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Hydro power plants in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 3 operating hydro power plants with 0.0 GW of capacity.

  • Operating3
ProvidenceNewport

Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest hydro power plants in Rhode Island

Operating, by capacity

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Pawtucket Hydroelectric Project19892 MW
2Blackstone/Tupperware19812 MW
3Thundermist Hydro19811 MW

Hydro power plants that came online most recently in Rhode Island

Newest first

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Pawtucket Hydroelectric Project19892 MW
2Thundermist Hydro19811 MW
3Blackstone/Tupperware19812 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks hydro power plants

Operating hydro power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about hydro power plants in Rhode Island

How many hydro power plants are in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island has 3 operating utility-scale hydro power plants with 0.0 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest hydro power plant in Rhode Island?
Pawtucket Hydroelectric Project in Providence County, Rhode Island is the largest, at 2 MW. It came online in 1989.
How many hydro power plants were built in Rhode Island in 2025?
0 hydro power plants came online in Rhode Island in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing hydro power plants in Rhode Island?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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