How reliable is the power in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island ranks 3rd of 45 states without major events and 5th with them (1st = fewest minutes), 69 below the U.S. 129 and 557 below the U.S. 662. Major events added 43 minutes, 42% of the with-events total. The figure covers 509,231 customers, 96% of the 527,553 EIA lists for Rhode Island.
Rhode Island with and without major events
minutes without power per customer, 2024, Rhode Island and U.S.
- 61Rhode Island, no major events
- 129U.S., no major events
- 104Rhode Island, with major events
- 662U.S., with major events
| Measure | Rhode Island without | Rhode Island with | U.S. without | U.S. with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI, minutes per customer | 61 | 104 | 129 | 662 |
| SAIFI, interruptions per customer | 0.76 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.53 |
| CAIDI, minutes per interruption | 80 | 116 | 122 | 433 |
| Median utility, SAIDI minutes | 61 | 104 | — | — |
Which Rhode Island utilities move the number
The Narragansett Electric Co is the only utility in the Rhode Island figure: 509,231 customers.
All Rhode Island utilities in the 2024 file
9 utilities in the 2024 EIA-861 files for Rhode Island: 1 follows IEEE 1366, 0 use another method, 8 filed no reliability figures. 1 are listed.
| The Narragansett Electric Co | Investor Owned | IEEE 1366 | 509,231 | 61 | 104 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 42 | 1 of 1 | — |
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Rhode Island utilities with no reliability figures
8 in the sales file, no SAIDI or SAIFI row.
| Utility | Type | Customers |
|---|---|---|
| Pascoag Utility District | Municipal | 4,984 |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | 3,252 |
| Block Island Utility District | Political Subdivision | 2,013 |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | 309 |
| Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Behind the Meter | 1 |
| Constellation NewEnergy, Inc | Not stated | — |
| BP Energy Retail LLC | Not stated | — |
| First Point Power, LLC | Not stated | — |
The biggest Rhode Island utilities against the U.S.
- The Narragansett Electric Co (investor owned, 98% of Rhode Island customers in the file): SAIDI without major events 61 min, 69 below the U.S. 129; with major events 104 min against 662.
- Pascoag Utility District (municipal, 1% of Rhode Island customers in the file): no reliability figures filed.
- Sunrun Inc. (behind the meter, 1% of Rhode Island customers in the file): no reliability figures filed.
- Block Island Utility District (political subdivision, 0% of Rhode Island customers in the file): no reliability figures filed.
- Tesla Inc. (behind the meter, 0% of Rhode Island customers in the file): no reliability figures filed.
Next to Rhode Island in the ranking
Rhode Island report card
Smart meters: 0% of residential meters, 1 utility (U.S. 92%). Rhode Island time-based rates: 0 of 1 utility, 0.0% of residential customers enrolled (U.S. 10.6%). Rhode Island efficiency spend: $154.2 per customer (U.S. $124.2). Demand response: 0 W per customer (U.S. 77). Rhode Island net-metered systems: 34.1 per 1,000 customers. Rankings.
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1 Rhode Island filings in EIA-861 2024 (retrieved 2026-10-01), 1 ranked utilities. Method and sources.
Questions
How many minutes without power did the average Rhode Island customer have in 2024?
61 minutes without major events and 104 with them (1 IEEE 1366 utilities, customer-weighted).
Why do the two Rhode Island numbers differ so much?
Major events add 43 of the 104 minutes (42%); The Narragansett Electric Co supplies 100% of the with-events total.
Which Rhode Island utilities use which method?
1 follows IEEE 1366, 0 use another method, 8 filed no reliability figures.