Alabama high utilities

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published November 30, 2024 at 10:20 AM EST

A new report has found Alabama is ranked among one of the top five states in utility costs in the country.

The move.org report ranked Alabama as the third highest when it comes to monthly utility costs, averaging more than 570-dollars a month.

The findings were based on monthly electricity, gas, water, internet and streaming costs among other things. West Virginia came in first for the most expensive utility costs averaging more than 690-dollars a month.

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Melanie Hogan

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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