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Electricity prices in Rhode Island

What homes in Rhode Island pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
29.3¢ a kWh
Up 0.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$164 a month
Down 1.6% on a year ago
Average use
560 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
5 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Rhode Island homes paid 29.3¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Rhode Island vs the US

Rhode IslandUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202629.3¢18.0¢
Price in July 202628.3¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$164$156
Bill in July 2026$217$212
Average monthly use560 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+0.5%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+35%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Rhode Island

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 71% of homes in Rhode Island; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Rhode Island EnergyInvestor-owned29.2¢No comparison$163336,924

Heating fuels in Rhode Island: heating oil, propane.