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Rhode Island Electricity Prices: 29.46 US cents/kWh Residential, 2025

The average residential price of electricity in Rhode Island was 29.46 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 4th highest residential price of the 51 states and DC. That is over the previous year +2.8%, over five years +33.8%, over ten years +52.7%. Commercial customers paid 23.46 US cents/kWh and industrial customers 21.74 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics; they are not real time and do not include taxes or fees billed separately by some utilities.

Key Facts

  • The average residential price of electricity in Rhode Island was 29.46 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 4th highest residential price of the 51 states and DC.
  • Commercial customers in Rhode Island paid an average of 23.46 US cents/kWh in 2025, and industrial customers 21.74 US cents/kWh.
  • Rhode Island's residential electricity price rose 33.8% over the five years to 2025.
  • Rhode Island's residential electricity price rose 52.7% over the ten years to 2025.
  • The most recent monthly figure for Rhode Island is June 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Residential price29.46 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Commercial price23.46 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Industrial price21.74 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
All sectors25.86 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Residential price rank, highest first4 of 512025 · EIA
Change over 1 year+2.8%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 5 years+33.8%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 10 years+52.7%to 2025 · EIA

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Price History, 2001 to 2025

EIA annual statistics
Rhode Island average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 Rhode Island's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 29.46 US cents/kWh. 0 8 15 23 30 20012006201120162021
Rhode Island's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 29.46 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
Rhode Island average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
200111.45 US cents/kWh12.13 US cents/kWh11.54 US cents/kWh9.36 US cents/kWh
20029.20 US cents/kWh10.20 US cents/kWh8.65 US cents/kWh7.96 US cents/kWh
200310.47 US cents/kWh11.61 US cents/kWh10.09 US cents/kWh8.88 US cents/kWh
200410.96 US cents/kWh12.19 US cents/kWh10.53 US cents/kWh9.37 US cents/kWh
200511.97 US cents/kWh13.04 US cents/kWh11.71 US cents/kWh10.01 US cents/kWh
200613.98 US cents/kWh15.12 US cents/kWh13.51 US cents/kWh12.51 US cents/kWh
200713.12 US cents/kWh14.05 US cents/kWh12.67 US cents/kWh12.04 US cents/kWh
200816.04 US cents/kWh17.45 US cents/kWh15.40 US cents/kWh14.23 US cents/kWh
200914.22 US cents/kWh15.60 US cents/kWh13.66 US cents/kWh12.22 US cents/kWh
201014.07 US cents/kWh15.92 US cents/kWh13.10 US cents/kWh11.83 US cents/kWh
201113.04 US cents/kWh14.33 US cents/kWh12.37 US cents/kWh11.27 US cents/kWh
201212.74 US cents/kWh14.40 US cents/kWh11.87 US cents/kWh10.68 US cents/kWh
201313.72 US cents/kWh15.20 US cents/kWh12.92 US cents/kWh11.82 US cents/kWh
201415.41 US cents/kWh17.17 US cents/kWh14.56 US cents/kWh12.86 US cents/kWh
201517.01 US cents/kWh19.29 US cents/kWh15.78 US cents/kWh13.76 US cents/kWh
201616.28 US cents/kWh18.62 US cents/kWh14.88 US cents/kWh13.48 US cents/kWh
201716.42 US cents/kWh18.32 US cents/kWh15.20 US cents/kWh14.57 US cents/kWh
201818.10 US cents/kWh20.55 US cents/kWh16.58 US cents/kWh15.39 US cents/kWh
201918.49 US cents/kWh21.73 US cents/kWh16.38 US cents/kWh15.59 US cents/kWh
202018.54 US cents/kWh22.01 US cents/kWh15.94 US cents/kWh15.76 US cents/kWh
202118.44 US cents/kWh22.30 US cents/kWh15.51 US cents/kWh16.06 US cents/kWh
202219.30 US cents/kWh23.21 US cents/kWh16.23 US cents/kWh17.96 US cents/kWh
202321.62 US cents/kWh27.02 US cents/kWh17.68 US cents/kWh18.98 US cents/kWh
202424.15 US cents/kWh28.65 US cents/kWh21.09 US cents/kWh19.70 US cents/kWh
202525.86 US cents/kWh29.46 US cents/kWh23.46 US cents/kWh21.74 US cents/kWh

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months, through June 2026
Rhode Island average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month Rhode Island's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026. 0 10 20 30 40 Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026
Rhode Island's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026.
Monthly statistics through June 2026, US cents/kWh
Rhode Island average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month
MonthAll sectorsResidential
2025-0723.84 US cents/kWh26.18 US cents/kWh
2025-0824.01 US cents/kWh26.52 US cents/kWh
2025-0924.51 US cents/kWh28.30 US cents/kWh
2025-1026.20 US cents/kWh31.16 US cents/kWh
2025-1125.70 US cents/kWh30.82 US cents/kWh
2025-1228.01 US cents/kWh31.15 US cents/kWh
2026-0127.23 US cents/kWh30.14 US cents/kWh
2026-0226.23 US cents/kWh29.45 US cents/kWh
2026-0325.67 US cents/kWh29.91 US cents/kWh
2026-0424.61 US cents/kWh28.30 US cents/kWh
2026-0526.71 US cents/kWh29.46 US cents/kWh
2026-0625.30 US cents/kWh29.23 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of June 2026.