2020 Rhode Island Power Outage Report
In 2020, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 9.9 hours, the 12th worst of 51 states (US average 8.0 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
9.9
vs prior year
▲ 137%
vs 2019
Customer-hours out
5.0M
Peak customers out
143,761
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, 2020
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 | 18.6 | 908K | 48,730 | 23,070 | 641 |
| 2 | Providence County | 12.0 | 2.9M | 242,599 | 84,135 | 995 |
| 3 | Bristol County | 7.3 | 247K | 33,839 | 6,989 | 217 |
| 4 | Kent County | 6.3 | 760K | 120,795 | 22,186 | 639 |
| 5 | Newport County | 3.1 | 193K | 62,021 | 11,055 | 405 |
Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2020
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 | August 4, 2020 12:45 | August 8, 2020 19:45 | 4d 7h | 84,135 | 1.8M |
| 2 | Providence County, RI | October 7, 2020 16:30 | October 10, 2020 04:45 | 2d 12h | 33,212 | 278K |
| 3 | Providence County, RI | February 7, 2020 18:30 | February 10, 2020 03:30 | 2d 9h | 23,929 | 157K |
| 4 | Washington County, RI | August 4, 2020 17:00 | August 8, 2020 09:30 | 3d 16h | 23,070 | 418K |
| 5 | Kent County, RI | August 4, 2020 16:15 | August 8, 2020 18:45 | 4d 2h | 22,186 | 534K |
| 6 | Providence County, RI | November 30, 2020 11:30 | December 2, 2020 06:00 | 1d 18h | 21,386 | 149K |
| 7 | Providence County, RI | October 12, 2020 11:30 | October 13, 2020 01:15 | 13h 45m | 20,219 | 12K |
| 8 | Washington County, RI | February 7, 2020 16:00 | February 10, 2020 11:00 | 2d 19h | 17,120 | 270K |
| 9 | Providence County, RI | April 13, 2020 17:15 | April 15, 2020 22:15 | 2d 5h | 14,856 | 138K |
| 10 | Newport County, RI | August 4, 2020 19:15 | August 7, 2020 15:15 | 2d 20h | 11,055 | 39K |
| 11 | Washington County, RI | April 13, 2020 17:15 | April 15, 2020 16:30 | 1d 23h | 9,816 | 59K |
| 12 | Providence County, RI | September 30, 2020 07:15 | October 2, 2020 01:15 | 1d 18h | 9,426 | 75K |
| 13 | Kent County, RI | September 30, 2020 08:45 | October 1, 2020 23:15 | 1d 14h | 8,983 | 49K |
| 14 | Providence County, RI | December 5, 2020 19:30 | December 7, 2020 02:45 | 1d 7h | 8,337 | 15K |
| 15 | Washington County, RI | November 2, 2020 12:30 | November 3, 2020 10:15 | 21h 45m | 7,043 | 17K |
| 16 | Bristol County, RI | November 30, 2020 19:15 | December 2, 2020 01:30 | 1d 6h | 6,989 | 69K |
| 17 | Washington County, RI | October 22, 2020 18:00 | October 22, 2020 22:15 | 4h 15m | 6,689 | 4,489 |
| 18 | Providence County, RI | March 14, 2020 07:30 | March 14, 2020 22:45 | 15h 15m | 6,524 | 23K |
| 19 | Newport County, RI | February 7, 2020 16:45 | February 10, 2020 01:00 | 2d 8h | 6,156 | 57K |
| 20 | Bristol County, RI | April 18, 2020 07:15 | April 18, 2020 10:15 | 3h | 6,057 | 11K |
| 21 | Washington County, RI | November 30, 2020 18:15 | December 2, 2020 05:30 | 1d 11h | 5,938 | 37K |
| 22 | Providence County, RI | March 14, 2020 02:00 | March 14, 2020 03:00 | 1h | 5,400 | 2,481 |
| 23 | Bristol County, RI | August 4, 2020 19:30 | August 8, 2020 02:45 | 3d 7h | 5,381 | 94K |
| 24 | Newport County, RI | November 30, 2020 17:45 | December 1, 2020 20:00 | 1d 2h | 5,241 | 25K |
| 25 | Kent County, RI | November 30, 2020 19:15 | December 2, 2020 05:30 | 1d 10h | 5,120 | 34K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 99% of Rhode Island's electricity customers in 2020; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2020 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.