Providence Community Electricity is our city’s electricity supply program launched in May 2023. The Program aims to help our community members manage electricity costs, increase renewable energy use, and reduce carbon pollution.
If you receive a letter from the Program, you are likely a newly eligible customer. The City is excited for you to join! Please contact us if you have any questions.
Watch all four overview videos in English or Español.
Our Electricity Options
The Providence Community Electricity program has announced new winter electricity supply prices to go into effect beginning with the November meter read. The new prices are fixed for six months and will be adjusted to summer rates in May 2024. Current participants do not need to take any action to remain in the program and receive the new pricing for the product in which they are currently enrolled.
Questions about the changes? Join a Zoom info session on Oct 4, 2023 7pm – 9pm or Oct 16, 2023 5:30pm – 7:30pm.
The tables below summarize the program’s residential options. For additional details, or for commercial and industrial pricing, see Electricity Options page here.
Winter 2023-2024 Residential Prices
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| Providence Standard | Providence Basic | Providence 50 | Providence 100 | Rhode Island Energy Last Resort Service Residential |
| 17.641 ¢/kWh Residential | 17.430 ¢/kWh Residential | 18.462 ¢/kWh Residential | 20.666 ¢/kWh Residential | 17.741 ¢/kWh |
| Adds 5% voluntary renewable energy(RI New RECs) | No additional renewable energy | Adds voluntary renewable energy(RI New RECs) to total 50% | Adds voluntary renewable energy(RI New RECs) to total 100% | No additional renewable energy |
| November 2023 through April 2024 | October 2023 through March 2024 | |||
Summer 2023 Residential Prices
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Providence Standard (for automatic enrollment) |
Providence Basic |
Providence 50 |
Providence 100 |
Rhode Island Energy Last Resort Service Residential |
| 9.361 ¢/kWh Residential | 9.151 ¢/kWh Residential | 10.222 ¢/kWh Residential | 12.321 ¢/kWh Residential | 10.341 ¢/kWh |
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Adds 5% voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) |
No additional renewable energy |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) to total 50% |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) to total 100% |
No additional renewable energy |
| May 2023 through October 2023 | April 2023 through September 2023 | |||
How It Works
Providence Community Electricity is a municipal electricity aggregation operated by the City of Providence, and authorized by R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-3-1.2.
There are two parts to your Rhode Island Energy electricity bill, (1) Supply Services, and (2) Delivery Services.
If you participate in Providence Community Electricity:
- The utility, Rhode Island Energy, will continue to provide all Delivery Services, which includes responding to power outages. You will continue to receive your electricity bill from Rhode Island Energy.
- The Supply Services portion of the Rhode Island Energy bill will change to reflect your participation in Providence’s program.
- Customers in the Low-Income Rate Class (A60) will continue to receive their current percentage discount on the entire electricity bill.
- Budget billing customers will continue to receive budget billing for their entire bill.
- Customers that receive solar electricity benefits from net metering credits and/or Renewable Energy Growth Program payments will continue to receive those benefits.
- You may leave the Program, or switch to a different program option at any time, without penalty.
Public Meetings
See list of past meetings at the Sustainability Commission’s webpage here.
- Download a copy of the slides used at the public meetings here.