Electricity Rate in Rhode Island (2026): 29.23c/kWh Average
The EIA residential electricity price in Rhode Island is 29.23 cents per kWh as of June 2026, 10.89c above the US average of 18.34c/kWh. The Rhode Island commercial rate is 22.70c/kWh and the industrial rate is 22.91c/kWh (EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A).
Rhode Island Electricity Rate: What You Need to Know
Rhode Island electricity averages 29.23 cents per kWh for residential customers as of June 2026, according to the EIA Electric Power Monthly. This is 10.89c above the US average of 18.34c/kWh. The average monthly bill for Rhode Island households is $165 based on typical usage of 559 kWh.
Rhode Island's 29.23c/kWh residential average (June 2026) is among the highest in the country, and like the rest of New England it is driven by natural gas and a constrained regional grid. One regulated utility delivers virtually all of the state's power: Rhode Island Energy, the operating name of The Narragansett Electric Company, which PPL Corporation bought from National Grid in May 2022. Rhode Island is a deregulated state - households can buy generation supply from a competitive supplier or municipal aggregation - but most stay on the utility's default "Last Resort Service", a supply rate procured through competitive wholesale auctions and reset every six months on April 1 and October 1. About 77% of residential customers are on Last Resort Service. That default supply rate fell to 11.09c/kWh for summer 2026 (April-September), down from 14.77c/kWh the prior winter - a reminder that the 29.23c EIA figure is the all-in average including delivery, transmission, and riders, while the supply piece is only part of the bill and swings seasonally. Rhode Island has essentially no in-state fossil fuel resources and imports most of its electricity; in-state generation is almost entirely natural gas, leaving bills exposed to New England's winter pipeline constraints through ISO-New England. Two 2025-2026 developments matter: Rhode Island Energy filed its first distribution rate case since 2017 (RIPUC Docket 25-45-GE) in November 2025, with increases proposed to take effect September 2026, and the 704 MW Revolution Wind farm serving Rhode Island and Connecticut reached commercial operation in March 2026.
Generation mix: Natural gas 70%, renewables 20%, offshore wind 10%. The fuel mix is a primary driver of electricity rates - states with abundant hydro or nuclear tend to have lower rates, while states dependent on imported petroleum (Hawaii) or natural gas pay more.
Year-over-year change: Rhode Island rates rose 8.9% year-over-year as of June 2026. This compares to the US average increase of 5% over the same period.
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EIA's Form 861 census records 25 entities with 2024 retail electricity sales in Rhode Island: 3 distribution utilities filing the full form, 0 small utilities filing the short form (EIA-861S), and 22 competitive energy-only suppliers. By ownership: 22 retail power marketer, 1 political subdivision, 1 investor owned, 1 municipal. The state-wide average realised residential price in 2024 was 28.65 cents per kWh across 451,707 residential customers and 3,111,332 MWh of sales; EIA's latest monthly figure is 29.23c (June 2026). The largest utility by residential accounts served (bundled plus delivery-only) is The Narragansett Electric Co with 451,381 (28.26c per kWh, 97.3% of state residential sales by MWh). 3 of the 3 distribution utilities have a detail page; the rest are listed here only.
| # | Utility | Ownership | Res. accounts | Residential | Commercial | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Narragansett Electric Co | Investor Owned | 451,381 | 28.26c | 23.17c | 5 |
| 2 | Pascoag Utility District | Municipal | 4,373 | 16.52c | 19.50c | 1 |
| 3 | Block Island Utility District | Political Subdivision | 1,629 | 39.66c | 40.88c | 1 |
| Supplier | Type | Res. customers (energy-only) | Energy-only res. | Energy-only com. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextEra Energy Services, LLC13 states | Retail Power Marketer | 85,764 | 11.63c | 10.46c |
| SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC13 states | Retail Power Marketer | 8,190 | 16.21c | n/a |
| Clearview Electric Inc.12 states | Retail Power Marketer | 5,619 | 23.19c | 12.74c |
| Town Square Energy5 states | Retail Power Marketer | 5,265 | 17.11c | 14.92c |
| North American Power and Gas, LLC9 states | Retail Power Marketer | 2,360 | 17.28c | 17.88c |
| First Point Power, LLC8 states | Retail Power Marketer | 1,796 | 11.89c | 10.50c |
| Direct Energy Services13 states | Retail Power Marketer | 1,730 | 13.89c | 11.95c |
| Discount Power Inc (CT)7 states | Retail Power Marketer | 1,328 | 20.94c | 18.00c |
| Ambit Energy Holdings, LLC12 states | Retail Power Marketer | 803 | 15.45c | 16.19c |
| Energywell LLC13 states | Retail Power Marketer | 719 | 13.63c | 10.79c |
| Archer Energy, LLC2 states | Retail Power Marketer | 421 | 13.59c | 10.92c |
| XOOM Energy Rhode Island, LLC | Retail Power Marketer | 271 | 15.63c | 15.93c |
| Nordic Energy Services, LLC10 states | Retail Power Marketer | 166 | 11.94c | 12.88c |
| Constellation NewEnergy, Inc18 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 9.85c |
| Direct Energy Business17 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 10.83c |
| ENGIE Resources LLC14 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 10.68c |
| MP2 Energy LLC15 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 11.58c |
| BP Energy Retail LLC16 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 9.15c |
| Champion Energy Services14 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 7.90c |
| Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC18 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 8.50c |
| SmartestEnergy US LLC11 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 9.68c |
| Devonshire Energy, LLC4 states | Retail Power Marketer | 0 | n/a | 5.76c |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 Annual, 2024 final data (public domain), retrieved 28 August 2026; prices are average realised revenue per kWh, not tariffs. Final 2024 file f8612024.zip (released 3 December 2025) from the EIA-861 detailed data files. Preliminary 2025 figures come from the early-release file f8612025er.zip (4 August 2026), which EIA has not yet validated; they are labelled as such wherever shown and never mixed into a final figure.