Utah

Rhode Island

Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated Apr 12, 2026

Utah	Metric	Rhode Island
13.07¢/kWh	Residential	29.46¢/kWh
10.04¢/kWh	Commercial	23.46¢/kWh
8.43¢/kWh	Industrial	21.74¢/kWh
#7	Price Rank	#48
20.9%	Renewable %	10.0%

Generation Mix

Utah

Coal

45.4%

Gas

33.1%

Hydro

2.2%

Wind

2.1%

Solar

15.1%

Rhode Island

Gas

89.9%

Wind

1.8%

Solar

6.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Utah has cheaper residential electricity at 13.07¢/kWh. The difference is 16.39¢/kWh between the two states. Utah ranks #7 and Rhode Island ranks #48 cheapest among all states.

Utah gets 20.9% of electricity from renewables, while Rhode Island gets 10.0%. Utah leads in renewable energy adoption.

Sources: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.

The side-by-side above pulls the the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data for both Utah and Rhode Island. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for Utah versus Rhode Island, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual Utah and Rhode Island detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.