Power Outages in Providence County, RI
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Providence County, RI across 1 reported incident. Clear River Electric and Water District and The Narragansett Electric Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Providence County, RI is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/rhode-island/providence-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Providence County, RI", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/rhode-island/providence-county
0.0%of this county's ~290,216 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Clear River Electric and Water District, The Narragansett Electric Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear River Electric and Water District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Narragansett Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Providence 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 (35)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02895 | 344 | ≤11 | 244 | ≤11 |
| 02860 | 260 | ≤11 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 02920 | 215 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 02904 | 201 | ≤11 | 128 | ≤11 |
| 02864 | 198 | ≤11 | 137 | ≤11 |
| 02919 | 197 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 02915 | 148 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 02909 | 135 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 02861 | 131 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 02914 | 125 | ≤11 | 88 | ≤11 |
| 02907 | 111 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 02908 | 110 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 02910 | 92 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 02911 | 90 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 02905 | 90 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 02865 | 90 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 02863 | 73 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 02896 | 68 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 02921 | 63 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 02906 | 63 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 02903 | 61 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 02917 | 59 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 02830 | 54 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 02828 | 47 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 02916 | 46 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 02814 | 46 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 02857 | 44 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 02859 | 43 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 02825 | 33 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 02831 | 20 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 02838 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 02876 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 02858 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 02839 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 02815 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
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 Providence County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Providence County right now.
Providence County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 7, 2026.
- High Wind Warning ×5
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
- Coastal Flood Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Providence County, RI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,032 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,784 customers out (0.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Providence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Providence Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Providence County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 84,135 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 84,135 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 972 | 49,763 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 982 | 16,406 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 1,035 | 67,995 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | 1,007 | 64,587 | 10.5 |
| 2019 | 952 | 22,592 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 995 | 84,135 | 12.0 |
| 2021 | 1,061 | 29,389 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 1,105 | 8,770 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 995 | 22,798 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 875 | 23,679 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 878 | 21,067 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Providence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Providence 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
- Clear River Electric and Water District19.1¢4,388 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.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 5.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Providence County: FAQ
- How often does Providence County, RI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Providence County, RI logged 878 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Providence County, RI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 84,135 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 4d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Providence County, RI right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Providence County, RI?
- Tracked electric providers include Clear River Electric and Water District, The Narragansett Electric Co.
Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence, Woonsocket. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Providence County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Providence County (showing 40 of 42).
02802, 02814, 02815, 02823, 02824, 02825, 02826, 02828, 02829, 02830, 02831, 02838, 02839, 02857, 02858, 02859, 02860, 02861, 02863, 02864, 02865, 02876, 02895, 02896, 02903, 02904, 02905, 02906, 02907, 02908, 02909, 02910, 02911, 02912, 02914, 02915, 02916, 02917, 02918, 02919
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Narragansett Electric Co | 3.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Clear River Electric and Water District | - | Live · total only | - |
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/44007 and /api/v1/counties/44007/history. Live data as of .