The average electric bill in Rhode Island
Rhode Island households paid $165.62 a month for electricity in 2025, at 29.48¢ per kilowatt-hour for 562 kWh a month. That is 13% above the national median, and ranks #9 of 51 states, most expensive first.
- Monthly bill
- $165.62
- US median $147.18
- Price
- 29.48¢
- per kWh · US 15.39¢
- Usage
- 562
- kWh per month
- Households
- 464,880
- residential accounts
What each Rhode Island utility charges, most expensive first
Block Island Utility District charges 38.67¢ per kWh and Clear River Electric and Water District charges 19.06¢ — 2.0× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.
| # | Utility | Price | Typical bill | vs US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block Island Utility DistrictPolitical Subdivision · 1,637 homes | 38.67¢per kWh | $150.89390 kWh/mo | 2.79× dearer |
| 2 | The Narragansett Electric CoInvestor Owned · 338,735 homes | 29.45¢per kWh | $165.83563 kWh/mo | 2.13× dearer |
| 3 | Clear River Electric and Water DistrictMunicipal · 4,388 homes | 19.06¢per kWh | $132.29694 kWh/mo | 1.38× dearer |
Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.
Other states
- Hawaii$207.89
- Connecticut$206.46
- Maryland$184.42
- Alabama$184.31
- Massachusetts$181.08
- Texas$170.95
- Florida$167.86
- Mississippi$166.05
- West Virginia$165.13
- Virginia$163.05
- Pennsylvania$161.90
- South Carolina$161.21
- Georgia$158.70
- Delaware$157.80
- Arizona$157.15
- New Hampshire$156.94
- Tennessee$156.03
- New York$154.75
- California$154.73
- Louisiana$153.32
- New Jersey$150.59
- Indiana$149.72
- Ohio$147.74
- Maine$147.67