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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 any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.0
Peak customers out
49,904
Rank (worst state)
19th
Counties affected
5

Rhode Island outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Rhode Island counties in 2016

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

1Washington County49,9042Providence County16,4063Kent County15,2454Newport County4,7395Bristol County2,232

Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Washington CountyDecember 5, 201649,904
Providence CountyFebruary 5, 201616,406
Kent CountyFebruary 5, 201615,245
Providence CountyFebruary 25, 201611,369
Providence CountyOctober 12, 20169,666
Washington CountyFebruary 5, 20169,526
Washington CountyAugust 11, 20168,404
Washington CountyAugust 11, 20168,401
Providence CountyMarch 31, 20167,458
Providence CountyAugust 26, 20166,803
Rhode Island by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 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.