States › Rhode Island › May 2025
Rhode Island electricity prices, May 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In May 2025, residential customers in Rhode Island paid an average of 29.00¢ per kilowatthour, up 2.5% on the same month a year earlier (28.29¢). The US average for the month was 17.37¢; Rhode Island was 67% above that. It ranked 5th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 209,467 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $130.81 on 451 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 | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change | US, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 29.00¢ | 28.29¢ | +2.5% | 17.37¢ |
| Commercial | 23.69¢ | 19.59¢ | +20.9% | 12.93¢ |
| Industrial | 22.27¢ | 19.53¢ | +14.0% | 8.29¢ |
| All sectors | 25.65¢ | 22.77¢ | +12.6% | 13.13¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 209.5 GWh | 207.9 GWh | +0.7% |
| Sales, all sectors | 529.8 GWh | 569.1 GWh | -6.9% |
| Residential customers | 464,346 | 455,270 | +2.0% |
| Average residential bill | $130.81 | $129.22 | +1.2% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 451 | 457 | -1.3% |
| US residential price | 17.37¢ | 16.40¢ | +5.9% |
The two years to May 2025
Rhode Island residentialUS residential
Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Rhode Island in May 2025?
29.00¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 23.69¢ for commercial and 22.27¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 28.29¢ in May 2024, a change of +2.5%. Residential sales changed by +0.7% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$130.81, on average use of 451 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.