2023 Rhode Island Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 2.0 hours, the 48th worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.0
vs prior year
▲ 44%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
993K
Peak customers out
35,797
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of RI customers
Counties reporting
5
Rhode Island year over year
Month by month, 2023
Customer-hours without power across Rhode Island; December was the worst.
All 5 Rhode Island counties, 2023
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 | 3.3 | 159K | 48,730 | 9,008 | 652 |
| 2 | Providence County | 2.5 | 608K | 242,599 | 22,798 | 995 |
| 3 | Bristol County | 1.5 | 51K | 33,839 | 4,795 | 216 |
| 4 | Kent County | 1.2 | 147K | 120,795 | 7,083 | 642 |
| 5 | Newport County | 0.5 | 28K | 62,021 | 3,305 | 413 |
Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2023
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 | December 18, 2023 05:15 | December 22, 2023 00:30 | 3d 19h | 22,798 | 373K |
| 2 | Providence County, RI | October 19, 2023 14:00 | October 20, 2023 02:00 | 12h | 14,620 | 21K |
| 3 | Washington County, RI | June 17, 2023 06:30 | June 17, 2023 07:45 | 1h 15m | 9,008 | 6,726 |
| 4 | Kent County, RI | December 18, 2023 08:15 | December 21, 2023 10:30 | 3d 2h | 7,083 | 72K |
| 5 | Providence County, RI | August 18, 2023 12:45 | August 19, 2023 02:00 | 13h 15m | 7,064 | 14K |
| 6 | Providence County, RI | February 3, 2023 14:30 | February 5, 2023 06:15 | 1d 15h | 5,472 | 41K |
| 7 | Providence County, RI | April 3, 2023 16:45 | April 3, 2023 21:30 | 4h 45m | 5,235 | 1,319 |
| 8 | Washington County, RI | November 22, 2023 10:00 | November 23, 2023 03:15 | 17h 15m | 5,196 | 11K |
| 9 | Bristol County, RI | December 1, 2023 19:15 | December 1, 2023 20:00 | 45m | 4,795 | 2,836 |
| 10 | Providence County, RI | April 14, 2023 14:00 | April 15, 2023 02:45 | 12h 45m | 4,745 | 4,646 |
| 11 | Providence County, RI | August 21, 2023 07:00 | August 21, 2023 07:45 | 45m | 4,731 | 3,016 |
| 12 | Washington County, RI | May 20, 2023 14:15 | May 20, 2023 17:00 | 2h 45m | 4,499 | 2,385 |
| 13 | Kent County, RI | December 11, 2023 04:30 | December 12, 2023 05:15 | 1d | 4,490 | 13K |
| 14 | Washington County, RI | December 18, 2023 09:45 | December 20, 2023 23:15 | 2d 13h | 4,487 | 65K |
| 15 | Bristol County, RI | June 10, 2023 04:15 | June 10, 2023 08:45 | 4h 30m | 4,012 | 15K |
| 16 | Providence County, RI | September 22, 2023 04:30 | September 22, 2023 05:00 | 30m | 3,960 | 1,980 |
| 17 | Providence County, RI | April 11, 2023 11:45 | April 11, 2023 13:30 | 1h 45m | 3,581 | 2,776 |
| 18 | Washington County, RI | February 24, 2023 14:15 | February 25, 2023 02:30 | 12h 15m | 3,464 | 9,807 |
| 19 | Newport County, RI | March 21, 2023 13:45 | March 21, 2023 14:30 | 45m | 3,305 | 1,924 |
| 20 | Providence County, RI | July 4, 2023 14:00 | July 5, 2023 07:30 | 17h 30m | 3,268 | 8,423 |
| 21 | Bristol County, RI | December 18, 2023 10:45 | December 21, 2023 17:45 | 3d 7h | 2,946 | 23K |
| 22 | Washington County, RI | April 25, 2023 07:00 | April 25, 2023 13:00 | 6h | 2,943 | 2,392 |
| 23 | Providence County, RI | June 12, 2023 03:15 | June 12, 2023 10:15 | 7h | 2,932 | 14K |
| 24 | Providence County, RI | June 17, 2023 17:15 | June 18, 2023 06:00 | 12h 45m | 2,870 | 1,334 |
| 25 | Providence County, RI | June 28, 2023 10:30 | June 29, 2023 05:00 | 18h 30m | 2,853 | 889 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Rhode Island's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.