Pascoag Utility District electricity rates
Pascoag Utility District charges an average of 16.52 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $113 a month using 686 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility ISNE Rhode Island
Where Pascoag Utility District sits
It is a smaller system, serving 4,373 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 16.52¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Rhode Island, 43.9% under the statewide average of 29.46¢.
Consumption here is below the national norm at 686 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which softens the effect of the rate on the final bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascoag Utility District | 16.52¢ | $113 | 686 |
| Rhode Island average | 29.46¢ | $165 | 572 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where Pascoag Utility District delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Rhode Island.
- Providence
Rooftop solar on this system
7 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.03 megawatts. That works out to 1.6 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Rhode Island utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Narragansett Electric Co | 28.26¢ | $162 | 332,540 |
| Sunrun Inc. | 26.92¢ | $157 | 3,252 |
| Sunnova | 22.75¢ | $139 | 2,246 |
| Block Island Utility District | 39.66¢ | $154 | 1,629 |
Pascoag Utility District rates: common questions
How much does Pascoag Utility District charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 16.52 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -43.9% against the Rhode Island average of 29.46¢ and -10.4% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average Pascoag Utility District bill?
$113 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 686 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Pascoag Utility District?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is Pascoag Utility District expensive compared with other Rhode Island utilities?
It ranks #5 of the 5 Rhode Island utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #242 of 1369.