In the Wake of Georgia’s Blue Wave, Alabama Changed Its Utility Regulation Elections. This Black Democrat Is Suing.
Key takeaways
- June 3, 2026 Share This Article Republish Power lines zigzag across the Birmingham sky.
- Without a primary challenger, McNeil knew she was slated to be the Democratic nominee for a seat on the Public Service Commission, the state agency charged with regulating utilities like Alabama Power.
- Then came the annual meeting of the Alabama legislature.
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June 3, 2026 Share This Article Republish Power lines zigzag across the Birmingham sky. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News Related In Alabama Primary Elections, Incumbent Utility Regulators Feel the Squeeze of High Energy Prices Alabama’s Governor Signed a Landmark Utility Regulation Bill Into Law. Many Say It’s a Win For Alabama Power. Alabama Poised to Drastically Overhaul Utility Regulation. Will It Lower Electric Bills? Share This Article Republish Most Popular EPA Rollbacks Could Raise AC, Refrigeration Costs Despite Promise of Lower Prices Scientists Outplant Experimental ‘Flonduran’ Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park DOE Restarts Home Efficiency Rebates, and Electrification Is the Biggest Loser MONTGOMERY, Ala—Sheila McNeil thought she knew the race ahead of her.
Without a primary challenger, McNeil knew she was slated to be the Democratic nominee for a seat on the Public Service Commission, the state agency charged with regulating utilities like Alabama Power.
Then, after the conclusion of the Republican primary process, McNeil would compete against the GOP nominee in the November general election for a seat on a three-person commission with nearly unilateral authority over utility regulation in the state. That was the path forward.