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Average electric bill in Rhode Island

Residential electricity: average bill, monthly use and price per kWh, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Average monthly bill, 2024 $162.40 US: $142.26 officialEIA-861
Average monthly use 567 kWh US: 863 kWh officialEIA, 2024
Price per kWh, July 2026 28.29¢ +8.1% vs a year earlier officialEIA Electric Power Monthly
Same use at the July 2026 rate $160.40 a month estimatedOur calculation

How much is the electric bill in Rhode Island?

  • The average residential electric bill in Rhode Island was $162.40 a month in 2024, for 567 kWh of use (EIA). The US average was $142.26 for 863 kWh.
  • In July 2026, homes in Rhode Island paid 28.29¢ per kWh, 54.5% more than the US average of 18.31¢, and up 8.1% from 26.18¢ a year earlier.
  • Rhode Island has the 7th highest electricity rate and the 7th highest average bill of the 50 states and DC.
  • At the July 2026 rate, the same 567 kWh would cost about $160.40 a month (our estimate; actual use changes with the season).

Averages for all residential customers in the state. Your bill depends on your home, climate, heating and cooling, and your utility's plan. How we calculate.

Electricity rates in Rhode Island and nearby states

Rhode Island pays 28.29¢ per kWh; in the Northeast region, rates run from 21.72¢ to 32.41¢

Residential price per kWh, July 2026. The line is the US average.

Maine
32.4¢
Massachusetts
30.5¢
New York
29.9¢
Rhode Island (this page)
28.3¢
New Hampshire
26.6¢
New Jersey
25.2¢
Connecticut
24.2¢
Vermont
23.8¢
Pennsylvania
21.7¢

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.

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¢ per kWh
Maine32.4¢
Massachusetts30.5¢
New York29.9¢
Rhode Island (this page)28.3¢
New Hampshire26.6¢
New Jersey25.2¢
Connecticut24.2¢
Vermont23.8¢
Pennsylvania21.7¢

How electricity prices have changed

Electricity prices in the Northeast and the US over the last ten years

Average price per kWh in cities, monthly (BLS). State-level monthly history is not published without an EIA API key, so this shows the region.

  • Northeast region
  • US average

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price data, electricity per kWh.

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Northeast regionUS average
Oct 201616.1¢13.4¢
Nov 201616.1¢13.1¢
Dec 201616.7¢13.3¢
Jan 201716.9¢13.4¢
Feb 201717.2¢13.5¢
Mar 201717.0¢13.4¢
Apr 201716.9¢13.5¢
May 201717.3¢13.7¢
Jun 201717.5¢14.2¢
Jul 201717.5¢14.3¢
Aug 201717.3¢14.2¢
Sep 201717.3¢14.2¢
Oct 201716.8¢13.7¢
Nov 201717.2¢13.6¢
Dec 201717.5¢13.6¢
Jan 201816.5¢13.5¢
Feb 201816.5¢13.5¢
Mar 201816.5¢13.5¢
Apr 201816.2¢13.4¢
May 201816.9¢13.6¢
Jun 201816.7¢13.9¢
Jul 201816.7¢13.9¢
Aug 201816.7¢13.9¢
Sep 201816.6¢13.8¢
Oct 201816.5¢13.6¢
Nov 201816.4¢13.4¢
Dec 201816.5¢13.5¢
Jan 201916.4¢13.5¢
Feb 201916.9¢13.6¢
Mar 201916.7¢13.5¢
Apr 201916.7¢13.5¢
May 201916.5¢13.6¢
Jun 201916.7¢13.9¢
Jul 201916.4¢14.0¢
Aug 201916.3¢13.9¢
Sep 201916.2¢13.9¢
Oct 201915.9¢13.6¢
Nov 201916.2¢13.3¢
Dec 201916.3¢13.3¢
Jan 202016.7¢13.4¢
Feb 202016.7¢13.4¢
Mar 202016.5¢13.4¢
Apr 202016.5¢13.3¢
May 202016.6¢13.4¢
Jun 202017.0¢13.7¢
Jul 202016.9¢13.7¢
Aug 202016.5¢13.7¢
Sep 202016.5¢13.7¢
Oct 202016.3¢13.5¢
Nov 202016.4¢13.6¢
Dec 202016.6¢13.6¢
Jan 202116.9¢13.6¢
Feb 202117.0¢13.7¢
Mar 202116.6¢13.8¢
Apr 202116.9¢13.9¢
May 202117.1¢14.0¢
Jun 202117.7¢14.2¢
Jul 202117.4¢14.3¢
Aug 202117.5¢14.4¢
Sep 202117.6¢14.4¢
Oct 202117.9¢14.2¢
Nov 202117.9¢14.2¢
Dec 202118.0¢14.2¢
Jan 202219.4¢14.7¢
Feb 202219.0¢14.8¢
Mar 202219.3¢15.0¢
Apr 202219.6¢15.1¢
May 202219.8¢15.4¢
Jun 202220.7¢16.0¢
Jul 202220.6¢16.4¢
Aug 202221.5¢16.7¢
Sep 202221.5¢16.7¢
Oct 202221.4¢16.6¢
Nov 202221.4¢16.3¢
Dec 202222.1¢16.5¢
Jan 202323.5¢16.8¢
Feb 202323.2¢16.8¢
Mar 202322.8¢16.6¢
Apr 202322.4¢16.5¢
May 202321.6¢16.5¢
Jun 202322.4¢17.0¢
Jul 202321.5¢16.9¢
Aug 202321.5¢17.0¢
Sep 202321.4¢17.1¢
Oct 202321.2¢16.9¢
Nov 202321.7¢16.8¢
Dec 202321.4¢16.9¢
Jan 202422.3¢17.3¢
Feb 202422.3¢17.3¢
Mar 202422.5¢17.4¢
Apr 202422.2¢17.3¢
May 202422.6¢17.5¢
Jun 202422.9¢17.8¢
Jul 202423.4¢17.8¢
Aug 202423.4¢17.7¢
Sep 202423.5¢17.8¢
Oct 202423.4¢17.7¢
Nov 202423.3¢17.6¢
Dec 202423.3¢17.6¢
Jan 202524.3¢17.9¢
Feb 202524.6¢17.9¢
Mar 202524.5¢18.1¢
Apr 202524.4¢18.1¢
May 202524.7¢18.2¢
Jun 202526.1¢19.0¢
Jul 202525.7¢18.9¢
Aug 202525.8¢19.0¢
Sep 202525.4¢18.8¢
Oct 2025––
Nov 202526.0¢18.9¢
Dec 202525.9¢18.9¢
Jan 202626.5¢19.2¢
Feb 202625.3¢18.9¢
Mar 202625.3¢19.0¢
Apr 202627.1¢19.4¢
May 202626.6¢19.6¢
Jun 202626.8¢19.8¢
Jul 202626.2¢19.7¢
Aug 202626.4¢19.6¢
Sep 202626.6¢19.6¢

What it costs to run common appliances in Rhode Island

Typical yearly use of ENERGY STAR certified models (median), at Rhode Island's July 2026 rate of 28.29¢ per kWh. derived

ApplianceTypical usePer monthPer year
Refrigerators (bottom freezer) 556 kWh/yr$13.11$157.29
Freezers (upright freezer) 438 kWh/yr$10.33$123.91
Dishwashers (standard) 240 kWh/yr$5.66$67.90
Clothes washers (front load) 103 kWh/yr$2.43$29.14
Clothes dryers (electric standard vented) 608 kWh/yr$14.33$172.00
Dehumidifiers (portable dehumidifier) 315 kWh/yr$7.43$89.11
Window and room air conditioners (window) 500 kWh/yr$11.79$141.45

More for Rhode Island

Sources and limits

  • Average bill and use: EIA, residential average monthly bill by state (2024, forms EIA-861).
  • Price per kWh: EIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A (July 2026 and a year earlier). Downloaded 2026-10-23.
  • Regional trend: BLS average price of electricity per kWh in cities, by Census region.
  • Bills are averages over a whole year; summer and winter bills can be much higher in states with heavy air conditioning or electric heat.

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