Rhode Island
power plants.
Rhode Island has 47 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 1.9 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on natural gas — 91.2% of tracked capacity, with solar second at 4%. The largest plant we track is Rhode Island State Energy Center (596 MW, online since 2002).
Rhode Island electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.
Largest plants in Rhode Island
Frequently asked questions
Where does Rhode Island get its electricity?
Across the 47 plants we track in Rhode Island, capacity is led by natural gas at 91.2%, then solar at 4%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Rhode Island?
The largest plant in our Rhode Island catalog is Rhode Island State Energy Center, a natural gas facility with 596 MW (commissioned 2002).
How many power plants are in Rhode Island?
Our catalog tracks 47 power plants in Rhode Island totalling 1.9 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.