Alabama Power wins prestigious Edison Electric Institute advocacy award for connectivity initiative
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
March 15, 2021
Alabama Power's efforts to expand broadband in the state earned it the Edison Electric Institute's Advocacy Excellence Award. (Alabama Power and Getty Images)
Alabama Power’s strategic initiative to help expand broadband access in Alabama was named by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) as the nation’s best advocacy campaign by a large utility.
The Advocacy Excellence Award annually recognizes an EEI member company’s engagement and activism in public policy advocacy at federal, state and local levels.
Alabama Power won the 2020 award for its coordinated efforts across the company to develop public-private partnerships and to educate customers and public officials on the need for more resources and entities to invest in and build broadband infrastructure.