Delivery Services
All customers are charged for the electricity or natural gas we deliver, whether that energy is purchased from National Grid or another supplier.
These charges are based on rates or prices approved by the
State of Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.
You can review our rate descriptions and pricing schedules by visiting
Service Rates.
Here are definitions for some of the terms you may see in your bill.
- Customer Charge—The cost of providing customer related services such as metering, meter reading and billing. These fixed costs are unaffected by the actual amount of electricity you use.
- Distribution Charge—The cost of delivering electricity from the beginning of the Company’s distribution system to your home or business.
- Transmission Charge—delivering electricity from the generation company to the beginning of the Company’s distribution system.
- Transition Charge—Company payments to its wholesale supplier for terminating its wholesale arrangements.
- Conservation Charge—The cost of demand side management programs offered by the Company.
