Electricity rates — Rhode Island
A household in Rhode Island using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $3,048 a year on the cheapest of 1 generally available plan — A-16 (Residential Service) from The Narragansett Electric Co, in effect since July 2025. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026. A further 3 schedules are published but restricted — means-tested, closed to new customers, or limited to particular homes or equipment — and they are priced further down.
- Average price
- 29.0¢ per kWh
- 12 months to June 2026
- Against the 12 months before
- −0.2%
- The 3rd-largest fall of the 50 states
- Average bill
- $164 a month
- 12 months to June 2026, down 1.8% on the 12 months before, and homes used 1.5% less
Every priced plan in Rhode Island, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-16 (Residential Service)✓ cheapestflat rate · in effect since July 2025 | $3,047.52 | — | 25.4¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Low Income (A-60)flat rate · in effect since July 2025 · delivery charges only | $1,809.24 | −$1,238.28 | 15.1¢ |
| A-16 (Residential Service)flat rate · in effect since July 2025 · delivery charges only | $1,839.36 | −$1,208.16 | 15.3¢ |
| Residential Low Income (A-60)flat rate · in effect since July 2025 · low-income rate | $3,017.40 | −$30.12 | 25.1¢ |
What the one Rhode Island plan ranked here costs at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — $1,599.00 (A-16 (Residential Service)), the one plan ranked here
- 1,000 kWh/mo — $3,047.52 (A-16 (Residential Service)), the one plan ranked here
- 2,000 kWh/mo — $5,944.56 (A-16 (Residential Service)), the one plan ranked here
What households in Rhode Island pay, by EIA's count
Rhode Island sits between Maine (29.0¢) and Massachusetts (30.4¢).
EIA lists 3 utilities serving homes in Rhode Island. By homes served, the largest 3 are The Narragansett Electric Co (451,381), Pascoag Utility District (4,373), and Block Island Utility District (1,629). Investor-owned utilities supply about 74% of its households on full service.
Rhode Island homes used the most electricity in July and the least in May (2021–2025): a summer peak, 1.8 times the lightest month. November was the dearest month per kWh, 27% above July.
The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 100% of Rhode Island's households: The Narragansett Electric Co (451,381). Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 25.4¢ per kWh, 12% below EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.
| Average price, 12 months to June 2026 | 29.0¢ |
|---|---|
| Among the 50 states and DC | 48 of 51, 1 = lowest |
| US average, same months | 17.9¢ |
| Change on the 12 months before | ↓ −0.2% |
| Change over five years | ↑ +31.3% (US ↑ +34.7%) |
| Average price in 2001 | 12.1¢ |
| Households, 2024 | 451,707 |
| Average use per home, 2024 | 574 kWh a month (US 872) |
| Average bill per home, 2024 | $164.44 a month (US $143.64) |
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Every year’s figure for Rhode Island
| Year | Rhode Island | US |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.5¢ | 17.3¢ |
| 2024 | 28.6¢ | 16.5¢ |
| 2023 | 27.0¢ | 16.0¢ |
| 2022 | 23.2¢ | 15.0¢ |
| 2021 | 22.3¢ | 13.7¢ |
| 2020 | 22.0¢ | 13.2¢ |
| 2019 | 21.7¢ | 13.0¢ |
| 2018 | 20.6¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2017 | 18.3¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2016 | 18.6¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2015 | 19.3¢ | 12.7¢ |
| 2014 | 17.2¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2013 | 15.2¢ | 12.1¢ |
| 2012 | 14.4¢ | 11.9¢ |
| 2011 | 14.3¢ | 11.7¢ |
| 2010 | 15.9¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2009 | 15.6¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2008 | 17.5¢ | 11.3¢ |
| 2007 | 14.0¢ | 10.7¢ |
| 2006 | 15.1¢ | 10.4¢ |
| 2005 | 13.0¢ | 9.4¢ |
| 2004 | 12.2¢ | 8.9¢ |
| 2003 | 11.6¢ | 8.7¢ |
| 2002 | 10.2¢ | 8.4¢ |
| 2001 | 12.1¢ | 8.6¢ |
Highest in August, $189; lowest in May, $113.
Every month’s bill in Rhode Island
| Month | Average bill |
|---|---|
| January | $175 |
| February | $156 |
| March | $146 |
| April | $118 |
| May | $113 |
| June | $131 |
| July | $188 |
| August | $189 |
| September | $147 |
| October | $130 |
| November | $139 |
| December | $158 |
In the guides: Summer and winter bills, state by state
How Rhode Island compares
At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Rhode Island costs $3,047.52 a year: the 6th-highest of the 31 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 34% more than their median of $2,274.24. It sits between New Hampshire ($2,949.26) and Massachusetts ($3,468.41).
Its cheapest open plan, A-16 (Residential Service) from The Narragansett Electric Co at $3,047.52, is the 5th-highest of the 31 states' cheapest plans.
0 of its 4 priceable plans price by the hour, the 2nd-smallest share of any state here.
The largest fixed charge on any plan here is $12.54 a month, the smallest such charge of the 31 states.
In the guides: What published electricity plans cost, state by state · What a plan charges by the hour, and what moving a kilowatt-hour is worth · What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour
Who provides Rhode Island's plans
Every plan here comes from The Narragansett Electric Co — a limit of what has been indexed, not a claim that it is the only provider in Rhode Island. How each of its plans is built, and what changing between them saves, is set out on The Narragansett Electric Co's own page.
What the Rhode Island figures do not cover
Only one utility in Rhode Island has been indexed so far, so the ranges above are not statewide. A household served by another provider will not find its plans here yet.