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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 any US state that year, 1.7× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
9.9
Peak customers out
84,135
Rank (worst state)
12th
Counties affected
5

Rhode Island outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Rhode Island counties in 2020

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

1Providence County84,1352Washington County23,0703Kent County22,1864Newport County11,0555Bristol County6,989

Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Providence CountyAugust 4, 202084,135
Providence CountyOctober 7, 202033,212
Providence CountyFebruary 7, 202023,929
Washington CountyAugust 4, 202023,070
Kent CountyAugust 4, 202022,186
Providence CountyNovember 30, 202021,386
Providence CountyOctober 12, 202020,219
Washington CountyFebruary 7, 202017,120
Providence CountyApril 13, 202014,856
Newport CountyAugust 4, 202011,055
Rhode Island by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.