When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Central Falls, RI?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Providence County, Rhode Island
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customers reported out in Central Falls · live from Rhode Island Energy (Narragansett) · updated 10:08 PM EDT
Across the whole county (Providence, Rhode Island, all utilities): 1 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Central Falls figure above.
Open the live outage map Report an outage — official utility site ↗
Utility informationOur restoration forecast
Official ETA, when the utility posts oneIndependent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first
Utility-reported status & customer countsConfidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring

How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.

Track current power outages in Central Falls, Rhode Island — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Central Falls is a city in Providence County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Central Falls directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.

What we track for Central Falls

Central Falls is a city of about 23,034 residents in Providence County.

Rhode Island Energy has reported outages for Central Falls by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Central Falls is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Central Falls: 02863 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Central Falls: the closest other places we track are Pawtucket, about 1 miles to the southeast; Providence, about 5 miles to the south; Attleboro, MA, about 6 miles to the northeast; North Attleborough Town, MA, about 6 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: East Providence (6 mi S), Woonsocket (9 mi NW), Cranston (10 mi SW), Warwick (13 mi S), Franklin Town, MA (14 mi N), Taunton, MA (15 mi E), Fall River, MA (19 mi SE), Bridgewater Town, MA (22 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Framingham, MA (29 mi); northeast toward Brockton, MA (23 mi); east toward Barnstable Town, MA (56 mi); southeast toward New Bedford, MA (28 mi); southwest toward Norwich, CT (43 mi); west toward Southbridge Town, MA (35 mi); northwest toward Worcester, MA (34 mi).

Who serves Central Falls?

We track live outage data from Rhode Island Energy ↗ in Providence County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.

Outage history — Providence County, RI (covers Central Falls)
Power here was restored about 32 hours ago — the outage peaked at 4,645 customers.
Last significant outage: Aug 18, 2026 — peaked at 4,645 customers, restored in ~2.5 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 8 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 29, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Providence County, RI (covers Central Falls)
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 1,334 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 23 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~2 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~84,135 customers out in August 2020, restored after about 2.2 days. The busiest year on record here was 2018.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Central Falls, RI?

It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Central Falls area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.

How do I check the power outage status in Central Falls, RI?

This page is a live power outage status check for the Central Falls area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Central Falls ZIP code — 02863 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.

How do I report a power outage in Central Falls, RI?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Providence County include Rhode Island Energy; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Does this page show Central Falls specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Central Falls we have the city-level view: Rhode Island Energy has published outages for Central Falls under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Central Falls is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Providence County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Central Falls.

How accurate is the restoration estimate?

Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.

Central Falls, RI — live power outage tracker