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2025 Rhode Island Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average Rhode Island customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 44th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
21,067
Rank (worst state)
44th
Counties affected
5

Rhode Island outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Rhode Island counties in 2025

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

1Providence County21,0672Kent County15,6913Newport County15,3444Bristol County10,6235Washington County3,412

Biggest Rhode Island outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Providence CountyJuly 4, 202521,067
Providence CountyDecember 19, 202516,619
Providence CountyJuly 21, 202516,062
Kent CountyJuly 4, 202515,691
Newport CountyDecember 19, 202515,344
Bristol CountyJuly 4, 202510,623
Kent CountyJuly 9, 20259,173
Providence CountyJuly 5, 20257,313
Providence CountyMarch 6, 20256,325
Providence CountyAugust 26, 20256,319
Rhode Island by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPANCMO

Part of the 2025 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.