When will the power be back in Washington County, RI?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Washington County, RI right now.

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Elsewhere in Rhode Island: 236 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 11:31 PM EDT.

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Who serves Washington County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Rhode Island Energy, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Block Island Utility District also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Washington County, RI

Last significant outage: Sep 29, 2026 — peaked at 292 customers, restored in ~1 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 9 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3 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 — Washington County, RI

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 541 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 13 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~2.3 hr (median).

Largest on record: ~52,955 customers out in August 2021, restored after about 2.6 days. The busiest year on record here was 2021.

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.

Communities covered

Communities in Washington County include Ashaway, Bradford, Carolina, Charlestown, Exeter, Hope Valley, Hopkinton and Kingston. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Washington County, RI?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Washington include Rhode Island Energy and Block Island Utility District — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Kent County · Newport County · Bristol County · Providence County

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