2016 Rhode Island Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 3.0 hours, the 19th worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.0
vs prior year
▼ 50%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
1.5M
Peak customers out
48,739
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of RI customers
Counties reporting
5
Rhode Island year over year
Month by month, 2016
Customer-hours without power across Rhode Island; February was the worst.
All 5 Rhode Island counties, 2016
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | 6.4 | 312K | 48,730 | 48,730 | 673 |
| 2 | Providence County | 2.8 | 691K | 242,599 | 16,406 | 982 |
| 3 | Kent County | 2.8 | 341K | 120,795 | 15,245 | 563 |
| 4 | Bristol County | 1.6 | 56K | 33,839 | 2,232 | 211 |
| 5 | Newport County | 1.6 | 100K | 62,021 | 4,739 | 408 |
Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2016
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County, RI | December 5, 2016 15:45 | December 5, 2016 23:30 | 7h 45m | 48,730 | 42K |
| 2 | Providence County, RI | February 5, 2016 13:00 | February 9, 2016 02:45 | 3d 13h | 16,406 | 280K |
| 3 | Kent County, RI | February 5, 2016 12:15 | February 9, 2016 04:30 | 3d 16h | 15,245 | 180K |
| 4 | Providence County, RI | February 25, 2016 03:15 | February 26, 2016 05:45 | 1d 2h | 11,369 | 54K |
| 5 | Providence County, RI | October 12, 2016 23:15 | October 13, 2016 04:30 | 5h 15m | 9,666 | 4,945 |
| 6 | Washington County, RI | February 5, 2016 14:30 | February 8, 2016 22:45 | 3d 8h | 9,526 | 154K |
| 7 | Washington County, RI | August 11, 2016 20:00 | August 12, 2016 01:15 | 5h 15m | 8,404 | 4,579 |
| 8 | Washington County, RI | August 11, 2016 19:00 | August 11, 2016 19:15 | 15m | 8,401 | 2,100 |
| 9 | Providence County, RI | March 31, 2016 13:15 | April 2, 2016 09:00 | 1d 19h | 7,458 | 29K |
| 10 | Providence County, RI | August 26, 2016 11:45 | August 27, 2016 02:00 | 14h 15m | 6,803 | 7,478 |
| 11 | Providence County, RI | April 3, 2016 10:15 | April 4, 2016 01:15 | 15h | 6,207 | 16K |
| 12 | Providence County, RI | September 5, 2016 14:00 | September 6, 2016 19:30 | 1d 5h | 5,810 | 34K |
| 13 | Providence County, RI | September 10, 2016 13:45 | September 10, 2016 21:00 | 7h 15m | 5,707 | 1,527 |
| 14 | Providence County, RI | August 25, 2016 22:00 | August 26, 2016 05:30 | 7h 30m | 5,330 | 18K |
| 15 | Kent County, RI | July 22, 2016 23:45 | July 24, 2016 21:45 | 1d 22h | 5,003 | 52K |
| 16 | Newport County, RI | June 23, 2016 06:45 | June 23, 2016 07:00 | 15m | 4,739 | 1,185 |
| 17 | Providence County, RI | June 21, 2016 11:15 | June 22, 2016 02:15 | 15h | 4,695 | 3,476 |
| 18 | Kent County, RI | August 14, 2016 13:00 | August 15, 2016 08:30 | 19h 30m | 4,467 | 14K |
| 19 | Providence County, RI | February 14, 2016 01:00 | February 14, 2016 16:00 | 15h | 4,325 | 13K |
| 20 | Providence County, RI | May 24, 2016 10:30 | May 24, 2016 15:15 | 4h 45m | 4,109 | 2,620 |
| 21 | Washington County, RI | July 23, 2016 00:15 | July 23, 2016 23:15 | 23h | 3,759 | 22K |
| 22 | Providence County, RI | February 16, 2016 06:00 | February 18, 2016 00:00 | 1d 18h | 3,748 | 16K |
| 23 | Providence County, RI | August 12, 2016 20:45 | August 16, 2016 02:45 | 3d 6h | 3,644 | 33K |
| 24 | Providence County, RI | December 30, 2016 13:45 | December 31, 2016 00:15 | 10h 30m | 3,588 | 4,945 |
| 25 | Newport County, RI | February 25, 2016 05:45 | February 25, 2016 16:00 | 10h 15m | 3,568 | 5,711 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Rhode Island's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.