Rhode Island Electricity Rates and Average Electric Bill

Price is the main reason the Rhode Island bill is high. Prices run 71% above the national price, while households use 36% less electricity than the typical US household.

Over a year, the average Rhode Island household pays about $1,987 for electricity. The state ranks 9th highest for the monthly bill, 4th highest for price per kWh and 4th lowest for use, out of 51 places (50 states and DC).

Source: EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data, residential sector. Bills are revenue divided by customers, divided by 12.

Want to see where your own bill falls? Use the bill checker or read the average bill guide for apartments, houses and different household sizes.

Rhode Island is dominated by investor-owned utilities, which serve 98% of residential customers. The rest are served by municipal utilities (1%). EIA lists 3 utilities and electricity suppliers with customers in Rhode Island.

See every utility that reports customers here on the electric companies in Rhode Island page.

If you do not know who serves your address, the find my electric company tool matches your county to a utility.

Households can choose a nonregulated power producer, while Rhode Island Energy delivers the electricity and sends the bill. EIA data shows retail suppliers served about 25% of Rhode Island residential customers in 2025.

Read our Rhode Island electricity providers guide for how switching works, who delivers your power and what to check before you sign.

Utilities in Rhode Island reported an average of 1 hour without power per customer in 2025, with 0.73 interruptions per customer, when major storm days are left out. That outage time is shorter than the median state (127 minutes).

Customers in Rhode Island had 20,580 net-metered residential solar systems with a combined 157.9 megawatts of capacity in 2025. That works out to 44.3 systems for every 1,000 households, which ranks 13 of 51 places. Net metering lets a home with solar offset what it uses from the grid, so it changes the bill math for those households. Our net metering guide explains how the credit works.

Outage figures are reported by utilities and follow different standards, so compare states with care. The median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer in 2025.

• Check your rate before your habits. Usage here is close to or below the national figure, so the plan and the price per kWh on your bill often matter more than conservation. Our bill reading guide shows where to look.
• Compare supplier offers. Because Rhode Island allows retail choice, the supply price on your bill can be higher or lower than the default. Compare at least three fixed-rate offers and check the contract length and the cancellation fee.
• Ask about budget billing. Many utilities spread costs across the year. Read how budget billing works before you sign up.
• Price your appliances. The electricity cost calculator shows what a space heater, dryer or pool pump costs to run at your rate.

Electric rates and consumer complaints in Rhode Island are handled by the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission. If you have a billing dispute you could not settle with your utility, the regulator is the next step.