The Newport Community Electricity program has announced new summer electricity supply prices that go into effect beginning with the May meter read. The new prices are fixed for six months and will be adjusted to winter rates in November 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? The City announced these rates in March in a press release available here.
Newport 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.
Our Electricity Options
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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Newport Standard (for automatic enrollment) |
Newport Basic |
Newport 50 |
Newport 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 May 2024 meter read dates | October 2023-March 2024 | |||
Summer 2024 Residential Prices
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Newport Standard (for automatic enrollment) |
Newport Basic |
Newport 50 |
Newport 100 |
Rhode Island Energy Last Resort Service Residential |
| 10.291¢/kWh | 10.048 ¢/kWh | 11.116 ¢/kWh | 13.545 ¢/kWh | 10.377 ¢/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 |
| May through Nov. 2024 meter read dates | Apr. 1 through Sept. 30, 2024 | |||
How It Works
Newport Community Electricity is a municipal electricity aggregation, operated by the City of Newport, 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 Newport 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 Newport’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 benefits on the delivery portion of the bill, however budget billing is not yet available on the supply portion of the 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.