2019 Rhode Island Power Outage Report
In 2019, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 4.2 hours, the 20th worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.2
vs prior year
▼ 65%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
2.1M
Peak customers out
41,678
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, 2019
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 | 18.2 | 885K | 48,730 | 28,220 | 607 |
| 2 | Bristol County | 4.6 | 155K | 33,839 | 23,284 | 183 |
| 3 | Providence County | 3.0 | 738K | 242,599 | 22,592 | 952 |
| 4 | Kent County | 2.1 | 253K | 120,795 | 6,045 | 574 |
| 5 | Newport County | 1.4 | 87K | 62,021 | 7,781 | 393 |
Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2019
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County, RI | October 17, 2019 02:45 | October 20, 2019 22:15 | 3d 19h | 28,220 | 598K |
| 2 | Bristol County, RI | April 15, 2019 11:15 | April 15, 2019 22:00 | 10h 45m | 23,284 | 59K |
| 3 | Providence County, RI | October 31, 2019 13:00 | November 3, 2019 23:30 | 3d 10h | 22,592 | 305K |
| 4 | Bristol County, RI | May 1, 2019 17:00 | May 1, 2019 18:30 | 1h 30m | 19,073 | 4,811 |
| 5 | Washington County, RI | November 1, 2019 03:45 | November 3, 2019 16:30 | 2d 12h | 16,162 | 153K |
| 6 | Providence County, RI | October 17, 2019 01:00 | October 20, 2019 05:15 | 3d 4h | 9,176 | 102K |
| 7 | Bristol County, RI | July 15, 2019 11:00 | July 15, 2019 11:15 | 15m | 8,510 | 2,128 |
| 8 | Bristol County, RI | July 14, 2019 22:15 | July 15, 2019 05:00 | 6h 45m | 8,505 | 24K |
| 9 | Providence County, RI | February 25, 2019 11:45 | February 27, 2019 04:15 | 1d 16h | 8,223 | 59K |
| 10 | Newport County, RI | June 11, 2019 03:45 | June 11, 2019 04:30 | 45m | 7,781 | 2,393 |
| 11 | Washington County, RI | February 25, 2019 09:15 | February 27, 2019 05:30 | 1d 20h | 7,669 | 35K |
| 12 | Providence County, RI | December 21, 2019 21:00 | December 22, 2019 04:15 | 7h 15m | 6,789 | 13K |
| 13 | Kent County, RI | October 31, 2019 14:45 | November 3, 2019 16:30 | 3d 1h | 6,045 | 92K |
| 14 | Providence County, RI | March 4, 2019 07:15 | March 5, 2019 01:15 | 18h | 5,798 | 11K |
| 15 | Washington County, RI | January 24, 2019 14:30 | January 25, 2019 17:30 | 1d 3h | 5,773 | 13K |
| 16 | Providence County, RI | January 20, 2019 13:30 | January 22, 2019 02:30 | 1d 13h | 5,545 | 23K |
| 17 | Washington County, RI | October 10, 2019 09:00 | October 10, 2019 23:30 | 14h 30m | 4,916 | 5,942 |
| 18 | Newport County, RI | June 25, 2019 17:00 | June 25, 2019 18:30 | 1h 30m | 4,651 | 2,976 |
| 19 | Bristol County, RI | October 17, 2019 00:30 | October 19, 2019 04:30 | 2d 4h | 4,496 | 46K |
| 20 | Providence County, RI | December 30, 2019 05:45 | December 30, 2019 09:00 | 3h 15m | 4,113 | 3,255 |
| 21 | Providence County, RI | November 9, 2019 12:30 | November 10, 2019 09:00 | 20h 30m | 4,077 | 5,693 |
| 22 | Providence County, RI | December 17, 2019 12:30 | December 19, 2019 06:15 | 1d 17h | 3,897 | 11K |
| 23 | Washington County, RI | December 3, 2019 11:15 | December 3, 2019 14:00 | 2h 45m | 3,737 | 1,147 |
| 24 | Providence County, RI | August 19, 2019 17:00 | August 21, 2019 07:15 | 1d 14h | 3,500 | 7,554 |
| 25 | Bristol County, RI | October 13, 2019 14:30 | October 13, 2019 16:30 | 2h | 3,455 | 4,319 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 99% of Rhode Island's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.