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 51 states (US average 7.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
13.5
vs prior year
▲ 358%
vs 2016
Customer-hours out
6.9M
Peak customers out
149,469
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of RI customers
Counties reporting
5
Rhode Island year over year
All 5 Rhode Island counties, 2017
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 | 32.5 | 1.6M | 48,730 | 31,357 | 644 |
| 2 | Bristol County | 15.5 | 525K | 33,839 | 17,119 | 225 |
| 3 | Kent County | 14.4 | 1.7M | 120,795 | 35,199 | 642 |
| 4 | Providence County | 11.9 | 2.9M | 242,599 | 67,995 | 1,035 |
| 5 | Newport County | 2.1 | 131K | 62,021 | 7,927 | 356 |
Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2017
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence County, RI | October 29, 2017 23:30 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 4h | 67,995 | 2.6M |
| 2 | Kent County, RI | October 29, 2017 16:15 | November 4, 2017 15:30 | 5d 23h | 35,199 | 1.6M |
| 3 | Washington County, RI | October 29, 2017 22:30 | November 4, 2017 20:30 | 5d 22h | 31,357 | 1.4M |
| 4 | Bristol County, RI | October 29, 2017 23:45 | November 4, 2017 11:30 | 5d 11h | 17,119 | 489K |
| 5 | Washington County, RI | September 6, 2017 14:00 | September 7, 2017 00:00 | 10h | 13,967 | 12K |
| 6 | Providence County, RI | July 12, 2017 13:30 | July 13, 2017 21:30 | 1d 8h | 9,655 | 34K |
| 7 | Providence County, RI | March 14, 2017 15:30 | March 15, 2017 18:30 | 1d 3h | 8,646 | 13K |
| 8 | Newport County, RI | February 9, 2017 17:15 | February 10, 2017 18:30 | 1d 1h | 7,927 | 14K |
| 9 | Washington County, RI | March 2, 2017 14:00 | March 3, 2017 20:15 | 1d 6h | 6,387 | 15K |
| 10 | Providence County, RI | February 9, 2017 15:45 | February 10, 2017 22:15 | 1d 6h | 6,377 | 25K |
| 11 | Kent County, RI | February 9, 2017 15:15 | February 11, 2017 05:15 | 1d 14h | 5,405 | 27K |
| 12 | Washington County, RI | February 9, 2017 16:30 | February 11, 2017 20:00 | 2d 3h | 5,025 | 36K |
| 13 | Bristol County, RI | September 6, 2017 13:45 | September 6, 2017 19:15 | 5h 30m | 4,778 | 7,274 |
| 14 | Providence County, RI | September 26, 2017 21:45 | September 27, 2017 06:30 | 8h 45m | 4,686 | 5,457 |
| 15 | Providence County, RI | July 15, 2017 15:00 | July 15, 2017 20:00 | 5h | 4,526 | 2,273 |
| 16 | Bristol County, RI | June 19, 2017 23:45 | June 20, 2017 03:45 | 4h | 4,385 | 1,227 |
| 17 | Kent County, RI | March 2, 2017 11:45 | March 3, 2017 22:15 | 1d 10h | 3,978 | 12K |
| 18 | Newport County, RI | October 30, 2017 01:30 | November 4, 2017 01:30 | 5d | 3,869 | 82K |
| 19 | Kent County, RI | September 21, 2017 17:15 | September 22, 2017 01:45 | 8h 30m | 3,784 | 5,653 |
| 20 | Bristol County, RI | November 26, 2017 04:45 | November 26, 2017 12:30 | 7h 45m | 3,667 | 5,143 |
| 21 | Providence County, RI | October 29, 2017 05:15 | October 29, 2017 07:30 | 2h 15m | 3,576 | 5,785 |
| 22 | Providence County, RI | July 8, 2017 11:45 | July 8, 2017 18:30 | 6h 45m | 3,546 | 3,743 |
| 23 | Washington County, RI | September 21, 2017 06:15 | September 22, 2017 01:00 | 18h 45m | 3,347 | 7,089 |
| 24 | Newport County, RI | September 21, 2017 19:00 | September 23, 2017 00:15 | 1d 5h | 3,340 | 6,952 |
| 25 | Providence County, RI | May 8, 2017 02:15 | May 8, 2017 05:15 | 3h | 3,301 | 6,732 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Rhode Island's electricity customers in 2017; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2017 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.