Electricity Services

UBT owns, operates, and maintains an electrical transmission and distribution system providing service to approximately 7,300 customers in Macon County. UBT’s service area includes part of Macon County, the towns of Franklin and Shorter and the City of Tuskegee. Most of UBT’s customers are residential (90%). However, there are some industrial and commercial customers which includes some large governmental consumers such as the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System Hospital and Tuskegee University.

UBT does not have any electrical generating facilities but purchases power for the customers through the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA). The AMEA contracts with Alabama Power Company and other electric generating companies for a reliable source of electricity. UBT receives power at three (3) delivery points and at two different voltages. One of the delivery points is at the metering station at the City of Tuskegee Industrial Park on Notasulga Road (ALA Hwy 81) where UBT takes service at 46kV. The other delivery points are at the North Main Street Substation and at the Shorter Substation, both of which are at 115kV. UBT has a total of five (5) distribution substations. Three (3) of these substations are 46kV to 12.47kV and the other two (2) are 115kV to 12.47kV. The 12.47kV distribution system from these substations is used to deliver power to the customers. There is ample substation capacity available to serve additional load and the system can be expanded at any time if more capacity is needed.

UBT has electric rates for residential, commercial, and industrial customers including rates for unmetered outdoor lighting. These electric rates are competitive with rates of other providers of electric service in this area.