Power Bill Facts

Rhode Island electricity prices, June 2024

The month beside the same month one year before and beside the US.

Month
June 2024, final
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
4th from the highest

The average residential price in Rhode Island was 27.27 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in June 2024. Final

In June 2023, the price was 23.83 cents per kWh. The June 2024 price was 3.44 cents per kWh higher than the June 2023 price.

The US average was 16.38 cents per kWh in June 2024. In June 2024, Rhode Island had the 4th highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $145.69, for 534 kWh. A bill for one month changes with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. EIA adjusted the months of this year to the final Form EIA-861 data.

Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.

The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.

EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.

In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The figures on this page are EIA's own state averages. Monthly data through .

Average price by sector

Cents per kWh

Rhode Island: average price by sector, June 2024
SectorJun 2024 cents per kWhJun 2023 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Jun 2024 cents per kWh
Residential27.2723.83+14.4%16.38
Commercial19.4415.10+28.7%12.89
Industrial18.9917.91+6.0%8.41
All sectors22.3918.62+20.2%13.14

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

Rhode Island: sales, customers and the residential bill, June 2024
FigureJun 2024Jun 2023Change percent
Residential sales241.3 GWh232.1 GWh+4.0%
Sales, all sectors634.3 GWh623.8 GWh+1.7%
Residential customers451,693456,768-1.1%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$145.69$121.05+20.4%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)534508+5.1%
US residential price (cents per kWh)16.3816.09+1.8%

The 25 months to June 2024

Form EIA-861M

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Rhode Island, residentialUS, residential

Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.

Where the figures come from

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month). EIA status of this month: final. The series runs through July 2026. The average price is revenue divided by sales. The average bill is residential revenue divided by residential customers. The annual figures of each utility are on the Rhode Island page.

Questions about June 2024 in Rhode Island

What did businesses pay for electricity in Rhode Island in June 2024?
The average commercial price was 19.44 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 18.99 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 22.39 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in Rhode Island buy in June 2024?
Residential customers bought 241.3 GWh of electricity in June 2024. One GWh is 1,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 4.0% higher than the quantity in June 2023.
How many residential customers did Rhode Island have in June 2024?
Rhode Island had 451,693 residential customers in June 2024. The number was 1.1% lower than the number in June 2023. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.