MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a sweeping package of temporary changes they say will keep electric rates steady for the next two years.

The commission voted 3-0 to approve a modified version of several billing changes proposed by Alabama Power , the state’s largest electric utility, on Nov. 21.

“I think it’s a really great thing for the ratepayers to not have increased rates for the next two years,” PSC President Cynthia Lee Almond said after the meeting.

The move comes after a wave of criticism toward Alabama Power over high electric bills in a relatively poor state.

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