Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.
Average monthly bill
Full bill breakdown →29.44¢/kWh × 552 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 20th highest among the 50 states and DC.
Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states
| Rhode Island | $163 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $158 | |
| Connecticut | $193 | |
| Massachusetts | $184 |
Rhode Island is $4 a month above (+2.6%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.
How Rhode Island makes its electricity
Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 85.8% | 7,877 GWh |
| Coal | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Nuclear | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Wind | 1.9% | 179 GWh |
| Solar | 8.2% | 751 GWh |
| Hydro | 0.0% | 1 GWh |
| Other | 4.0% | 370 GWh |
9.2 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.
Rhode Island electricity prices in context
Rhode Island's residential electricity rate stood at 28.18¢/kWh as of August 2026, the seventh highest among the 50 states and DC. This was 55.1% above the national average of 18.16¢/kWh, a gap of 10.02¢/kWh. Of the bordering states listed, only Massachusetts was higher at 30.48¢/kWh, while Connecticut's rate of 24.51¢/kWh was lower. Commercial and industrial rates were 23.31¢/kWh and 19.87¢/kWh respectively.
The state's rate has climbed considerably over recent years. Since August 2021 it rose 38.5% from 20.35¢/kWh, and over the longer span since August 2006 it increased 85% from 15.23¢/kWh. From the start of records in January 2001, the increase has been 135.6%, with a low of 9.29¢/kWh in March 2002 and a high of 35.61¢/kWh in November 2024. The August 2026 rate sat between these extremes but closer to the recent peak.
The average Rhode Island household paid $163 per month, slightly higher than the national average of $158, despite using substantially less electricity. Monthly consumption here averaged 552 kWh against 876 kWh nationally, meaning lower overall usage offset the significantly higher per-kilowatt-hour charge to produce a bill that remained comparable to the national figure.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
12-month trend
Price history since 2001
Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.
Residential
- Jan '01
- 11.96¢
- Now
- 28.18¢
- Change
- ▲ 135.6%
- Range
- 9.29–35.61¢
Recent months
| Month | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 28.18 | 23.31 | 19.87 |
| July 2026 | 28.29 | 23.43 | 22.86 |
| June 2026 | 29.23 | 22.70 | 22.90 |
| May 2026 | 29.46 | 25.41 | 22.18 |
| April 2026 | 28.30 | 22.30 | 20.77 |
| March 2026 | 29.91 | 23.44 | 17.13 |
| February 2026 | 29.45 | 24.06 | 20.89 |
| January 2026 | 30.14 | 24.84 | 25.66 |
| December 2025 | 31.15 | 25.69 | 23.90 |
| November 2025 | 30.82 | 22.63 | 22.24 |
| October 2025 | 31.16 | 23.03 | 21.42 |
| September 2025 | 28.30 | 22.43 | 19.53 |
Prices in ¢/kWh.