery County has the highest detached share of the ten at 93.3%, and Lee County the lowest at 80.6% in the 2020-2024 county data. Madison County ranks second by count with 103,871 owner-occupied detached homes.
Planning Alabama solar coverage from these facts
The Alabama numbers point to three practical questions for a solar buyer setting up coverage in the state:
- Which provider serves the address? The Public Service Commission page places only one investor-owned utility under state rate regulation as of October 9, 2026; cooperatives, city systems and TVA distributors set their own terms, so installers confirm the provider early.
- Is the home a house or a mobile home? With 12.3% of housing units being mobile homes in the 2020-2024 ACS, a buyer whose installers only mount on site-built roofs can say so in its filters.
- Which license does the installer hold? Code of Alabama 34-36-13 accepts a board license or a local one (2026), which matters for a buyer that sends work across county lines.
These points describe Alabama housing, rate regulation and licensing. None of them is a statement about how many solar requests the state produces.
Filters Alabama solar buyers set
Most solar buyers work from a short list of lead fields. For Alabama they connect to the facts above like this:
- Homeowner status: an owner signs the contract; see the owner-occupied counts above.
- Project type: what kind of solar work the homeowner asked about; the exact options are fixed when the solar form is final.
- Timeframe: whether the homeowner plans to install soon or is gathering information.
- ZIP code: the areas an installer’s crews can reach, with the county table as a guide to the housing mix.
The filters for Alabama solar leads are agreed with each buyer during onboarding. Exclusive or shared routing for solar leads is agreed with each buyer during onboarding. Every field is shown on the sample solar lead.
Where buyers filter in Alabama
Alabama solar crews tend to work outward from one of the state’s metro areas. These six had the most residents in the Census Bureau’s estimates for July 1, 2025. Each buyer’s coverage area is agreed during onboarding, inside these metro areas or outside them.
- Birmingham: 1,197,766 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Huntsville: 556,444 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Mobile: 411,658 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Montgomery: 388,747 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Tuscaloosa: 281,850 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley: 267,761 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
Source: Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area population estimates, Vintage 2025 (cbsa-est2025-alldata), U.S. Census Bureau.
Consent records for Alabama solar leads
Each Alabama solar lead carries the TCPATCPAThe Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the federal law that governs telemarketing calls and texts, autodialers, prerecorded voice messages and the Do Not Call Registry. Glossary consent record captured on the form. For calling rules specific to the state, see the Alabama entry in the state telemarketing laws table; for the other Summit verticals in the state, see leads in Alabama.
Alabama solar lead questions
Who regulates solar interconnection terms for Alabama homes?
The Alabama Public Service Commission regulates rates and service only for the state’s single investor-owned electric utility. Its page says cooperatives and municipal systems are exempt from state regulation and that it does not regulate the Tennessee Valley Authority (checked October 9, 2026). This is general information, not legal advice.
What license does an Alabama solar installer need for the wiring?
The electrical contractor chapter does not name solar, and Code of Alabama 34-36-13 requires a license from the Board of Electrical Contractors or from the local county or municipality for electrical contracting work, with an exemption for owners working on their own premises. This is general information, not legal advice.
How common are mobile homes in Alabama?
286,771 of Alabama’s 2,337,265 housing units, or 12.3%, are mobile homes in the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 ACS table B25024, the sixth highest share of the 50 states.
Which Alabama county has the highest detached share of owner homes among the largest ten?
Montgomery County, where 93.3% of 52,783 owner-occupied homes are single-family detached houses in the ACS 2020-2024 county data.
Could a buyer limit Alabama solar leads to a handful of ZIP codes?
Coverage and filters are agreed with each buyer during onboarding; email us the ZIP codes you want covered.
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