RI Energy bills are going up, then down, then up again. What to expect starting Oct. 1.

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 958

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The seasonal spike in electricity bills won’t burn as big a hole as usual in Rhode Island Energy customers’ wallets.

At least, not this year.

The Oct. 1 start date for the six-month period of higher electricity pricing coincides with the beginning of a separate set of company-issued refunds, mandated under the 2022 sale of the state’s poles, wires and gas lines.

The net …

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