Full service
29.45¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$165.83 / month at 563 kWh
Price +4.2% from 2024
Investor Owned · 458,174 residential customers · Rhode Island
Why is my Narragansett Electric electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: The Narragansett Electric Co. Reviewed October 14, 2026. Also searched as National Grid.
Narragansett Electric did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 338,735 full service customers averaged 29.45¢ per kWh and $165.83 a month; 119,439 delivery only customers averaged 16.29¢ per kWh and $84.61 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is The Narragansett Electric Co.
Rhode Island's 2025 statewide residential average was 29.48¢. July 2026 was 28.29¢, versus 26.18¢ in July 2025 (+8.1%). Compare each Narragansett Electric service type with those figures on its own.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +2.2%. Average use changed −1.9% and average price changed +4.2%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for −$3.14 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $6.70.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Delivery only
16.29¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$84.61 / month at 519 kWh
Price +7.2% from 2024
The rate on the record
Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service | 338,735 | 29.45¢ | 563 kWh | $165.83 | +4.2% |
| Delivery only | 119,439 | 16.29¢ | 519 kWh | $84.61 | +7.2% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
By state
| State | Service | Customers | Price | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Full service | 338,735 | 29.45¢ | $165.83 |
| RI | Delivery only | 119,439 | 16.29¢ | $84.61 |
Audit the full service average
Revenue 674,079.5 thousand dollars. Sales 2,288,894 MWh. Customers 338,735. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Audit the delivery only average
Revenue 121,264.7 thousand dollars. Sales 744,430 MWh. Customers 119,439. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Narragansett Electric bill moved
Usage and price pulled in opposite directions
Hold a Narragansett Electric household to the filing average and the monthly full service bill changed +2.2% between those two EIA years. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of −1.9% is worth −$3.14 a month. The price change of +4.2%, from 28.26¢ to 29.45¢, is worth $6.70 on 2025 usage.
Near the Rhode Island average
29.45¢ per kWh is about even with Rhode Island's 2025 residential average of 29.48¢. July 2026 in the state was 28.29¢, versus 26.18¢ a year earlier (+8.1%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 563 kWh will not land on $165.83.
Two residential prices, on purpose
Narragansett Electric reported more than one residential service with a real customer count: 338,735 full service customers at 29.45¢; 119,439 delivery only customers at 16.29¢. Bundled customers buy supply and delivery together. Delivery customers buy supply from someone else. A single blended rate would describe neither bill.
Season
Narragansett Electric customers average 563 kWh a month in the 2025 filing. Rhode Island households statewide averaged 562 kWh. Electric heat, a heat pump, or a cold snap sits well above a 12-month average, which is why a January bill and a May bill are not a rate case.
Data-center load is not a line on this bill
National electricity demand is rising, and EIA points to large computing facilities. No retrieved order isolates a data-center dollar on a Narragansett Electric residential account. That pass-through needs verification.
Needs verification
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
Needs verification No rate case for Narragansett Electric has been reviewed for this page. Orders and pending dockets are public at Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission. Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A Narragansett Electric income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Narragansett Electric site
The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 563 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- Add the supply line and the delivery line before you decide the bill is high. This page keeps those EIA rows apart so they are not blended.
- In Rhode Island, electric resistance heat dominates a winter bill. A heat-pump rate, where one is actually on the tariff, prices that usage differently from ordinary residential service. Confirm you are enrolled before you count on it.
- Start with LIHEAP for Rhode Island (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A Narragansett Electric discount beyond that program needs verification.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Full service at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $147.25 |
| 750 kWh | $220.88 |
| 1,000 kWh | $294.50 |
| 1,500 kWh | $441.75 |
| 2,000 kWh | $589.00 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Delivery only at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $81.45 |
| 750 kWh | $122.18 |
| 1,000 kWh | $162.90 |
| 1,500 kWh | $244.35 |
| 2,000 kWh | $325.80 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my Narragansett Electric electric bill so high?
Narragansett Electric did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 338,735 full service customers averaged 29.45¢ per kWh and $165.83 a month; 119,439 delivery only customers averaged 16.29¢ per kWh and $84.61 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is The Narragansett Electric Co. Rhode Island's 2025 statewide residential average was 29.48¢. July 2026 was 28.29¢, versus 26.18¢ in July 2025 (+8.1%). Compare each Narragansett Electric service type with those figures on its own. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +2.2%. Average use changed −1.9% and average price changed +4.2%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for −$3.14 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $6.70.
What was Narragansett Electric's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 29.45¢ per kWh. Average use was 563 kWh a month and the average bill was $165.83. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Narragansett Electric raise rates?
The full service average price changed +4.2% from 2024 to 2025, from 28.26¢ to 29.45¢. That is average revenue per kilowatt-hour, not a commission order. No 2025–2026 order for this utility was retrieved for this page. A separate rider can still move a single month.
What bill assistance can Narragansett Electric customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Narragansett Electric may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.