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Rhode Island electricity rates
7 residential tariffs from 3 utilities. Across the 1 filed since 2020 that can be fairly compared, the median costs $0.2540 per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month once fixed charges are included — the cheapest $0.2540, the most expensive $0.2540.
- 1 comparable tariffs: $0.2540 to $0.2540
- Rhode Island median $0.2540
- US median $0.1658
Rate structures in Rhode Island
Lowest effective rates at 1,000 kWh/month
Ranked across tariffs filed since 2020: 4 here, 57% of those on file. Older filings are excluded because they are systematically below what utilities now charge. Of the recent ones, 3 are left out because they price only part of a bill (delivery without the electricity itself, or a single appliance), are open only to some households (such as low-income or electric-vehicle rates), or carry a suspected data error. See methodology. Effective rate includes fixed charges, and availability restrictions may apply.
| Utility | Tariff | Structure | Filed | $/kWh | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Narragansett Electric Co | A-16 (Residential Service) | Flat | 2025 | $0.2540 | $3,047.52 |
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Your utility probably offers more than one rate
At 104 utilities with more than one current residential tariff open to everyone, the cheapest option beat the middle one by a median $71 a year at 1,000 kWh a month — and by more than $250 at 21 of them.
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What utilities charged for electricity in 2025
Across 1,199 utilities, the average residential price rose a median 4.1% from 2024 to 2025. At 137 it rose 10% or more; at 227 it fell.
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Co-op, city utility or investor-owned: who charges more?
In 2025, city utilities charged a median 13¢ per kWh, co-ops 14.3¢ and investor-owned utilities 17¢. Co-ops' fixed charges are more than double.