Portsmouth Community Electricity is our town’s electricity supply program launched in May 2023. The Program aims to help our community members manage electricity costs, increase renewable energy use, and reduce carbon pollution.
If you receive a letter from the Program, you are likely a newly eligible customer. The Town is excited for you to join! Please contact us if you have any questions.
Our Electricity Options
The tables below summarize the program’s residential options. For additional details, or for commercial and industrial pricing, see Electricity Options page here.
| Program Options Ending November 2025 |
Rhode Island Energy Last Resort Service |
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 Portsmouth Standard (for automatic enrollment) |
 Portsmouth Basic |
 Portsmouth 50 |
 Portsmouth 100 |
 Residential |
| 10.014 ¢/kWh Residential | 9.771 ¢/kWh Residential | 10.548 ¢/kWh Residential | 12.977 ¢/kWh Residential | 10.068 ¢/kWh Residential |
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Adds 5% voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) |
No additional renewable energy |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) to total 50% |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) to total 100% |
No additional renewable energy |
| 6 months: May through November 2025 meter read dates |
April 1 - September 30, 2025 |
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| Program Options Starting November 2025 |
Rhode Island Energy Last Resort Service |
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Portsmouth Standard (for automatic enrollment) |
Portsmouth Basic |
Portsmouth 50 |
Portsmouth 100 |
Residential |
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14.690 ¢/kWh Residential |
14.447 ¢/kWh Residential |
15.224 ¢/kWh Residential |
17.652 ¢/kWh Residential |
14.770 ¢/kWh |
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Adds 5% voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) |
No additional renewable energy |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) to total 50% |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (RI New RECs) to total 100% |
No additional renewable energy |
| 6 months: November 2025 through May 2026 meter read dates |
October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026 |
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Portsmouth Community Electricity is a municipal electricity aggregation, operated by the Town of Portsmouth, and authorized by R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-3-1.2.
There are two parts to your Rhode Island Energy electricity bill, (1) Supply Services, and (2) Delivery Services.
If you participate in Portsmouth Community Electricity:
- The utility, Rhode Island Energy, will continue to provide all Delivery Services, which includes responding to power outages. You will continue to receive your electricity bill from Rhode Island Energy.
- The Supply Services portion of the Rhode Island Energy bill will change to reflect your participation in Portsmouth’s program.
- Customers in the Low-Income Rate Class (A60) will continue to receive their current percentage discount on the entire electricity bill.
- Budget billing customers will continue to receive budget billing for the delivery portion of their bill.
- Customers that receive solar electricity benefits from net metering credits and/or Renewable Energy Growth Program payments will continue to receive those benefits.
- You may leave the Program or switch to a different program option at any time, without penalty.