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Setting up utilities in Cranston

In Cranston, Rhode Island Energy delivers electricity, Rhode Island Energy delivers gas, water depends on your address, sewer depends on your address, and Cranston Public Works handles trash pickup.

Your utilities in Cranston

Who to call for each service in Cranston, and how to start it.

ServiceProviderHow to start

Electric

Rhode Island Energy

Rhode Island Energy delivers electricity to customers across Rhode Island.

To start: Start service online up to 40 business days ahead, and submit your Social Security number or another valid form of ID.

Customer service1 (855) 743-1101

Gas

Rhode Island Energy

Rhode Island Energy delivers natural gas to customers across Rhode Island.

To start: Start service online up to 40 business days ahead, and submit your Social Security number or another valid form of ID.

Customer service1 (855) 743-1101Start on rienergy.com (opens rienergy.com in a new tab)

Water

Depends on your address

Providence Water

A City of Providence department that provides drinking water.

Most of Cranston

Customer service1 (401) 521-5070provwater.com (opens provwater.com in a new tab)

Kent County Water Authority

Supplies water in Kent County and part of Cranston and Scituate.

A small part of Cranston; check your address

To start: New owners mail a Change of Ownership form to the Authority or bring it to its office.

The water account is in the property owner’s name.

Customer service1 (401) 821-9300Start on kentcountywater.org (opens kentcountywater.org in a new tab)

Sewer

Depends on your address

City of Cranston Sewer

Cranston’s sewer system, managed for the City by Veolia Water.

Most of Cranston

To start: New homeowners contact the Tax Collection Office for their sewer bills and return its New Homeowners Form.

Customer service1 (401) 780-3124Start on cranstonri.gov (opens cranstonri.gov in a new tab)

Narragansett Bay Commission

Serves the metropolitan Providence and Blackstone Valley areas.

Small sections of Cranston; check your address

Customer service1 (401) 461-8848narrabay.com (opens narrabay.com in a new tab)

Trash & recycling

Cranston Public Works

The City of Cranston collects curbside trash and recycling.

Covers homes in one-, two-, three- and four-family dwellings.

Customer service1 (401) 780-3174cranstonri.gov (opens cranstonri.gov in a new tab)

What Cranston homes pay for electricity

This is Rhode Island Energy’s average for the homes it serves. Your own bill depends on your home’s size and how you heat it.

$160

Rhode Island Energy’s average home bill, per month

29.3¢

Rhode Island Energy’s average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)

FAQ

Questions about moving to Cranston

Most of Cranston is served by the Providence Water Supply Board, and a small portion of the city by the Kent County Water Authority.

Call Public Works at 401-780-3174 or 401-780-3175 for questions about refuse pickup, including your trash collection day.

Sources: Rhode Island Energy, Providence Water, Kent County Water Authority, City of Cranston Sewer, Narragansett Bay Commission, Cranston Public Works, EIA.

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