Rhode Island electric prices
Checked on Nov 12 from ri.gov.Judy takes no money from energy companies. How we check
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No. Changing your price never turns off your power. RI Energy still brings it to your home and fixes outages.
For a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month. Fees included. Cheapest first, one plan per company.
Save about $288 a year
Major Energy Electric Services, LLC
14.63 cents per kWh, locked for 12 months
Save about $205 a year
Archer Energy, LLC
15.32 cents per kWh, locked for 19 months
Save about $185 a year
Direct Energy
15.49 cents per kWh, locked for 11 months
Save about $7 a year
Town Square Energy
16.97 cents per kWh, locked for 24 months
Plans that lock your price for 6 months or more, for a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month. Fees are included. Cheapest first, one plan per company. Only plans that cost less than the standard price are shown.
Prices come from EmpowerRI (ri.gov). We check it every 2 hours. Judy looks at more than price: she checks your own bill, fees and where prices are going.
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Judy compared 8 offers for RI Energy homes on Nov 12 at 8:27 PM.
A year ago, on November 12, 2025, RI Energy's standard price was 14.77 cents per kWh. Today it is 17.03 cents, 15% higher.
For a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month, that is about $22.59 more a month.
RI Energy's standard price: 17.03 cents per kWh
October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
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Updated November 12, 2026
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| Dates | Standard price | Change from the period before |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 | 17.03 cents per kWh | Up 53.5% |
| April 1 to September 30, 2026 | 11.09 cents per kWh | Down 24.9% |
| October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 | 14.77 cents per kWh | Up 46.7% |
| April 1 to September 30, 2025 | 10.07 cents per kWh | Down 38.6% |
| October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 | 16.39 cents per kWh | Up 57.9% |
| April 1 to September 30, 2024 | 10.38 cents per kWh | Down 41.5% |
| October 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 | 17.74 cents per kWh | Up 71.6% |
| April 1 to September 30, 2023 | 10.34 cents per kWh | Down 41.9% |
| October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 | 17.79 cents per kWh | Up 127.7% |
| April 1 to September 30, 2022 | 7.81 cents per kWh | Down 28.2% |
| October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 | 10.88 cents per kWh | Oldest price we have |
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Serves homes and businesses across Rhode Island.
A kWh is one unit of electricity (kWh on your bill). Your bill may call this price the Last Resort Service.
It is the price you pay if you never picked another company.
Today it is 17.03 cents per kWh. A kWh is one unit of electricity (kWh on your bill).
Your bill may call it the Last Resort Service.
It changes on April 1 and October 1.
Yes. Your power stays on. RI Energy still delivers your electricity and sends your bill.
Only the price part of your bill changes.
You can go back to RI Energy's standard price later. In Rhode Island, a fee to leave a home plan early can't be more than $50, or twice an average month's bill if that is less.
Every plan on the state's price list has a fixed price.
Call the company you pick, or sign up on its website. You don't call your utility.
Have your RI Energy bill ready. The company will ask for a number from it.
Look for your account number near the top of your bill. Ask the company which number it needs.
The new company tells RI Energy for you.
You have 3 business days from the day you sign up to cancel for free.
Weekends and holidays don't count.
To cancel, call the new company, write to them or cancel online.
The company must send you a letter 30 to 60 days before your fixed price ends if the price will change.
If a plan from the state's price list starts again on its own, the notice must say how the new price works and how long it lasts.
Come back to Judy Saves when the notice comes. We will check your choices again.
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False. For homes, the fee is $50 at most, sometimes less.
Checked Oct 10, 2026RI Division of Public Utilities
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