Retail Unbundling - Rhode Island
Status: The state has no unbundled services for
residential customers.
Overview: No retail unbundling programs are
available at this time for residential gas customers in Rhode Island. In 2000,
New England Gas Company became the sole local distribution company in the
state, with the acquisitions of the former Providence Energy Corporation,
Valley Resources, Inc. & Subsidiaries, and Fall River Gas Company. The company
offers supplier choice to business customers in Rhode Island using at least 500
thousand cubic feet (Mcf) per year (which includes some restaurants and
laundromats). The company does offer unbundled service to its residential
customers in Massachusetts.
EIA State Data: In 2003, Rhode Island had 221,141
residential and 23,270 commercial customers. They consumed 20 and 11 billion
cubic feet of natural gas, respectively. The average prices paid for natural
gas purchased from local distribution companies by residential and commercial
customers were $11.85 and $10.34 per thousand cubic feet, respectively.
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File last modified: 01/31/2005