2018 Rhode Island Power Outage Report
In 2018, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 11.9 hours, the 5th worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
11.9
vs prior year
▼ 12%
vs 2017
Customer-hours out
6.0M
Peak customers out
149,203
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
99%
of RI customers
Counties reporting
5
Rhode Island year over year
All 5 Rhode Island counties, 2018
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 | 30.5 | 1.5M | 48,730 | 37,375 | 645 |
| 2 | Bristol County | 18.1 | 612K | 33,839 | 15,400 | 211 |
| 3 | Providence County | 10.5 | 2.5M | 242,599 | 64,587 | 1,007 |
| 4 | Kent County | 9.5 | 1.2M | 120,795 | 31,149 | 631 |
| 5 | Newport County | 3.9 | 240K | 62,021 | 6,811 | 430 |
Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2018
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 | March 2, 2018 08:00 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 17h | 64,587 | 1.8M |
| 2 | Washington County, RI | March 2, 2018 10:00 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 15h | 37,375 | 1.2M |
| 3 | Kent County, RI | March 2, 2018 11:00 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 14h | 31,149 | 926K |
| 4 | Providence County, RI | March 6, 2018 03:15 | March 11, 2018 08:00 | 5d 4h | 18,952 | 302K |
| 5 | Washington County, RI | March 13, 2018 09:30 | March 15, 2018 09:00 | 1d 23h | 15,666 | 154K |
| 6 | Bristol County, RI | March 2, 2018 17:00 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 8h | 15,400 | 568K |
| 7 | Providence County, RI | October 23, 2018 15:00 | October 24, 2018 04:00 | 13h | 12,547 | 7,454 |
| 8 | Providence County, RI | August 18, 2018 19:45 | August 19, 2018 06:15 | 10h 30m | 10,684 | 21K |
| 9 | Providence County, RI | March 13, 2018 06:30 | March 15, 2018 05:30 | 1d 23h | 9,918 | 70K |
| 10 | Providence County, RI | April 16, 2018 17:45 | April 17, 2018 05:00 | 11h 15m | 8,454 | 5,554 |
| 11 | Newport County, RI | March 2, 2018 17:15 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 7h | 6,811 | 164K |
| 12 | Kent County, RI | March 13, 2018 10:15 | March 15, 2018 16:15 | 2d 6h | 6,367 | 85K |
| 13 | Kent County, RI | December 21, 2018 09:15 | December 22, 2018 08:30 | 23h 15m | 5,711 | 10K |
| 14 | Washington County, RI | May 30, 2018 17:15 | May 30, 2018 20:00 | 2h 45m | 5,546 | 1,404 |
| 15 | Providence County, RI | February 20, 2018 04:30 | February 20, 2018 14:00 | 9h 30m | 5,176 | 9,646 |
| 16 | Washington County, RI | August 18, 2018 20:30 | August 19, 2018 09:30 | 13h | 5,115 | 9,667 |
| 17 | Bristol County, RI | August 18, 2018 20:15 | August 19, 2018 07:45 | 11h 30m | 5,037 | 12K |
| 18 | Bristol County, RI | April 16, 2018 18:00 | April 17, 2018 02:15 | 8h 15m | 4,870 | 6,730 |
| 19 | Newport County, RI | March 13, 2018 10:15 | March 15, 2018 20:00 | 2d 9h | 4,541 | 33K |
| 20 | Providence County, RI | August 5, 2018 16:15 | August 5, 2018 18:30 | 2h 15m | 4,209 | 4,097 |
| 21 | Providence County, RI | December 21, 2018 12:00 | December 22, 2018 06:00 | 18h | 4,187 | 11K |
| 22 | Providence County, RI | October 27, 2018 12:00 | October 28, 2018 02:15 | 14h 15m | 4,170 | 4,697 |
| 23 | Providence County, RI | June 22, 2018 23:45 | June 23, 2018 01:30 | 1h 45m | 4,025 | 1,012 |
| 24 | Providence County, RI | December 15, 2018 13:15 | December 15, 2018 20:45 | 7h 30m | 3,802 | 2,550 |
| 25 | Kent County, RI | September 16, 2018 13:30 | September 16, 2018 18:15 | 4h 45m | 3,706 | 4,820 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 99% of Rhode Island's electricity customers in 2018; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.