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Energy Data for Rhode Island

Five years of energy prices, fuel mix, and air quality data for Rhode Island. Use these links if you need to save money on energy bills:

Electricity Monthly Price History

 $ per kilowatt-hour Electricity monthly prices past 5 yearsLine chart of monthly average electricity prices for the past 5 years.Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 260.000.050.100.150.200.250.300.350.40Price ($/kWh)

Electricity Annual Price Trend

 $ per kilowatt-hour Annual electricity pricesLine chart of annual average electricity prices.20172018201920202021202220232024202520260.000.050.100.150.200.250.300.35Price ($/kWh)0.180.210.220.220.220.240.270.290.300.30
Electricity Monthly Price History Table  $ per kilowatt-hour
2021-04 2021-05 2021-06 2021-07 2021-08 2021-09 2021-10 2021-11 2021-12 2022-01 2022-02 2022-03 2022-04 2022-05 2022-06 2022-07 2022-08 2022-09 2022-10 2022-11 2022-12 2023-01 2023-02 2023-03 2023-04 2023-05 2023-06 2023-07 2023-08 2023-09 2023-10 2023-11 2023-12 2024-01 2024-02 2024-03 2024-04 2024-05 2024-06 2024-07 2024-08 2024-09 2024-10 2024-11 2024-12 2025-01 2025-02 2025-03 2025-04 2025-05 2025-06 2025-07 2025-08 2025-09 2025-10 2025-11 2025-12 2026-01 2026-02 2026-03
$0.24 $0.21 $0.20 $0.21 $0.20 $0.23 $0.22 $0.23 $0.25 $0.24 $0.26 $0.23 $0.20 $0.20 $0.24 $0.19 $0.21 $0.24 $0.25 $0.29 $0.28 $0.29 $0.29 $0.28 $0.24 $0.27 $0.24 $0.24 $0.26 $0.25 $0.30 $0.30 $0.31 $0.31 $0.31 $0.30 $0.28 $0.28 $0.27 $0.26 $0.27 $0.29 $0.28 $0.36 $0.25 $0.32 $0.33 $0.32 $0.29 $0.29 $0.27 $0.26 $0.27 $0.28 $0.31 $0.31 $0.31 $0.30 no data available no data available

Natural Gas Monthly Price History

  $ per gallon Natural gas monthly prices past 5 yearsLine chart of monthly average natural gas prices for the past 5 years.Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 260.000.501.001.502.002.503.003.50Price ($/therm)

Natural Gas Annual Price Trend

  $ per therm Annual natural gas pricesLine chart of annual average natural gas prices.20172018201920202021202220232024202520260.000.501.001.502.002.50Price ($/therm)1.531.791.661.621.751.942.162.332.201.87
Natural Gas Monthly Price History  $ per therm
2021-04 2021-05 2021-06 2021-07 2021-08 2021-09 2021-10 2021-11 2021-12 2022-01 2022-02 2022-03 2022-04 2022-05 2022-06 2022-07 2022-08 2022-09 2022-10 2022-11 2022-12 2023-01 2023-02 2023-03 2023-04 2023-05 2023-06 2023-07 2023-08 2023-09 2023-10 2023-11 2023-12 2024-01 2024-02 2024-03 2024-04 2024-05 2024-06 2024-07 2024-08 2024-09 2024-10 2024-11 2024-12 2025-01 2025-02 2025-03 2025-04 2025-05 2025-06 2025-07 2025-08 2025-09 2025-10 2025-11 2025-12 2026-01 2026-02 2026-03
$1.51 $1.65 $1.85 $2.07 $2.13 $2.14 $2.05 $1.72 $1.61 $1.59 $1.58 $1.64 $1.69 $1.79 $2.07 $2.25 $2.39 $2.31 $2.06 $1.94 $1.93 $1.88 $1.87 $1.87 $1.94 $2.12 $2.30 $2.50 $2.62 $2.60 $2.37 $2.03 $1.82 $1.83 $1.81 $1.83 $1.95 $2.11 $2.41 $2.69 $2.67 $3.08 $2.46 $2.83 $2.34 $2.15 $1.71 $1.67 $1.38 $1.63 $2.35 $1.96 $2.81 $3.03 no data available $3.18 $2.35 $1.87 no data available no data available

Propane Monthly Price History

 $ per gallon Propane monthly prices past 5 yearsLine chart of monthly average propane prices for the past 5 years.Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 260.001.002.003.004.00Price ($/gal)

Propane Annual Price Trend

 $ per gallon Annual propane pricesLine chart of annual average propane prices.20172018201920202021202220232024202520260.001.002.003.004.00Price ($/gal)3.623.723.282.983.403.873.543.563.683.68
Propane Monthly Price History Table  $ per gallon
2021-04 2021-05 2021-06 2021-07 2021-08 2021-09 2021-10 2021-11 2021-12 2022-01 2022-02 2022-03 2022-04 2022-05 2022-06 2022-07 2022-08 2022-09 2022-10 2022-11 2022-12 2023-01 2023-02 2023-03 2023-04 2023-05 2023-06 2023-07 2023-08 2023-09 2023-10 2023-11 2023-12 2024-01 2024-02 2024-03 2024-04 2024-05 2024-06 2024-07 2024-08 2024-09 2024-10 2024-11 2024-12 2025-01 2025-02 2025-03 2025-04 2025-05 2025-06 2025-07 2025-08 2025-09 2025-10 2025-11 2025-12 2026-01 2026-02 2026-03
no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available $3.58 $3.78 $3.70 $3.77 $3.93 $4.04 no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available $3.84 $3.79 $3.83 $3.77 $3.61 $3.58 no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available $3.41 $3.38 $3.47 $3.59 $3.69 $3.60 $3.64 $3.57 $3.51 $3.44 $3.51 $3.46 $3.54 $3.61 $3.60 $3.77 $3.83 $3.76 $3.67 $3.65 no data available no data available no data available no data available $3.58 $3.56 $3.62 $3.61 $3.67 $3.76

Heating Oil Monthly Price History

  $ per gallon Heating oil monthly prices past 5 yearsLine chart of monthly average heating oil prices for the past 5 years.Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 260.001.002.003.004.005.006.00Price ($/gal)

Heating Oil Annual Price Trend

  $ per gallon Annual heating oil pricesLine chart of annual average heating oil prices.20172018201920202021202220232024202520260.001.002.003.004.005.00Price ($/gal)2.813.323.212.593.074.674.223.753.714.64
Heating Oil Monthly Price History Table  $ per gallon
2021-04 2021-05 2021-06 2021-07 2021-08 2021-09 2021-10 2021-11 2021-12 2022-01 2022-02 2022-03 2022-04 2022-05 2022-06 2022-07 2022-08 2022-09 2022-10 2022-11 2022-12 2023-01 2023-02 2023-03 2023-04 2023-05 2023-06 2023-07 2023-08 2023-09 2023-10 2023-11 2023-12 2024-01 2024-02 2024-03 2024-04 2024-05 2024-06 2024-07 2024-08 2024-09 2024-10 2024-11 2024-12 2025-01 2025-02 2025-03 2025-04 2025-05 2025-06 2025-07 2025-08 2025-09 2025-10 2025-11 2025-12 2026-01 2026-02 2026-03
no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available $3.41 $3.31 $3.35 $3.81 $4.11 $5.01 no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available $5.88 $4.77 $4.46 $4.61 $4.19 $4.02 no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available $4.32 $4.19 $3.97 $4.07 $4.06 $4.00 $4.01 $3.75 $3.67 $3.74 $3.63 $3.48 $3.50 $3.52 $3.62 $3.93 $3.90 $3.67 $3.47 $3.43 no data available no data available no data available no data available $3.75 $3.88 $3.69 $3.93 $4.18 $5.80
Power Grid Fuel Mix & Emissions (eGRID 2023)
Coal % Natural Gas % Nuclear % Hydro % Wind % Solar % Biomass % CO2 (g/kWh)
0.0 91.6 0.0 0.1 1.6 4.1 2.3 839

Electricity generation fuel mix percentages and CO2 emissions rates for Rhode Island from the EPA's eGRID database.

Rhode Island Air Quality Index

Current Air Quality Index (AQI) values for Rhode Island. AQI ranges from 0–500+, with higher values indicating worse air quality.

% Good days 90th percentile AQI Dominant Pollutant % of days unhealthy for sensitive groups Worst county Coverage %
87 51.4 PM2.5 0.3 Washington 60
% Good days
Percentage of monitored days rated “Good” (AQI 0-50).
90th percentile AQI
Weighted average of the air quality index at the 90th-percentile. This tells you what the typical AQI would be at for a bad day in Rhode Island. We use the 90th-percentile to eliminate extreme events, such as forest fires, that are not representative of typical conditions in the state.
Dominant Pollutant
The pollutant driving AQI on most days.
% of days unhealthy for sensitive groups
The percentage % of monitored days rated “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” (USG) or worse (AQI >100).
Worst County
The Rhode Island county with the highest percentage of USG+ days.
Coverage %
Percentage of counties in Rhode Island reporting AQI data.