When will the power be back in East Providence, RI?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
East Providence is a city of about 47,961 residents in Providence County.
Rhode Island Energy has reported outages for East Providence by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when East Providence 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 East Providence:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around East Providence: the closest other places we track are Providence, about 3 miles to the northwest; Pawtucket, about 5 miles to the north; Central Falls, about 6 miles to the north; and Cranston, about 7 miles to the west. Also nearby: Warwick (8 mi SW); Attleboro, MA (10 mi N); North Attleborough, MA (12 mi N); Fall River, MA (15 mi SE); Taunton, MA (15 mi NE); Woonsocket (16 mi NW); Franklin, MA (20 mi N); and Newport (22 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Framingham, MA (35 mi); northeast toward Bridgewater, MA (23 mi); east toward Barnstable, MA (52 mi); southeast toward New Bedford, MA (24 mi); southwest toward Norwich, CT (41 mi); west toward Springfield, MA (64 mi); and northwest toward Southbridge, MA (39 mi).
Who serves East Providence?
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. Pascoag Utility District also serves parts of Providence County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
East Providence's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 577 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 26 — 577 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 19 — 423 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 8 — 32 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 5 — 53 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Providence County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Providence County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in East Providence, RI?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from East Providence's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in East Providence, RI?
To check your own street, search an East Providence ZIP code — 02914 — and the map opens on that area.
