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2021 Rhode Island Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 8.1 hours — the 12th worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.1
Peak customers out
52,955
Rank (worst state)
12th
Counties affected
5

Rhode Island outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Rhode Island counties in 2021

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

1Washington County52,9552Kent County33,3863Providence County29,3894Bristol County19,1305Newport County11,905

Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Washington CountyAugust 22, 202152,955
Washington CountyOctober 26, 202142,616
Kent CountyOctober 27, 202133,386
Providence CountyOctober 26, 202129,389
Bristol CountyOctober 27, 202119,130
Kent CountyAugust 22, 202113,682
Newport CountyAugust 22, 202111,905
Washington CountyNovember 13, 20219,868
Providence CountyMarch 1, 20218,969
Newport CountyOctober 27, 20218,644
Rhode Island by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.