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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 any US state that year, 2.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
11.9
Peak customers out
64,587
Rank (worst state)
5th
Counties affected
5

Rhode Island outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Rhode Island counties in 2018

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

1Providence County64,5872Washington County37,3753Kent County31,1494Bristol County15,4005Newport County6,811

Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Providence CountyMarch 2, 201864,587
Washington CountyMarch 2, 201837,375
Kent CountyMarch 2, 201831,149
Providence CountyMarch 6, 201818,952
Washington CountyMarch 13, 201815,666
Bristol CountyMarch 2, 201815,400
Providence CountyOctober 23, 201812,547
Providence CountyAugust 18, 201810,684
Providence CountyMarch 13, 20189,918
Providence CountyApril 16, 20188,454
Rhode Island by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMAVTME

Part of the 2018 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.