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2015 Rhode Island Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 5.9 hours — the 5th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.9
Peak customers out
53,780
Rank (worst state)
5th
Counties affected
5

Rhode Island outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

5.9h20153.0h201613.5h201711.9h20184.2h20199.9h20208.1h20211.4h20222.0h20231.8h20242.5h2025

Hardest-hit Rhode Island counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Kent County53,7802Providence County49,7633Washington County14,3864Newport County8,9475Bristol County5,989

Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kent CountyAugust 4, 201553,780
Kent CountyAugust 4, 201553,428
Providence CountyAugust 3, 201549,763
Kent CountyAugust 5, 201537,748
Providence CountyAugust 4, 201531,176
Kent CountyJune 22, 201525,991
Washington CountyAugust 4, 201514,386
Providence CountyAugust 5, 201511,077
Washington CountyAugust 4, 201510,291
Newport CountyJuly 11, 20158,947
Rhode Island by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMILAOK

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.