PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A newly released audit shows Rhode Island Energy overcharged state government by roughly $2 million for utilities, more than doubling previous estimates.

The state is Rhode Island Energy's largest customer with more than 2,100 individual gas and electric accounts. State regulators ordered the audit earlier this year after the R.I. Office of Energy Resources, which deals with state utility bills, noticed major issues with its accounts.

Rhode Island Energy officials, who said they have since addressed the issue, have faced sharp criticism for billing issues since its parent company -- PPL Corp. -- paid $5.3 billion to acquire the vast majority of the state's gas and electric infrastructure from National Grid PLC in 2022.

The company has since scrambled to fix the

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