Electric Companies in Rhode Island and What They Charge

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Homes in RI counts only the customers in this state. Price and bill cover the utility's whole territory and bundled customers only. Delivery only means the utility carries power but does not sell it.

Each type is run differently. An investor-owned company answers to shareholders and a state commission. A municipal utility answers to a city. A cooperative answers to its members. That is why the same state can have very different prices and service from one address to the next.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Customer-weighted average of the prices utilities report for bundled residential service. It leaves out delivery-only customers and retail providers.

Outside the investor-owned companies, the largest municipal utility is Clear River Electric and Water District (4,388 homes), and the largest public power district is Block Island Utility District (1,637 homes).

Price differences between types come from costs, customer density and the way each type is financed, so a lower average does not decide which is better for your home.

These Rhode Island utilities are among the 600 largest in the country, and each has a profile with its service area, reliability and rate options.

• ProfileNarragansett Electric458 thousand homes. Investor-owned.Open

The statewide average residential price is 29.48 cents per kWh and the average bill is $165.62 a month. See the full breakdown, rankings and neighbors on the Rhode Island electricity rates page.

Households can choose a nonregulated power producer, while Rhode Island Energy delivers the electricity and sends the bill. Read the Rhode Island electricity providers guide. Regulation and complaints go through the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.