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Rhode Island power grid

Rhode Island's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Solar. Its 108 plants represent 2,506 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 731 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity2,506 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants108148 operating generators
Proposed capacity731 MW29.2% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations0Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Rhode Island capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas78.1%1,958 MW
Solar16.7%419 MW
Wind3.1%78 MW
Biomass1.8%45 MW
Storage0.1%3 MW
Hydro0.1%3 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Rhode Island power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Rhode Island State Energy CenterPlant 55107Oil & gasJohnston, RIProvidence CountyRISEC Operating Services596 MW
Manchester StreetPlant 3236Oil & gasProvidence, RIProvidence CountyManchester Street, LLC.515 MW
Ocean State Power IIPlant 54324Oil & gasHarrisville, RIProvidence CountyOcean State Power II307 MW
Tiverton Power PlantPlant 55048Oil & gasTiverton, RINewport CountyTiverton Power LLC275 MW
Ocean State PowerPlant 51030Oil & gasHarrisville, RIProvidence CountyOcean State Power Co254 MW
Robin Hollow SolarPlant 66855SolarWest Greenwich, RIKent CountyRobin Hollow Solar, LLC41 MW
Dry Bridge Solar (Brown University)Plant 62771SolarNorth Kingstown, RIWashington CountyMN8 Energy LLC40 MW
Johnston LFG Turbine PlantPlant 59254BiomassJohnston, RIProvidence CountyRhode Island LFG Genco36 MW
Block Island Wind FarmPlant 58035WindNA, RIWashington CountyDeepwater Wind Block Island LLC30 MW
University Solar, LLCPlant 63668SolarWest Greenwich, RIKent CountyAES Distributed Energy24 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap