Power Outages in Bristol County, RI
Is there a power outage in Bristol County, RI right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 22:45 UTC, no outages are reported by The Narragansett Electric Co in Bristol County, RI.
Bristol County, RI is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/rhode-island/bristol-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bristol County, RI", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/rhode-island/bristol-county
No active outages are reported by The Narragansett Electric Co in Bristol County.
Report an outage in Bristol County, RI
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for The Narragansett Electric Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~23,658 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Narragansett Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 31,139 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
The Narragansett Electric Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Bristol County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Rhode Island Energy, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by Rhode Island Energy. | ||||||
Show 3 towns with no outages
| Barrington | Rhode Island Energy | 0 | 6,887 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Bristol | Rhode Island Energy | 0 | 10,449 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Warren | Rhode Island Energy | 0 | 13,803 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Bristol County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bristol Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02809 | 123 | 0 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 02885 | 80 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 02806 | 54 | 0 | 30 | ≤11 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Bristol County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bristol County right now.
Bristol County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Statement on September 28, 2026.
- High Wind Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
- Coastal Flood Statement ×3
- Rip Current Statement ×2
- High Wind Watch ×1
Latest Bristol County, RI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 29m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 574 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,424 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 5,594 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 13,804 customers out (41% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bristol County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,284 customers.
The US EIA reports Rhode Island utilities averaged 3.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 15,400 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 210 | 5,989 | 4.0 |
| 2016 | 211 | 2,232 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 225 | 17,119 | 15.5 |
| 2018 | 211 | 15,400 | 18.1 |
| 2019 | 183 | 23,284 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 217 | 6,989 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 222 | 19,130 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 217 | 4,170 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 216 | 4,795 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 237 | 5,805 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 309 | 10,623 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Bristol County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bristol County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- The Narragansett Electric Co29.5¢338,735 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bristol County: FAQ
- How often does Bristol County, RI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bristol County, RI logged 309 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bristol County, RI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,284 customers without power, beginning April 15, 2019 and lasting about 10h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Bristol County, RI right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 22:45 UTC, no outages are reported by The Narragansett Electric Co in Bristol County, RI.
- Which utilities serve Bristol County, RI?
- Tracked electric providers include The Narragansett Electric Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bristol County.
02806, 02809, 02885
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Bristol County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Rhode Island →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Narragansett Electric Co | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Rhode Island customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/44001 and /api/v1/counties/44001/history.