Is your Rhode Island electric price too high? Check it against the Last Resort Service price.
See what each company charges today, and any lower price you can lock in.
Prices from EmpowerRI, checked November 12, 2026.
Pick your company
Under each name: what you pay if you never picked another company (the Last Resort Service price on your bill), and in green, what locking a lower price could save a typical home.
Your utility still brings the power to your home and sends the bill. Another company only sets the price.
Rhode Island Last Resort Service by electric company
The standard price is what you pay if you never picked another company. Under it are the cheapest plans that lock a lower price for 6 months or more, for a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month.
Electric bills measure electricity in kWh.
Rhode Island Energy
RI Energy's standard price: 17.03 cents per kWh
October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
Cheapest plans that lock your price today:
Major Energy Electric Services, LLC: 14.63 cents per kWh, locked for 12 months.
About $288 a year less than the standard price. No monthly fee. No fee to cancel. For new customers only.
Archer Energy, LLC: 15.32 cents per kWh, locked for 19 months.
About $205 a year less than the standard price. No monthly fee. $50 fee to cancel.
Direct Energy: 15.49 cents per kWh, locked for 11 months.
About $185 a year less than the standard price. No monthly fee. $50 fee to cancel. For new customers only.
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