"The legislation was weakened so significantly its original sponsor ultimately voted against it. Alabamians say they’ll continue to push for real reform."
"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Power customers aren’t giving up yet. On Monday, around two dozen of them marched from Birmingham’s Kelly Ingram Park to the nearby headquarters of the investor-owned utility company to make that much clear.
“Public utilities should be for the public,” one protestor’s sign said. “No more guaranteed profits.”
“Power to the people,” another said. Then, in italics, “truly.”
The latter was a reference to the Power to the People Act, a piece of legislation passed by the Alabama Legislature last week and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican."
Lee Hedgepeth reports for Inside Climate Bews April 7, 2026.
