Data · April 2026 · 304-month history

Rhode Island Electricity Prices

Homes in Rhode Island paid an average of 28.30¢ per kilowatt-hour for electricity in April 2026. Rates there are 46.5% higher than the 19.32¢ U.S. average. That is 2.0% lower year over year. A typical 10,500-kWh household would pay around $2,972 a year at this rate, and that spend is the starting point for any solar-payback estimate.

What we measure: Average residential retail price of electricity published by the EIA for the state, in cents per kilowatt-hour — a statewide monthly average, not a personalized utility tariff or the rate any single household pays. EIA publishes state retail-price data on a lag of roughly two to three months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.

Key facts — April 2026

Avg residential rate
28.30¢
Change (year over year)
-2.0%
vs national average
+46.5%
Est. annual bill
$2,972
National average
19.32¢
Months tracked
304

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Rhode Island trend, last 36 months

Average residential price per kWh each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.

MonthAvg rate (¢/kWh)
May 202326.84
June 202323.83
July 202324.31
August 202325.54
September 202325.27
October 202330.08
November 202329.78
December 202330.86
January 202431.37
February 202431.17
March 202430.47
April 202428.15
May 202428.29
June 202427.27
July 202425.76
August 202426.83
September 202428.71
October 202427.76
November 202435.61
December 202425.40
January 202531.66
February 202533.29
March 202532.30
April 202528.89
May 202529.00
June 202526.84
July 202526.18
August 202526.52
September 202528.30
October 202531.16
November 202530.82
December 202531.15
January 202630.14
February 202629.45
March 202629.91
April 202628.30

Use this data

Download Rhode Island CSV — free to reuse with attribution. Read the full methodology for the metric definition, refresh cadence, and limitations. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Electricity retail sales — average price by state.

Suggested citation

"Rhode Island Electricity Prices." Geostellar Residential Electricity Price Index, April 2026, based on U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) electricity retail-sales data. https://geostellar.com/energy/electricity-rates/rhode-island

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