We at the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority hope you had a great 2024 and wish you the very best in 2025! Happy New Year—here’s to new beginnings! #AMEA #HappyNewYear #Welcome2025

Happy New Year! It’s a time for new beginnings, and AMEA is taking advantage of opportunities to grow. With the success of recent energy initiatives and partnerships that go far beyond our state, the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority is expanding its... youtu.be/YoViYOILXVY?si…

You can save energy as well as money even if your home is older. Reseal doors and windows to eliminate drafts. Add insulation to the attic. Install a smart, programmable thermostat to regulate temperature. Switch to LED lighting throughout your house. #EnergySoutheast

General Motors and California-based electric vehicle charging operator ChargePoint will partner to deploy 500 ultra-fast chargers across the U.S., the automaker announced on Wednesday. Learn more at bit.ly/3Wda0sx. #EnergySoutheast #PowerNews

Every community strives to offer the best possible quality of life. Energy Southeast is helping make all this happen by putting power behind these efforts. #EnergySoutheast #QualityofLife #StrongerCommunities #QualityofPlace

2025 could be a banner year for natural gas plant acquisitions: Enverus. Gas plant acquisitions rose more than $1 billion in 2024, and 2025 has likely already eclipsed that. Learn more at bit.ly/4jgoVw6. #EnergySoutheast #PowerNews

During the first decade of the 1800s, England’s Sir Humphry Davy invented the first effective electric lamp. His arc lamp used carbon sticks that glowed across a gap when wires were connected to a battery. #EnergySoutheast #ElectricHistory #ArcLamp

While leading the charge in Alabama, Energy Southeast is evolving to offer new power initiatives throughout the country. In the 21st century, the place to look for energy leadership is Energy Southeast. #EnergySoutheast #NewPower #EnergyLeadership

Water and electricity are a dangerous combination, so use hairdryers, curling irons and other appliances as far from the bathroom tub or sink as possible. Make sure all outlets have GFCI protection to prevent electric shocks. #EnergySoutheast #ElectricSafety

At Energy Southeast, we’re continuing to advance the mission of public power of all types. We’re helping address workforce and infrastructure issues while retaining the character of the neighborhoods, parks, schools and businesses they cherish. #EnergySoutheast #PublicPower

Wholesale power prices will rise about 7% in most regions of the U.S. this year except the Northwest and parts of Texas, according to a Monday report from the Energy Information Administration. Learn more at: bit.ly/42ArAuB. #EnergyNews #PublicPowerCares

Knowledge really is power. Did you know that just 10 Google searches can light up a 60-watt bulb? That effect is multiplied when you consider that Google processes around 3.5 billion searches per day, or around 40,000 every second! #EnergySoutheast #EnergyFacts #GoogleSearches

Energy Southeast does more than simply provide electricity people need in their daily lives, we are building successful futures by focusing on enhancing its Members' position. #EnergySoutheast #LocalCommunities

Graduating high school in spring ’25? Apply now for one of dozens of scholarship opportunities from Energy Southeast! There’s still time! Learn more at energysoutheast.com. #EnergySoutheast #Scholarships #PublicPowerCares

In 10 seconds, a lightning strike can produce as much energy as 500 tons of detonated TNT. In one second, a bolt can generate up to 3 million volts of electricity and reach 54,000° F. #EnergySoutheast #Lightning #ElectricalSafetyTip

If there’s one thing we love most at Energy Southeast, it’s our Member communities! Thank you for all you do and for sharing the love with so many. #EnergySoutheast #ValentinesDay #CommunityPowered

Electric power can be dangerous if handled carelessly. Nearly a thousand people die each year in the United States from injuries involving electricity. Roughly 25% of all in-home electrocution accidents involve an electric tool or machinery. #EnergySoutheast #ElectricalSafety

When birds perch on just one line at a time, they’re not completing an electric circuit. But if they or anything else straddles more than one line, the energy is freed to flow, creating an electrocution hazard. Stay safe around power lines! #EnergySoutheast #PowerLineSafety

The average fridge uses about 350 kWh annually. You can save even more today with an ENERGY STAR certified model, up to 9 percent more energy. It creates less heat and uses less energy, and features improved insulation that helps food stay cold. #EnergySoutheast #SaveEnergy

Did you know that bee swarms can generate the same kind of electrical fields as thunderstorms? The beating of their wings hundreds of times each second measured up to 1,000 volts per meter—8 times the power formed in an average storm cloud. #EnergySoutheast #BeePower