2024 Rhode Island Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 1.8 hours, the 47th worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.8
vs prior year
▼ 9%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
907K
Peak customers out
29,934
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of RI customers
Counties reporting
5
Rhode Island year over year
All 5 Rhode Island counties, 2024
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 | 4.2 | 206K | 48,730 | 21,869 | 688 |
| 2 | Providence County | 2.1 | 514K | 242,599 | 23,679 | 875 |
| 3 | Bristol County | 1.3 | 44K | 33,839 | 5,805 | 237 |
| 4 | Kent County | 0.9 | 106K | 120,795 | 7,885 | 632 |
| 5 | Newport County | 0.6 | 37K | 62,021 | 3,050 | 453 |
Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2024
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 | June 27, 2024 03:30 | June 29, 2024 05:15 | 2d 1h | 23,679 | 235K |
| 2 | Washington County, RI | January 13, 2024 10:15 | January 15, 2024 02:00 | 1d 15h | 21,869 | 86K |
| 3 | Providence County, RI | June 7, 2024 14:15 | June 7, 2024 15:45 | 1h 30m | 12,925 | 15K |
| 4 | Providence County, RI | May 17, 2024 14:45 | May 17, 2024 22:30 | 7h 45m | 8,657 | 6,439 |
| 5 | Providence County, RI | June 23, 2024 17:30 | June 24, 2024 21:00 | 1d 3h | 8,627 | 11K |
| 6 | Kent County, RI | October 22, 2024 12:00 | October 22, 2024 12:15 | 15m | 7,885 | 1,971 |
| 7 | Kent County, RI | December 11, 2024 19:45 | December 13, 2024 06:00 | 1d 10h | 7,117 | 13K |
| 8 | Providence County, RI | July 2, 2024 09:30 | July 3, 2024 02:45 | 17h 15m | 6,746 | 14K |
| 9 | Bristol County, RI | September 22, 2024 10:15 | September 22, 2024 16:15 | 6h | 5,805 | 4,836 |
| 10 | Washington County, RI | October 9, 2024 02:45 | October 9, 2024 07:00 | 4h 15m | 4,501 | 5,703 |
| 11 | Kent County, RI | March 15, 2024 03:00 | March 15, 2024 09:00 | 6h | 4,494 | 3,488 |
| 12 | Providence County, RI | September 25, 2024 11:45 | September 25, 2024 17:30 | 5h 45m | 4,474 | 6,775 |
| 13 | Bristol County, RI | June 27, 2024 03:45 | June 28, 2024 13:15 | 1d 9h | 4,267 | 19K |
| 14 | Providence County, RI | July 18, 2024 09:30 | July 19, 2024 04:15 | 18h 45m | 4,226 | 9,746 |
| 15 | Washington County, RI | December 18, 2024 09:30 | December 18, 2024 10:30 | 1h | 4,177 | 4,177 |
| 16 | Providence County, RI | November 8, 2024 11:45 | November 9, 2024 06:15 | 18h 30m | 3,947 | 7,068 |
| 17 | Kent County, RI | September 13, 2024 11:45 | September 13, 2024 20:45 | 9h | 3,821 | 5,742 |
| 18 | Kent County, RI | November 11, 2024 07:00 | November 11, 2024 18:45 | 11h 45m | 3,710 | 5,802 |
| 19 | Kent County, RI | June 21, 2024 19:30 | June 22, 2024 19:30 | 1d | 3,598 | 5,566 |
| 20 | Kent County, RI | May 31, 2024 12:15 | May 31, 2024 23:00 | 10h 45m | 3,511 | 2,374 |
| 21 | Providence County, RI | October 12, 2024 15:15 | October 13, 2024 07:15 | 16h | 3,320 | 3,992 |
| 22 | Providence County, RI | August 30, 2024 07:00 | August 30, 2024 14:00 | 7h | 3,252 | 5,182 |
| 23 | Washington County, RI | December 11, 2024 18:45 | December 13, 2024 05:45 | 1d 11h | 3,244 | 21K |
| 24 | Providence County, RI | December 14, 2024 14:15 | December 28, 2024 01:45 | 13d 11h | 3,243 | 5,480 |
| 25 | Washington County, RI | March 11, 2024 14:45 | March 12, 2024 03:30 | 12h 45m | 3,164 | 5,862 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Rhode Island's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.