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Rhode Island: official power outage sources
Rhode Island Energy delivers electricity to most of the state. Clear River Electric and Water District (formerly Pascoag Utility District) serves Pascoag and Harrisville in Burrillville, and Block Island Utility District, known as Block Island Power Company, serves Block Island. The Public Utilities Commission oversees electric utilities.
Outages in Rhode Island right now
Not shown on this site. Power Grid Watch does not have live outage information for Rhode Island. That does not mean there are no outages. Use the official links below to check and to report.
If your power is out
- Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
- Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
- Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.
Utility outage pages
Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.
- Rhode Island Energy Outage page The map's restoration time is for the last customer in a town or area, not a promise for your home. outagemap.rienergy.com
- Clear River Electric and Water District Outage page Report by phone or SmartHub; Facebook is for updates only. crewri.org
- Block Island Power Company Outage page blockislandpowercompany.com
Official state sources
Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.
- Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission: regulated utilities Regulator ripuc.ri.gov
- RIEMA: power outage maps Emergency management Links to all three Rhode Island systems' maps, plus some nearby Massachusetts utilities. riema.ri.gov
- National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov
Good to know in Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Energy's map does not cover Pascoag, Harrisville or Block Island; check Clear River or Block Island Power Company instead.
- Clear River typically posts updates only for larger outages, those affecting more than 100 customers for an hour or longer, so no update does not mean your power is on.
- Burrillville is served by two different companies, so check your bill if you are unsure which one serves you.
- The RIEMA page also links some Massachusetts utilities for convenience; they do not serve Rhode Island homes.
The wider grid
Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of Rhode Island: ISO New England. They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together
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