Power and Light

Electrical Manager: Casey Ponder
Phone: 256-447-3560

Supervisor: Corey Horton
Phone: 256-447-3587

Piedmont Power is one of the oldest continuing businesses in Piedmont. The Electrical Department delivered the first electrical power available to residents and businesses in Piedmont on November 27, 1890. It remains one of the most modern power distribution systems in the world today due to the continuing upgrades in technology and dedicated public servants.

Our Mission:

• Provide our customers with an adequate, reliable, and economical supply of electric power and related public service
• Protect the interest of our customers in areas pertaining to public power and coordination with other municipal departments
• Provide the best public service possible for the customers we serve

Piedmont Power & Light is a member of the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA), a corporation of the State of Alabama. The AMEA has eleven municipal electric members. These members include: Alexander City, Dothan, Fairhope, Foley, LaFayette, Lanett, Luverne, Opelika, Piedmont, Sylacauga, and Tuskegee.

As a member of Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA), Piedmont Power and Light will have the opportunity to award 4 local graduating seniors a scholarship in 2020. Each scholarship presentation will be $2,500.

To be eligible for the scholarship, a student’s parent and/or legal guardian must receive electric service from Piedmont Power and Light. The scholarships are granted only to graduating high school seniors, and the student must attend a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational school within the state of Alabama.

Application deadline is Monday, February 3, 2020 and returned to:

Pamela Poole, Scholarship Program Coordinator
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority
80 TechnaCenter Dr., Suite 200
Montgomery, AL 36117

Download Application

Piedmont Power & Light is also a member of Electric Cities of Alabama.

What We Do:

• Maintain the physical distribution of electrical power through means of general maintenance and upgrading the system to meet customer needs and requirements
• Maintain proper Right-of-Way clearances, in the form of tree trimming, to prevent hazards, and reduce power outages to the customer
• General maintenance of local weather warning sirens
• Maintain and install street lighting, as well as customers privately paid security lighting
• Return electrical service to the customer in the event adverse conditions cause loss of power

Power Outages

To report a power outage during regular business hours call the Administration office at (256) 447-3560. To report a power outage after regular business hours, weekends, or holidays call the Piedmont Water Filtration Plant at (256) 447-6656 or Piedmont Police Dept. at (256) 447-9091.