Power Plants in Rhode Island

Bywatts lists 21 power plants in Rhode Island.

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1.9 GWTotal capacity

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Plants by fuel type
Rhode Island plants by fuelUnknown12Natural Gas6Oil1Hydro1Biomass1

Weather peril risk for Rhode Island projects

5 Rhode Island counties carry a FEMA National Risk Index hazard profile. Hurricane is the leading peril in 5 of them, and Providence County ranks highest for modeled catastrophe exposure at 1.6 of 5.

5Counties assessed
Providence County, 1.6 of 5Highest scoring county
HurricaneLeading peril
0Counties in the worst national hail quintile

Rhode Island counties ranked by modeled catastrophe exposure

CountyExposure scoreBandLeading perilFEMA ratingInsurability signal
Providence County1.6 of 5LowHurricaneRelatively ModerateStandard
Washington County1.4 of 5LowHurricaneRelatively ModerateStandard
Kent County1.3 of 5LowHurricaneRelatively ModerateStandard
Bristol County1.3 of 5LowHurricaneRelatively LowStandard
Newport County1.2 of 5LowHurricaneRelatively LowStandard

What this means for insurance placement in Rhode Island

0 of 5 assessed Rhode Island counties flag as Constrained or Difficult on the modeled insurability signal, which is where percentage hail and named windstorm deductibles, and any sublimit discussion, tend to start. The signal is a screening output, not a carrier decision.

Score a Rhode Island county for hail, wind and flood exposure in the weather risk calculator

Data source and vintage

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level. The solar vulnerability layer that turns FEMA building loss into modeled solar loss was derived by Bywatts and revised on physical reasoning. It has not been reviewed by a practising underwriter.

PlantFuelCapacity (MW)Operator
ENTERGY RHODE ISLAND STATE ENERGY LPNatural Gas596ENTERGY RISE
MANCHESTER STREETNatural Gas515DOMINION ENERGY NEW ENGLAND, LLC
TIVERTON POWER PLANTNatural Gas273TIVERTON POWER LLC
OCEAN STATE POWERNatural Gas254OCEAN STATE POWER CO
OCEAN STATE POWER IINatural Gas254OCEAN STATE POWER II
RIDGEWOOD PROVIDENCE POWERBiomass26RHODE ISLAND LFG GENCO
CENTRAL POWER PLANTNatural Gas10STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
BLOCK ISLANDOil8BLOCK ISLAND POWER CO
BLACKSTONE/TUPPERWAREHydro2BLACKSTONE HYDRO INC.
PORTSMOUTH WIND TURBINEUnknown2TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH
THUNDERMIST HYDROUnknown1WOONSOCKET CITY OF
BLOCK ISLAND WIND FARMUnknown·DEEPWATER WIND BLOCK ISLAND LLC
BROADROCK BIOPOWER IUnknown·RHODE ISLAND LFG GENCO LLC
GREAT ROAD SOLAR PROJECTUnknown·NATIONAL GRID
ORBIT ENERGY RHODE ISLANDUnknown·ORBIT ENERGY RHODE ISLAND
PAWTUCKETUnknown·PAWTUCKET HYDROPOWER LLC
PAWTUCKET POWER ASSOCIATESUnknown·PAWTUCKET POWER ASSOCIATES LP
ROYAL MILLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTUnknown·STRUEVER BROTHERS ECCLES & ROUSE INC
SLATERSVILLE HYDROUnknown·SLATERSVILLE HYDRO PROJECT LLC
SYNAGRO WOONSOCKETUnknown·SYNAGRO WOONSOCKET LLC
WEST GREENWICH SOLARUnknown·CONSOLIDATED EDISON DEVELOPMENT INC.