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2017 Rhode Island Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 13.5 hours — the 6th worst of any US state that year, 2.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
13.5
Peak customers out
67,995
Rank (worst state)
6th
Counties affected
5

Rhode Island outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Rhode Island counties in 2017

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

1Providence County67,9952Kent County35,1993Washington County31,3574Bristol County17,1195Newport County7,927

Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Providence CountyOctober 29, 201767,995
Kent CountyOctober 29, 201735,199
Washington CountyOctober 29, 201731,357
Bristol CountyOctober 29, 201717,119
Washington CountySeptember 6, 201713,967
Providence CountyJuly 12, 20179,655
Providence CountyMarch 14, 20178,646
Newport CountyFebruary 9, 20177,927
Washington CountyMarch 2, 20176,387
Providence CountyFebruary 9, 20176,377
Rhode Island by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGAVT

Part of the 2017 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.