Fort Payne Improvement Authority
OUR COMPANY
The Improvement Authority of the City of Fort Payne, Alabama is a municipal public corporation created in 1940. The three-member Board of Directors was appointed by the City Council of Fort Payne and followed the Improvement Authority laws of the State of Alabama. The original three-member Board of Directors agreed to purchase the electric plant from the City of Fort Payne for the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars and began operating the electric power system.

Since the early 1940s, the Fort Payne Improvement Authority has expanded its service limits to the foot of Sand Mountain on the west, Collbran Gap Road on Highway 11 South, near Hammondville city limits on Highway 11 North, Desoto State Park on Lookout Mountain, Little River Canyon on Highway 35 East, and Dogtown on the southeast portion of Lookout Mountain. Within this service area, the Improvement Authority serves approximately 7,600 customers.

Today, the Improvement Authority has a five-member Board of Trustees which meets the second Tuesday of each month. It purchases all its electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority. As part of the nation's public power system, it provides some of the lowest-cost electricity in the United States. Its retail power rates are approved by the Tennessee Valley Authority and these rates are reviewed on an annual basis. Employees of the Authority monitor power quality and strive to provide the highest levels of reliability to each customer. Power systems improvements are scheduled on an annual basis to ensure dependable electricity for our customers.

The Board and management of the Fort Payne Improvement Authority welcome your comments on our company, its employees and our service.