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

Avg hrs / customer
1.4
Peak customers out
9,646
Rank (worst state)
49th
Counties affected
5

Rhode Island outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Rhode Island counties in 2022

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

1Kent County9,6462Providence County8,7703Newport County7,8604Washington County4,8745Bristol County4,170

Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kent CountyJune 18, 20229,646
Providence CountyJuly 28, 20228,770
Providence CountyAugust 17, 20228,331
Providence CountyOctober 10, 20228,128
Newport CountyNovember 25, 20227,860
Newport CountyAugust 10, 20227,848
Providence CountyJune 13, 20227,567
Newport CountyFebruary 8, 20227,494
Providence CountyDecember 23, 20225,505
Providence CountyAugust 23, 20225,476
Rhode Island by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.