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Rhode Island electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in Rhode Island paid an average of 31.66¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (31.37¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; Rhode Island was 99% above that. It ranked 2nd highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 303,511 MWh, up 5.4% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $207.60 on 656 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 31.66¢ | 31.37¢ | +0.9% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 24.86¢ | 20.66¢ | +20.3% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 20.37¢ | 19.38¢ | +5.1% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 27.21¢ | 25.29¢ | +7.6% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 303.5 GWh | 287.9 GWh | +5.4% |
| Sales, all sectors | 777.6 GWh | 650.9 GWh | +19.5% |
| Residential customers | 462,882 | 458,338 | +1.0% |
| Average residential bill | $207.60 | $197.09 | +5.3% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 656 | 628 | +4.5% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Rhode Island in January 2025?
31.66¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 24.86¢ for commercial and 20.37¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 31.37¢ in January 2024, a change of +0.9%. Residential sales changed by +5.4% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$207.60, on average use of 656 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Rhode Island page.