Rhode Island Electricity Providers: How Choice Works Here

Households can choose a nonregulated power producer, while Rhode Island Energy delivers the electricity and sends the bill.

Rhode Island Energy supplies households that do not choose a supplier through standard offer service. The price is set on a regular schedule.

• What a supplier changes: the price and terms of the energy you buy, and often the company that sends the bill.
• What it does not change: your delivery utility, your meter, outage service and the poles and wires.

In 2025, 24.8% of Rhode Island homes bought from a retail supplier. Among the 15 choice markets on this site, that ranks 4th of 15 for the share of homes with a supplier. The average price was 29.48 cents per kWh, 71% above the US average, and the average bill was $165.62.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), residential. A higher share of homes with a supplier does not mean lower prices.

Delivery utilities in Rhode Island are regulated, and the largest by residential customers in 2025 were:

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Cooperatives and municipal utilities may sit outside the choice program. Check who sends your bill.

Not sure who serves you? Use the find my electric company tool or check the top of your bill.

Ready to switch? Read the Rhode Island switching guide for the steps, the rules we checked and what to confirm first.

1. Find your current default price and the date it will next change.
2. Ask each supplier for the price, the type, the term, every fee and the early termination fee in writing.
3. Compare over a full year, not one month.
4. Check what happens when the term ends.

Rhode Island calls competitive suppliers nonregulated power producers. They replace only the supply portion of the bill, and Rhode Island Energy keeps delivering the electricity and sends the bill.

The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers lists the licensed producers. Keep a copy of any contract and compare its rate with the standard offer price over a full year.

1. What is the price per kWh, and is it fixed or variable?
2. How long is the term, and what is the fee for leaving early?
3. Are there monthly charges, minimum usage fees or conditions on credits?
4. What happens when the term ends, and how will I be told?
5. How long do I have to cancel after signing?

Suppliers are licensed or registered with the state, and the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission handles complaints. Keep a copy of your contract and any call or email confirmation. If you think you were switched without permission, tell your utility and your regulator right away.