Windstorm turns off power for thousands of Rhode Island Energy customers

Updated at 5:10 p.m.

PBN Staff

12/19/2025

Screenshot — THE NATIONAL Weather Service has issued a high-wind advisory for the Providence area until 3 p.m. Friday. Wind gusts could reach as high as 60 miles per hour, which could down trees and power lines and create treacherous driving conditions. / COURTESY NATIONAL SERVICE

PROVIDENCE – Thousands of Rhode Island Energy customers were left without power on Friday as the state faced wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour. As of 5 p.m., 13,528 Rhode Island Energy customers were without power across the state, a decrease from 32,597 that were in the dark at noon. Representatives from

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