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A Rhode Island Energy bill for 1,000 kWh on Schedule A-16 is $348.21 in November 2026 (34.8¢ per kWh, before tax). This calculator uses the Rhode Island Energy Basic Residential Rate tariff (Schedule A-16) and its riders. Type the kWh from your bill. The result shows each charge on a different line.
A Rhode Island Energy bill for 1,000 kWh on Schedule A-16, with all charges, at the rates in effect at our last check on October 16, 2026:
| Billing month | Bill | Average price per kWh |
|---|---|---|
| November | $348.21 | 34.82¢ |
| Charge | Rate |
|---|---|
| Customer charge | $7.47 per month |
| Distribution energy charge | 6.853¢ per kWh |
The average price includes the base rates and the riders. See all rates and riders, the example bills and the sources.
In 2025, the average Rhode Island Energy home that bought its power from Rhode Island Energy used 563 kWh a month and paid $165.83 a month (29.5¢ per kWh). The average for all homes in Rhode Island was $165.62 (562 kWh, 29.5¢ per kWh). These are yearly averages from the EIA-861 data of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, at the rates of 2025. See the average electric bill in Rhode Island and in each state. To turn the watts of an appliance into dollars, use the electricity cost calculator.
For an apartment: with the EIA average kWh of small homes in the Northeast, a 1-bedroom apartment (402 kWh) costs about $147.00 a month on A-16 and a 2-bedroom apartment (578 kWh) about $206.21 (November rates, before taxes). See the apartment electric bill at each utility.
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Charging an electric car for 1,000 miles a month (300 kWh) overnight on weekdays adds this much to a 1,000 kWh November bill:
| Plan | A month | Per 100 miles | Charging period |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-16Basic Residential Rate | $100.96 | $10.10 | All hours |
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Terms on this tariff: Customer charge, Distribution charge, Energy efficiency charge, Renewable energy charge, Transition charge, Transmission charge. See the electric bill glossary.
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Rhode Island Energy last resort service (residential fixed price): 17.029¢ per kWh, since October 1, 2026. See the last resort service (residential fixed price) history since 2022.
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These values come from the official tariff documents of Rhode Island Energy. The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission approves these tariffs.
| Charge | Rate |
|---|---|
| Customer charge | $7.47 per month |
| Distribution energy charge | 6.853¢ per kWh |
| Part | Rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Net metering charge | 1.5940¢ per kWh | April 1, 2026 |
| Long-term contracting for renewable energy charge | 0.3530¢ per kWh | April 1, 2026 |
| Total | 1.9470¢ per kWh |
| Item | Rate | Applies to | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIHEAP enhancement charge A charge on each bill for the state program that helps low-income customers pay energy bills. It is set each year on January 1. |
$0.78 per month | Each account | Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 column F; LIHEAP Enhancement Plan Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2312 |
| RE Growth Program charge Recovers the cost of the Renewable Energy Growth Program. It was $3.38 before October 1, 2026. |
$3.00 per month | Each account | Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 column E (Renewable Energy Growth Program Cost Recovery Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2273) |
| Transmission charge | 5.275¢ per kWh | All kWh | Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 columns G to J (Transmission Cost Adjustment Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2266) |
| Transition charge The base transition charge and the transition adjustment are both 0.000¢ now. The bill still shows the line. |
0¢ per kWh | All kWh | Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 columns K to M (Non-Bypassable Transition Adjustment Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2299) |
| Energy efficiency programs | 1.199¢ per kWh | All kWh | Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 2 columns N to R |
| Renewable energy distribution charge The net metering charge plus the long-term contracting for renewable energy charge. |
1.947¢ per kWh | All kWh | Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 columns B to D |
| Supply services energy charge (Last Resort Service) Residential fixed price for October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027: base charge 14.725¢, Last Resort Service adjustment factor 0.350¢, administrative cost factor 0.350¢ and renewable energy standard charge 1.604¢. The price for April 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026 was 11.092¢. The price for April to September 2027 is not published yet. Default service only. If you buy electricity from a supplier, the calculator uses the supplier price in place of this charge. |
January to March: 17.029¢ per kWh April to September: not published yet October to December: 17.029¢ per kWh |
All kWh | Summary of Rates, Last Resort Service, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2096, Residential Group (A-16, A-60) |
| Gross earnings tax The Rhode Island gross earnings tax is 4% of the gross earnings of the utility. The bill adds it as 4/96 of the charges (4.16667%). The tax applies to the delivery charges and to the Last Resort Service charge. The calculator does not add it to a competitive supplier price. |
4.16667% | All the lines above | Rate A-16, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2313, section 10 (Gross Earnings Tax); R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-13-4(2) (4%); typical bill method in RIPUC Docket No. 26-27-EL, Attachment 3 |
Minimum monthly bill: The customer charge ($7.47), plus the gross earnings tax.
A bill that crosses a season or rate change: We did not find in the documents that we read how the utility bills a period that crosses a rate change. The calculator uses the rates of the billing month (the month of the end date).
These examples use 1,000 kWh. Each column uses the rates of the billing month in its heading. The examples include the Rhode Island gross earnings tax. Sales tax, if any, is not included.
| Line | All year (November) |
|---|---|
| Customer charge | $7.47 |
| LIHEAP enhancement charge | $0.78 |
| RE Growth Program charge | $3.00 |
| Transmission charge | $52.75 |
| Distribution energy charge | $68.53 |
| Transition charge | $0.00 |
| Energy efficiency programs | $11.99 |
| Renewable energy distribution charge | $19.47 |
| Supply services energy charge (Last Resort Service) | $170.29 |
| Gross earnings tax | $13.93 |
| Total before tax | $348.21 |
The calculator rounds each line to the cent. Each percentage uses the rounded lines.
We read each value from the official documents below. The approval column shows the docket, order or advice number that is printed on each sheet. Last check: October 16, 2026.
| Document | Used for | Effective | Approval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 column A (distribution customer charge) | Customer charge | September 1, 2026 | R.I.P.U.C. Docket No. 25-45-GE (printed on R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, sheet 2, column A); R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095 effective 10/1/2026 |
| Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 column F; LIHEAP Enhancement Plan Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2312 | LIHEAP enhancement charge | January 1, 2026 | LIHEAP Enhancement Plan Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2312; R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1-27.12 |
| Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 column E (Renewable Energy Growth Program Cost Recovery Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2273) | RE Growth Program charge | October 1, 2026 | Renewable Energy Growth Program Cost Recovery Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2273 (docket not printed on the sheet) |
| Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 columns G to J (Transmission Cost Adjustment Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2266) | Transmission charge | April 1, 2026 | Transmission Cost Adjustment Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2266 (docket not printed on the sheet) |
| Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 2 columns A to M | Distribution energy charge | October 1, 2026 | R.I.P.U.C. Docket No. 25-45-GE (base distribution charge, printed on sheet 2); factors per R.I.P.U.C. Nos. 2255, 2303, 2302, 2296, 2294, 2295 and 2237 as printed on sheet 2 |
| Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 columns K to M (Non-Bypassable Transition Adjustment Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2299) | Transition charge | April 1, 2026 | Non-Bypassable Transition Adjustment Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2299 (docket not printed on the sheet) |
| Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 2 columns N to R | Energy efficiency programs | April 1, 2026 | Energy Efficiency Program Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2197; R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1-27.7(a)(1) and § 39-2-1.2 (as printed on sheet 2) |
| Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095, A-16, sheet 1 columns B to D | Renewable energy distribution charge | April 1, 2026 | Net Metering Provision, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2279; Long-Term Contracting for Renewable Energy Recovery Provision, R.I.P.U.C. Nos. 2305 and 2306 (as printed on sheet 1) |
| Summary of Rates, Last Resort Service, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2096, Residential Group (A-16, A-60) | Supply services energy charge (Last Resort Service) | October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 | R.I.P.U.C. No. 2096 (effective 10/1/2026, issued 9/29/2026); base charges per the Last Resort Service 2025 Procurement Plan; adjustment factors per R.I.P.U.C. No. 2237; RES charge per R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26-1 (as printed on the sheet) |
| Rate A-16, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2313, section 10 (Gross Earnings Tax); R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-13-4(2) (4%); typical bill method in RIPUC Docket No. 26-27-EL, Attachment 3 | Gross earnings tax | Rate A-16 effective September 1, 2026 | R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-13-4(2); Rate A-16, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2313, section 10.1 |
| Charge | Date | Old value | New value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Resort Service, residential fixed price (supply) The price for April 1 to September 30, 2026 was 11.092¢. The new price is for October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. | Effective October 1, 2026 | 11.092¢ per kWh | 17.029¢ per kWh |
| RE Growth Program charge | Effective October 1, 2026 | $3.38 per month | $3.00 per month |
| Distribution energy charge (ISR reconciliation factors) The O&M reconciliation factor went from 0.004¢ to 0.009¢ and the CapEx reconciliation factor from 0.094¢ to 0.055¢. | Effective October 1, 2026 | 6.887¢ per kWh | 6.853¢ per kWh |
| Customer charge (distribution, rate case) New base distribution rates from RIPUC Docket No. 25-45-GE. The same change moved the CapEx factor into the base distribution charge. | Effective September 1, 2026 | $6.72 per month | $7.47 per month |
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Values read from the text of Rhode Island Energy's Summary of Retail Delivery Rates (R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095) and Summary of Rates for Last Resort Service (R.I.P.U.C. No. 2096), both effective October 1, 2026, as linked from the Rhode Island Energy residential rates page. The factors on sheet 2 add up to the printed distribution charge (6.853¢), and the columns on sheet 1 add up to the printed total delivery rate (15.274¢) and customer charges ($11.25). The Last Resort Service price (17.029¢) agrees with Rhode Island Energy's Last Resort Service rates table. The bill lines and the gross earnings tax method (4/96 of the charges) follow the official typical bill in RIPUC Docket No. 26-27-EL (Attachment 3, A-16). With the July 1, 2026 delivery rates and the 17.029¢ supply price of that filing, our method gives the printed totals for 150, 400, 600, 700, 1,200 and 2,000 kWh to the cent (for example $404.63 at 1,200 kWh). At 300 and 500 kWh our totals are 1 and 2 cents higher, because the filing multiplies the kWh by the total delivery rate and the calculator rounds each bill line. The filing does not include the delivery changes of September 1 and October 1, 2026, so the test bills are hand calculations. RIPUC Docket No. 26-27-EL, typical bill for Rate A-16 (Attachment 3).
In 2025, the average Rhode Island Energy home that bought its power from Rhode Island Energy used 563 kWh a month and paid $165.83 a month, 29.5¢ per kWh (EIA-861 data). That is about the same as the Rhode Island average of $165.62. Your bill depends on your kWh: use the calculator on this page with the kWh from your bill.
Last Resort Service is the electricity supply that Rhode Island Energy buys for customers who do not choose a competitive supplier or a municipal aggregation. The residential price changes on April 1 and October 1.
Rhode Island taxes the gross earnings of electric utilities at 4%. Rhode Island Energy adds this tax to the bill as 4/96 of the charges, so the tax is 4% of the total with the tax.
Yes. Select the supplier option and type the price from your supplier contract. The delivery charges do not change.
The most common reason is more kWh: heating and air conditioning use much electricity. Rate changes: Rhode Island Energy changed its rates 2 times in the last 12 months, most recently on October 1, 2026. More days in the billing period also add kWh and daily charges. To see which reason applies to your bill, use the Why is my bill so high tool on this site: type your bill and an earlier bill, and it shows each reason in dollars.
Your bill can include sales tax, a city fee, a discount, a late fee or a different number of days. Type the number of days from your bill. To add tax, type the tax rate from your bill in the tax field. If your tariff has a discount program, select it in the options.
Your bill shows the kWh for the billing period. Look for the meter reading section or the usage section.
To report a power outage to Rhode Island Energy, call 855-743-1101, or use the outage map on the Rhode Island Energy website. If you see a downed power line, stay away from it and call the utility or 911.
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