2022 Rhode Island Power Outage Report
In 2022, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 1.4 hours, the 49th worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.4
vs prior year
▼ 83%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
689K
Peak customers out
11,709
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
99%
of RI customers
Counties reporting
5
Rhode Island year over year
Month by month, 2022
Customer-hours without power across Rhode Island; December was the worst.
All 5 Rhode Island counties, 2022
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 | 3.5 | 172K | 48,730 | 4,874 | 706 |
| 2 | Bristol County | 1.2 | 42K | 33,839 | 4,170 | 217 |
| 3 | Providence County | 1.2 | 291K | 242,599 | 8,770 | 1,105 |
| 4 | Newport County | 1.1 | 66K | 62,021 | 7,860 | 425 |
| 5 | Kent County | 1.0 | 118K | 120,795 | 9,646 | 671 |
Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County, RI | June 18, 2022 23:45 | June 19, 2022 01:30 | 1h 45m | 9,646 | 11K |
| 2 | Providence County, RI | July 28, 2022 08:45 | July 28, 2022 20:00 | 11h 15m | 8,770 | 13K |
| 3 | Providence County, RI | August 17, 2022 10:15 | August 17, 2022 11:00 | 45m | 8,331 | 5,377 |
| 4 | Providence County, RI | October 10, 2022 01:15 | October 10, 2022 02:30 | 1h 15m | 8,128 | 6,237 |
| 5 | Newport County, RI | November 25, 2022 08:30 | November 25, 2022 10:15 | 1h 45m | 7,860 | 8,673 |
| 6 | Newport County, RI | August 10, 2022 13:15 | August 10, 2022 20:30 | 7h 15m | 7,848 | 7,808 |
| 7 | Providence County, RI | June 13, 2022 02:00 | June 14, 2022 05:15 | 1d 3h | 7,567 | 5,777 |
| 8 | Newport County, RI | February 8, 2022 10:45 | February 8, 2022 12:30 | 1h 45m | 7,494 | 4,829 |
| 9 | Providence County, RI | December 23, 2022 08:00 | December 25, 2022 19:15 | 2d 11h | 5,505 | 62K |
| 10 | Providence County, RI | August 23, 2022 16:30 | August 25, 2022 01:45 | 1d 9h | 5,476 | 22K |
| 11 | Providence County, RI | February 18, 2022 07:30 | February 19, 2022 04:45 | 21h 15m | 5,004 | 18K |
| 12 | Washington County, RI | December 23, 2022 03:00 | December 26, 2022 00:45 | 2d 21h | 4,874 | 48K |
| 13 | Washington County, RI | August 7, 2022 18:45 | August 8, 2022 16:45 | 22h | 4,683 | 10K |
| 14 | Providence County, RI | August 12, 2022 11:00 | August 12, 2022 18:00 | 7h | 4,666 | 3,315 |
| 15 | Providence County, RI | April 14, 2022 14:30 | April 14, 2022 16:30 | 2h | 4,648 | 3,612 |
| 16 | Bristol County, RI | January 17, 2022 11:30 | January 17, 2022 17:15 | 5h 45m | 4,170 | 7,709 |
| 17 | Newport County, RI | August 31, 2022 09:30 | August 31, 2022 15:45 | 6h 15m | 4,058 | 5,566 |
| 18 | Providence County, RI | November 15, 2022 18:45 | November 15, 2022 20:00 | 1h 15m | 3,839 | 1,562 |
| 19 | Washington County, RI | February 18, 2022 08:45 | February 19, 2022 09:45 | 1d 1h | 3,685 | 19K |
| 20 | Providence County, RI | January 27, 2022 11:15 | January 27, 2022 14:45 | 3h 30m | 3,676 | 1,717 |
| 21 | Providence County, RI | July 18, 2022 15:15 | July 19, 2022 07:15 | 16h | 3,618 | 2,317 |
| 22 | Washington County, RI | January 17, 2022 08:30 | January 17, 2022 21:45 | 13h 15m | 3,617 | 7,104 |
| 23 | Newport County, RI | December 23, 2022 08:45 | December 24, 2022 22:45 | 1d 14h | 3,571 | 8,484 |
| 24 | Washington County, RI | March 25, 2022 01:00 | March 25, 2022 04:45 | 3h 45m | 3,506 | 2,751 |
| 25 | Kent County, RI | July 19, 2022 20:15 | July 20, 2022 02:45 | 6h 30m | 3,486 | 2,403 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 99% of Rhode Island's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.