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Setting up utilities in Warwick

In Warwick, Rhode Island Energy delivers electricity, Rhode Island Energy delivers gas, water depends on your address, the Warwick Sewer Authority handles sewer, and Warwick Sanitation & Recycling handles trash pickup.

Your utilities in Warwick

Who to call for each service in Warwick, 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

Warwick Water Division

The City of Warwick’s division for safe, reliable water service.

Most of Warwick, including Potowomut

The division installs and reads water meters and issues the water bills.

Customer service1 (401) 738-2008warwickri.gov (opens warwickri.gov in a new tab)

Kent County Water Authority

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

Western Warwick; 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

Warwick Sewer Authority

Collects and treats wastewater from Warwick homes and businesses.

The sewer charge is part of your utility bill and is based on your water use.

Customer service1 (401) 739-4949warwicksewerauthority.com (opens warwicksewerauthority.com in a new tab)

Trash & recycling

Warwick Sanitation & Recycling

City division collecting trash, recycling and yard waste weekly.

Every city resident gets weekly trash pickup in a gray cart the City supplies.

Customer service1 (401) 732-9589warwickri.gov (opens warwickri.gov in a new tab)

What Warwick 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 Warwick

The Kent County Water Authority supplies homes within reach of its pipes in Kent County, which includes Warwick. Water users it doesn’t serve are served by the City’s Warwick Water Department or private wells.

The sewer system was planned to reach virtually all of Warwick except the areas the Facilities Plan excluded: the lower end of Warwick Neck, Cowesett and Potowomut.

Sources: Rhode Island Energy, Warwick Water Division, Kent County Water Authority, Warwick Sewer Authority, Warwick Sanitation & Recycling, EIA.

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