Average electric bill in Rhode Island

A typical Rhode Island home paid about $165.65 a month for electricity in 2025, $1,987.81 for the year, using 562 kWh a month at 29.48 cents per kWh.

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Typical bill 2025: $165.65 a month$1,987.81 a year, energy only
Rank by bill: 9 of 51+10% on the U.S. typical
Average use: 562 kWh a month48 of 51; -36% on the U.S.
Home price 2025: 29.48 ¢/kWh4 of 51; +71% on the U.S.
Costliest month: Jul $213.37814 kWh at 26.20 ¢
Cheapest month: May $130.91451 kWh at 29.02 ¢
Summer to winter swing: 63%costliest month over cheapest
Typical bill, Jan to Aug 2026: $168.30 a month-2.9% on the same months of 2025
Share of median income: 2.30%22 of 51; median household income $86,372
Typical bill 2023 to 2025: +10.5%$149.90 to $165.65 a month
Typical business bill 2025: $1,102.96 a month23.40 ¢/kWh
Gap to the lowest bill: $70.99 a monthlowest is New Mexico at $94.66

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Typical monthly bill, Rhode Island

$130.91 in May to $213.37 in Jul.

Typical monthly bill, Rhode Island: 12 rows

Month	2025	2026 to Aug
Jan	208	191
Feb	182	171
Mar	169	157
Apr	132	145
May	131	148
Jun	154	142
Jul	213	217
Aug	198	176
Sep	135	No data
Oct	137	No data
Nov	140	No data
Dec	188	No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Rhode Island and the states next to it in rank

$165.65 a month, rank 9 of 51.

dollars a month

Rhode Island166
U.S. average151
Mississippi166
West Virginia165

Rhode Island, Typical monthly bill, Rhode Island against others, 2025: EIA retail sales.

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Bill by use level

Use	Rhode Island a month	Rhode Island a year	U.S. a month	Gap to U.S. in Rhode Island
140 kWh, 0.25x the Rhode Island average	$41.27	$495.26	$24.12	+$17
280 kWh, 0.5x the Rhode Island average	$82.54	$990.53	$48.24	+$34
420 kWh, 0.75x the Rhode Island average	$123.82	$1,485.79	$72.37	+$51
560 kWh, 1x the Rhode Island average	$165.09	$1,981.06	$96.49	+$69
700 kWh, 1.25x the Rhode Island average	$206.36	$2,476.32	$120.61	+$86
840 kWh, 1.5x the Rhode Island average	$247.63	$2,971.58	$144.73	+$103
1,120 kWh, 2x the Rhode Island average	$330.18	$3,962.11	$192.98	+$137
1,690 kWh, 3x the Rhode Island average	$498.21	$5,978.54	$291.19	+$207

Rhode Island month by month in 2025

Month	Rhode Island kWh per account	Rhode Island price ¢/kWh	Rhode Island typical bill
Jan	656	31.68	$207.74
Feb	547	33.31	$182.30
Mar	524	32.32	$169.40
Apr	456	28.91	$131.96
May	451	29.02	$130.91
Jun	572	26.86	$153.58
Jul	814	26.20	$213.37
Aug	746	26.53	$197.96
Sep	478	28.33	$135.49
Oct	438	31.18	$136.70
Nov	455	30.84	$140.29
Dec	603	31.17	$188.10

Rhode Island typical bill over the years

Year	Rhode Island bill a month	Rhode Island a year	Rhode Island kWh per account	Rhode Island price ¢/kWh
2023	$149.90	$1,798.85	555	27.02
2024	$162.42	$1,949.06	566	28.65
2025	$165.65	$1,987.81	562	29.48

Rhode Island in 2026 so far

Month	Rhode Island kWh per account	Rhode Island price ¢/kWh	Rhode Island typical bill
Jan 2026	633	30.14	$190.78
Feb 2026	581	29.45	$171.14
Mar 2026	524	29.91	$156.59
Apr 2026	513	28.30	$145.22
May 2026	503	29.46	$148.19
Jun 2026	485	29.23	$141.63
Jul 2026	766	28.29	$216.83
Aug 2026	625	28.18	$176.06

Business and industry in Rhode Island

Customer type	Rhode Island bill a month, 2025	Rhode Island kWh per account	Rhode Island price ¢/kWh
Business	$1,102.96	4,714	23.40
Industry	$6,532.02	30,486	21.40

Rhode Island bill next to income

Rhode Island: 2.30% of median household income, rank 22; the four states closest to it:

State near Rhode Island	Median income	Bill a year	Share of income, near Rhode Island
Delaware	$82,855	$1,893.72	2.29%
Missouri	$68,920	$1,655.72	2.40%
New York	$84,578	$1,857.06	2.20%
Maryland	$101,652	$2,213.12	2.18%

Weather and the bill

Rhode Island homes used the most power in Jul 2025 (814 kWh per account) and the least in Oct (438 kWh). Degree-days (heating plus cooling) peaked in Jan (1,159). Across the 12 months, use and degree-days have a correlation of 0.05. 2025 had 5,655 heating and 633 cooling degree-days, 2% below and 13% above the 1991 to 2020 normals (5,761 and 562).

Rhode Island degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Rhode Island, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows

Rhode Island year	Heating (HDD)	Cooling (CDD)	Normal HDD	Normal CDD
2015	5880	640	5761	562
2016	5354	721	5761	562
2017	5428	531	5761	562
2018	5639	761	5761	562
2019	5841	624	5761	562
2020	5184	756	5761	562
2021	5220	708	5761	562
2022	5413	731	5761	562
2023	5077	566	5761	562
2024	5246	633	5761	562
2025	5655	633	5761	562

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Rhode Island, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Rhode Island, 2025 by month: 12 rows

Month	kWh per account	Price ¢/kWh	Typical bill	HDD 2025	CDD 2025	HDD normal	CDD normal
Jan	656	31.68	$208	1,159	0	1,113	0
Feb	547	33.31	$182	977	0	958	0
Mar	524	32.32	$169	704	0	848	0
Apr	456	28.91	$132	453	0	520	0
May	451	29.02	$131	192	12	239	8
Jun	572	26.86	$154	10	136	35	80
Jul	814	26.20	$213	0	307	2	231
Aug	746	26.53	$198	20	123	8	196
Sep	478	28.33	$135	61	55	77	46
Oct	438	31.18	$137	329	0	369	1
Nov	455	30.84	$140	687	0	648	0
Dec	603	31.17	$188	1,063	0	944	0

EIA retail sales and NOAA nClimDiv for Rhode Island, 2025 by month.

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Analyst note

A typical Rhode Island home account paid about $165.65 a month for energy in 2025, $1,987.81 over the year, which ranks 9th of 51 states, 10% above the U.S. typical bill. Rhode Island homes used 562 kWh a month (48 of 51, 36% under the U.S.) at 29.48 cents (4 of 51, 71% over), so the bill reflects a high price. The year swings from $130.91 in May to $213.37 in July, a 63% gap, driven by use of 451 against 814 kWh. So far in 2026 the typical bill is $168.30 a month, -2.9% on the same months of 2025. Business accounts paid about $1,102.96 a month at 23.40 cents, 6.7 times a home bill. Over a year that is 2.30% of the $86,372 median household income, 22 of 51 states. The typical bill was $149.90 a month in 2023, $162.42 in 2024 and $165.65 in 2025, +10.5% in two years, with use per account at 555, 566 and 562 kWh.

Rhode Island: states with a similar bill

State	Typical bill, near Rhode Island	kWh a month	Price ¢/kWh
Mississippi	$166.03	1,184	14.03
West Virginia	$165.08	1,073	15.39
Florida	$167.85	1,103	15.21
Virginia	$163.05	1,067	15.28

Questions on the Rhode Island bill

What is the average electric bill in Rhode Island?

Energy only: about $165.65 a month in 2025, or $1,987.81 a year.

How much electricity does a Rhode Island home use?

Rank 48 of 51: 562 kWh a month in 2025, -36% on the U.S.

What month is the electric bill highest in Rhode Island?

July at $213.37; the lowest is May at $130.91.

Is the average electric bill in Rhode Island above the national average?

Above, by $14.98 a month or 10%.

How much does 1,000 kWh cost in Rhode Island?

$294.80 at 29.48 cents per kWh, the 2025 average.

How far is Rhode Island from the state with the lowest bill?

$70.99 a month: the lowest typical bill, $94.66 in New Mexico, against $165.65 here.

What share of income goes to electricity in Rhode Island?

2.30% of the $86,372 median household income, 22 of 51 states.

How much did the typical Rhode Island bill change since 2023?

$149.90 a month in 2023, $165.65 in 2025, +10.5%.

What does a Rhode Island business pay a month for electricity?

$1,102.96 for a typical commercial account, at 23.40 cents per kWh in 2025.

Is the Rhode Island bill rising in 2026?

$168.30 a month so far, -2.9% on the same months of 2025.