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Data for December 2023 Release Date: February 26, 2024 Next Release Date: March 26, 2024 Full report PDF
SAS Output
Table 6.1.B. Estimated Net Summer Solar Photovoltaic Capacity From Small Scale Facilities by Sector (Megawatts):
2014 - December 2023

Period Residential Commercial Industrial Total
Annual Totals
2014 3,346.3 3,279.7 700.6 7,326.6
2015 5,191.5 3,706.7 880.3 9,778.5
2016 7,527.0 4,022.8 1,215.3 12,765.1
2017 9,626.8 5,155.8 1,365.1 16,147.8
2018 11,720.4 6,271.4 1,555.4 19,547.1
2019 14,249.0 7,167.9 1,796.6 23,213.6
2020 17,163.3 8,376.1 2,045.3 27,584.8
2021 21,116.2 9,752.0 2,212.7 33,081.0
2022 26,294.0 11,212.3 2,321.7 39,828.0
Year 2021
January 17,531.5 8,601.4 2,057.2 28,190.1
February 17,807.3 8,645.3 2,076.4 28,529.0
March 18,047.8 8,752.1 2,097.4 28,897.3
April 18,392.4 8,837.3 2,108.6 29,338.2
May 18,678.3 8,924.6 2,127.1 29,730.0
June 19,119.1 9,076.8 2,145.9 30,341.8
July 19,403.9 9,132.0 2,137.6 30,673.6
August 19,744.8 9,257.6 2,155.2 31,157.6
Sept 20,053.8 9,294.5 2,177.2 31,525.4
October 20,370.7 9,372.4 2,184.9 31,928.0
November 20,682.7 9,512.0 2,199.1 32,393.8
December 21,116.2 9,752.0 2,212.7 33,081.0
Year 2022
January 21,342.5 10,082.9 2,209.6 33,635.1
February 21,777.1 10,239.2 2,213.5 34,229.8
March 22,187.6 10,363.3 2,220.8 34,771.7
April 22,604.0 10,429.8 2,230.8 35,264.5
May 22,993.1 10,550.3 2,235.8 35,779.3
June 23,394.8 10,681.1 2,245.6 36,321.4
July 23,816.8 10,780.8 2,251.4 36,849.0
August 24,279.7 10,833.1 2,260.6 37,373.4
Sept 24,735.6 10,976.6 2,270.5 37,982.6
October 25,241.5 11,003.9 2,294.3 38,539.7
November 25,728.0 11,117.3 2,300.5 39,145.7
December 26,294.0 11,212.3 2,321.7 39,828.0
Year 2023
January 26,889.3 11,324.1 2,363.4 40,576.8
February 27,336.2 11,483.1 2,367.5 41,186.8
March 27,809.1 11,458.3 2,386.0 41,653.3
April 28,383.1 11,605.2 2,439.9 42,428.3
May 28,947.1 11,721.8 2,441.3 43,110.2
June 29,594.2 11,789.6 2,453.9 43,837.8
July 30,117.2 11,861.4 2,463.1 44,441.7
August 30,904.9 11,917.0 2,457.4 45,279.3
Sept 31,370.9 12,045.9 2,476.0 45,892.7
October 31,898.1 12,140.8 2,508.6 46,547.6
November 32,359.2 12,336.0 2,563.0 47,258.2
December 32,850.1 12,285.3 2,568.5 47,703.9

Values for 2022 are final. Values for 2023 are preliminary.
Improved renewable data reporting has resulted in realignment of the commercial and industrial sectors.
Estimated small scale solar photovoltaic capacity is based on data from Form EIA-861M, Form EIA-861, and from estimation methods described in the technical notes.