South Kingstown, RI - (March 25, 2025): The South Kingstown Community Electricity program is announcing new Summer electricity supply prices to go into effect beginning with the May 2025 meter read. Prices will be substantially decreasing, from 16.287 this past winter down to 10.014 cents/kWh for the Town’s default electricity option. The new prices will be fixed for six months through customers’ November 2025 meter read. Current participants do not need to take any action to remain in the program and receive the new pricing for the product in which they are currently enrolled.
This May, South Kingstown Community Electricity will have served the community for two years. The Town is pleased to have delivered on the program’s goals of offering residents and businesses cleaner electricity, at affordable prices.
Most participants in South Kingstown’s program use “South Kingstown Standard” which provides more renewable energy than RI Energy’s Last Resort Service and will still provide cost savings this Summer. The additional renewable energy is sourced entirely from local Rhode Island projects, including the Narragansett Bay Commission wind turbines at Fields Point in Providence, solar in West Greenwich and additional wind turbines in Coventry.
The table below shows the prices for Residential customers compared to RI Energy. Prices for Commercial and Industrial customers can be found on the Program website: electricity.southkingstownri.com.
| Rhode Island Energy Last Resort Service (if you opt out) | South Kingstown Basic | South Kingstown Standard (Community Default) | South Kingstown 50 | South Kingstown 100 |
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Residential Price | 10.068 ¢/kWh | 9.771 ¢/kWh | 10.014 ¢/kWh | 10.548 ¢/kWh | 12.977 ¢/kWh |
Voluntary Renewable Energy | No additional renewable energy | No additional renewable energy | Adds 5% voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) | Adds voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) to total 50% | Adds voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) to total 100% |
Duration | Apr. 1 through Sept. 30, 2025 | May through November 2025 Meter Reads | May through November 2025 Meter Reads | May through November 2025 Meter Reads | May through November 2025 Meter Reads |
The Last Resort Service Rate above reflects the total rate as filed by Rhode Island Energy in dockets PUC 25-03-EL and the rate has not yet been approved by the PUC as of March 17, 2025. The South Kingstown Community Electricity Program cannot guarantee savings compared to Rhode Island Energy Last Resort Service for the duration of the Program pricing because future Last Resort Service prices are unknown. |
South Kingstown is part of a group of seven municipalities who shared in launching the first municipal aggregation programs on Rhode Island. Barrington, Central Falls, Narragansett, Newport, Portsmouth, Providence, and South Kingstown are all working with Good Energy as their consultant and share a common electricity supplier and pricing.
The voluntary renewable energy content in the program’s standard and optional products comes from projects that qualify as RI New and make a sizable impact on the Town’s carbon footprint. The program annually purchases over 4000 MWh of renewable energy on behalf of program participants. This equates to a reduction of over 3,300,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
The vast majority of the Town’s residential and commercial electricity participate in the program, and collectively participants saved more than $572,000 from May 2023 through August 2024, while supporting new, renewable energy facilities here in Rhode Island.
This is a Town-operated program open to all South Kingstown and businesses. To join, complete the enrollment form on the program website: electricity.southkingstownri.com or call the program’s supplier, NextEra Energy Services Rhode Island, at (888) 387-1085. Participants may leave the program at any time without fees or penalties. Visit the program website to review all program options available and to submit any questions via the program contact form: electricity.southkingstownri.com.