Natural Gas Outages in Rhode Island by City
Rhode Island homes paid $21.66 per thousand cubic feet of gas in 2024, one of the highest rates of any state.
Natural gas in Rhode Island
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25040.
- Home heating: 53% of 441,570 occupied homes heat mainly with utility gas (US 46.5%), 18th of 50 states (1 = highest). Electricity heats 13%, propane 5%, fuel oil 26.6%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25040)
- Residential gas customers, 2024: 253,412 (US 73,719,064). Source: EIA, natural gas residential consumers by state
- Residential price, 2024: $21.66 per thousand cubic feet, against $14.50 nationally; 4th most expensive of 50 states. Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
- Cities we track: gas heat is most common in Providence (70.3% of homes) and least common in Warwick (63.9%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25040)
- Winter weather record: 225 NOAA reports of winter storms, ice, heavy snow or extreme cold in Rhode Island from 2015 through 2025, most in 2015 (56); February is the peak month. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- Housing age: half of Rhode Island homes were built before 1962 (US 1980), so many neighborhoods still sit on older cast iron or bare steel gas mains. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25035)
Rhode Island is 2nd most expensive of 3. Source: EIA.
Providence: 70.3%. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25040.
Busiest year: 2015 (56). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Rhode Island, city by city
Listed for Rhode Island: National Grid. Call the one on your bill; our natural gas outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a natural gas outage in Rhode Island right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Rhode Island in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Rhode Island heat with natural gas?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates show 53% of Rhode Island occupied homes heat mainly with utility gas, against 46.5% nationally. EIA counts 253,412 residential gas customers (2024).
How much does natural gas cost in Rhode Island?
The average residential price in 2024 was $21.66 per thousand cubic feet, against $14.50 nationally (EIA).
When are gas outages most likely in Rhode Island?
During cold snaps. NOAA logged 225 winter storm, ice and extreme cold reports in Rhode Island from 2015 through 2025, most of them in February.
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works