Alabama Power Influence Probed in 'Wired for Profit'
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- Alabama Power's influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution, and politics in Alabama is the subject of "Wired for Profit," an investigative series of which this article is the fourth installment.
- Shannon Vanden Heuvel, a marketing designer in Westover, Alabama, said she "doesn't believe a word they say" about claims from power companies, though her full statement is cut off mid-sentence in the provided excerpt.
Why it matters: Alabama Power's outsized role in shaping electric rates and energy policy creates a recurring accountability question, and locals like Vanden Heuvel voicing public skepticism underscores how contested the utility's narrative remains at the community level.
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