RI Energy restores power to 99% of customers affected by historic blizzard

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 262

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The lights are back on for 99% of the 50,000 Rhode Island Energy customers who lost power when a historic blizzard descended upon the state Sunday night through Monday.

Less than 300 customers were still without power as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to a live outage map on Rhode Island Energy’s website.

The state utility provider said in a statement it will continue to “work around the clock” until power is restored …

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