Winter is coming. So are deeper electric bill discounts for low-income Rhode Islanders

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 1,054

Last Updated: 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

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Marissa Diakite can’t seem to catch up.

First it was electricity bills for the Pawtucket apartment she shares with her mom. The costs kept rising even as she worked more – and was home less – to try to make ends meet, she said.

Now, Diakite has debt from months of partially unpaid electric bills. And the other costs: rent, gas, student loans, even internet, are becoming harder to manage.

“For …

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