Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, February 2024 and 2023 (Megawatts) |
Summer Capacity at Utility Scale Facilities | Small Scale Capacity | Capacity From Utility and Small Scale Facilities | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census Division and State |
Wind | Solar Photovoltaic |
Solar Thermal | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Biomass Sources | Geothermal | Total Renewable Sources |
Estimated Solar Photovoltaic | Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic | Estimated Total Solar | ||||||||||
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February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 |
New England | 1,575.7 | 1,575.7 | 2,581.7 | 2,288.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,950.5 | 1,950.4 | 1,249.0 | 1,253.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,356.9 | 7,068.4 | 5,265.3 | 4,439.9 | 7,847.0 | 6,728.8 | 7,847.0 | 6,728.8 |
Connecticut | 5.0 | 5.0 | 277.9 | 272.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.2 | 119.2 | 139.6 | 139.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 541.7 | 536.7 | 1,011.8 | 840.5 | 1,289.7 | 1,113.4 | 1,289.7 | 1,113.4 |
Maine | 1,029.5 | 1,029.5 | 441.2 | 297.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 725.8 | 488.6 | 488.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,685.1 | 2,541.7 | 591.8 | 343.3 | 1,033.0 | 641.1 | 1,033.0 | 641.1 |
Massachusetts | 101.8 | 101.8 | 1,323.6 | 1,291.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264.8 | 267.2 | 273.1 | 277.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,963.3 | 1,938.1 | 2,743.1 | 2,521.4 | 4,066.7 | 3,813.0 | 4,066.7 | 3,813.0 |
New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 506.5 | 504.0 | 225.8 | 225.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 946.6 | 944.1 | 242.6 | 190.0 | 245.0 | 192.4 | 245.0 | 192.4 |
Rhode Island | 77.3 | 77.3 | 390.2 | 285.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.3 | 405.1 | 498.1 | 370.7 | 888.3 | 655.7 | 888.3 | 655.7 |
Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 146.4 | 139.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.5 | 331.5 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 709.9 | 702.7 | 178.0 | 174.0 | 324.4 | 313.2 | 324.4 | 313.2 |
Middle Atlantic | 4,306.5 | 3,888.6 | 3,592.8 | 2,730.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,508.3 | 5,505.2 | 1,086.5 | 1,095.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,494.1 | 13,219.6 | 6,448.4 | 5,737.7 | 10,041.2 | 8,467.7 | 10,041.2 | 8,467.7 |
New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1,166.0 | 1,114.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 189.6 | 190.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,375.5 | 1,325.3 | 2,322.3 | 2,366.7 | 3,488.3 | 3,481.4 | 3,488.3 | 3,481.4 |
New York | 2,746.3 | 2,421.0 | 1,695.4 | 1,418.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,566.5 | 4,563.3 | 455.3 | 455.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,463.5 | 8,857.7 | 3,053.3 | 2,692.2 | 4,748.7 | 4,110.3 | 4,748.7 | 4,110.3 |
Pennsylvania | 1,552.6 | 1,460.0 | 731.4 | 197.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 929.5 | 929.6 | 441.6 | 449.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,655.1 | 3,036.6 | 1,072.8 | 678.8 | 1,804.2 | 876.0 | 1,804.2 | 876.0 |
East North Central | 16,817.9 | 15,702.4 | 7,256.0 | 3,711.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 876.8 | 876.4 | 1,039.6 | 1,039.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,990.3 | 21,329.7 | 2,268.7 | 1,880.1 | 9,524.7 | 5,591.4 | 9,524.7 | 5,591.4 |
Illinois | 7,873.7 | 7,294.4 | 1,215.5 | 925.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,177.3 | 8,307.5 | 1,195.1 | 991.2 | 2,410.6 | 1,916.2 | 2,410.6 | 1,916.2 |
Indiana | 3,439.1 | 3,352.1 | 1,288.9 | 801.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 72.1 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,871.7 | 4,297.3 | 251.3 | 235.8 | 1,540.2 | 1,037.3 | 1,540.2 | 1,037.3 |
Michigan | 3,577.1 | 3,224.0 | 975.2 | 727.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263.8 | 263.8 | 489.3 | 489.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,305.4 | 4,704.8 | 236.9 | 196.8 | 1,212.1 | 924.5 | 1,212.1 | 924.5 |
Ohio | 1,101.8 | 1,097.3 | 2,158.0 | 483.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,439.5 | 1,760.2 | 355.5 | 277.7 | 2,513.5 | 760.9 | 2,513.5 | 760.9 |
Wisconsin | 826.2 | 734.6 | 1,618.4 | 773.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 406.6 | 406.2 | 345.2 | 345.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,196.4 | 2,259.9 | 230.0 | 178.7 | 1,848.4 | 952.6 | 1,848.4 | 952.6 |
West North Central | 40,152.2 | 38,753.4 | 1,823.9 | 1,593.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,363.9 | 3,363.9 | 390.9 | 393.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45,731.6 | 44,105.3 | 1,202.5 | 939.5 | 3,026.4 | 2,533.1 | 3,026.4 | 2,533.1 |
Iowa | 12,802.9 | 12,602.9 | 265.0 | 260.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 209.4 | 209.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,297.9 | 13,093.4 | 290.1 | 234.2 | 555.1 | 494.7 | 555.1 | 494.7 |
Kansas | 9,042.7 | 8,238.1 | 40.1 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,098.8 | 8,291.6 | 91.0 | 67.5 | 131.1 | 105.0 | 131.1 | 105.0 |
Minnesota | 4,928.7 | 4,928.7 | 1,296.4 | 1,153.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 211.3 | 211.3 | 316.6 | 316.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,753.7 | 6,610.5 | 256.1 | 196.7 | 1,552.5 | 1,349.9 | 1,552.5 | 1,349.9 |
Missouri | 2,374.9 | 2,374.9 | 100.8 | 100.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,038.2 | 3,038.2 | 525.4 | 411.0 | 626.2 | 511.8 | 626.2 | 511.8 |
Nebraska | 3,518.3 | 3,518.3 | 40.6 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,854.1 | 3,854.1 | 33.9 | 26.8 | 74.5 | 67.4 | 74.5 | 67.4 |
North Dakota | 4,320.1 | 4,323.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,839.9 | 4,845.9 | NM | 1.6 | NM | 1.6 | NM | 1.6 |
South Dakota | 3,164.6 | 2,767.2 | 81.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,849.0 | 4,371.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 85.1 | 2.6 | 85.1 | 2.6 |
South Atlantic | 1,267.2 | 1,267.2 | 25,307.6 | 21,658.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,139.6 | 3,809.6 | 4,011.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37,439.7 | 34,076.8 | 5,703.1 | 4,519.0 | 31,010.7 | 26,177.5 | 31,010.7 | 26,177.5 |
Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 89.4 | 89.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 105.6 | 105.7 | 136.4 | 119.5 | 225.8 | 209.0 | 225.8 | 209.0 |
District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 30.5 | 146.4 | 120.2 | 166.0 | 138.7 | 166.0 | 138.7 |
Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,685.0 | 6,962.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,105.4 | 1,141.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,833.9 | 8,147.6 | 2,490.8 | 1,872.9 | 11,175.8 | 8,835.8 | 11,175.8 | 8,835.8 |
Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,115.1 | 3,632.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,004.5 | 1,011.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,104.6 | 6,629.5 | 323.2 | 291.0 | 4,438.3 | 3,923.9 | 4,438.3 | 3,923.9 |
Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 572.0 | 520.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 514.9 | 590.0 | 139.9 | 139.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,416.8 | 1,440.0 | 1,062.2 | 1,059.2 | 1,634.2 | 1,579.3 | 1,634.2 | 1,579.3 |
North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 6,657.8 | 6,223.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,010.5 | 2,008.7 | 372.1 | 436.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,248.4 | 8,876.8 | 503.8 | 416.7 | 7,161.6 | 6,640.3 | 7,161.6 | 6,640.3 |
South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,559.5 | 1,416.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,294.0 | 1,305.0 | 362.7 | 450.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,216.2 | 3,171.7 | 390.0 | 351.9 | 1,949.5 | 1,767.9 | 1,949.5 | 1,767.9 |
Virginia | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3,590.3 | 2,795.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.6 | 866.6 | 795.6 | 802.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,264.5 | 4,475.8 | 612.9 | 259.9 | 4,203.2 | 3,054.9 | 4,203.2 | 3,054.9 |
West Virginia | 855.2 | 855.2 | 18.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,218.1 | 1,199.2 | 37.5 | 27.7 | 56.4 | 27.7 | 56.4 | 27.7 |
East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 1,685.8 | 1,280.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,037.8 | 7,037.8 | 1,134.5 | 1,166.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,887.2 | 9,513.3 | 179.7 | 145.4 | 1,865.5 | 1,425.4 | 1,865.5 | 1,425.4 |
Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 601.1 | 521.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 616.7 | 644.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,509.6 | 4,457.5 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.3 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,137.4 | 1,137.4 | 70.5 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,290.2 | 1,289.7 | 99.9 | 76.0 | 182.2 | 153.8 | 182.2 | 153.8 |
Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 425.6 | 319.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 728.0 | 621.7 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 441.0 | 332.1 | 441.0 | 332.1 |
Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 576.8 | 361.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.6 | 2,608.6 | 144.9 | 144.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,359.4 | 3,144.4 | 49.2 | 44.4 | 626.0 | 406.2 | 626.0 | 406.2 |
West South Central | 53,751.9 | 51,488.9 | 17,943.6 | 11,888.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,013.0 | 3,016.1 | 1,088.0 | 1,088.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 75,796.5 | 67,481.7 | 3,444.1 | 2,555.7 | 21,387.7 | 14,444.4 | 21,387.7 | 14,444.4 |
Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 786.2 | 331.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.2 | 1,265.2 | 227.0 | 227.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,278.4 | 1,823.4 | 280.7 | 211.5 | 1,066.9 | 542.7 | 1,066.9 | 542.7 |
Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 344.5 | 144.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 958.6 | 758.6 | 190.5 | 168.8 | 535.0 | 313.3 | 535.0 | 313.3 |
Oklahoma | 12,648.2 | 11,844.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 840.6 | 843.7 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,612.5 | 12,811.4 | 119.1 | 69.8 | 166.6 | 117.3 | 166.6 | 117.3 |
Texas | 41,103.7 | 39,644.9 | 16,765.4 | 11,365.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 715.2 | 715.2 | 362.7 | 362.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58,947.0 | 52,088.3 | 2,853.9 | 2,105.5 | 19,619.3 | 13,471.0 | 19,619.3 | 13,471.0 |
Mountain | 17,054.8 | 16,157.8 | 13,433.1 | 10,206.6 | 474.2 | 474.2 | 10,570.0 | 10,609.2 | 176.2 | 174.4 | 756.3 | 719.3 | 42,464.6 | 38,341.5 | 5,668.3 | 4,858.0 | 19,101.4 | 15,064.6 | 19,575.6 | 15,538.8 |
Arizona | 855.5 | 617.3 | 3,401.7 | 2,703.6 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.7 | 2,719.7 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,301.4 | 6,364.1 | 2,421.7 | 2,181.8 | 5,823.4 | 4,885.4 | 6,119.0 | 5,181.0 |
Colorado | 5,336.7 | 5,137.7 | 2,147.1 | 1,306.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 689.7 | 689.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,202.2 | 7,162.7 | 1,104.7 | 884.0 | 3,251.8 | 2,190.6 | 3,251.8 | 2,190.6 |
Idaho | 968.3 | 968.3 | 402.0 | 362.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,630.8 | 2,672.3 | 84.4 | 83.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,095.5 | 4,095.7 | 159.5 | 130.9 | 561.5 | 492.9 | 561.5 | 492.9 |
Montana | 1,789.6 | 1,478.9 | 177.0 | 97.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,827.6 | 2,826.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,800.4 | 4,406.8 | 60.4 | 42.3 | 237.4 | 139.3 | 237.4 | 139.3 |
Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 3,868.3 | 3,248.5 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 667.0 | 630.0 | 5,925.3 | 5,268.5 | 990.9 | 801.8 | 4,859.2 | 4,050.3 | 5,037.7 | 4,228.8 |
New Mexico | 4,409.0 | 4,409.0 | 1,434.2 | 855.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5,940.9 | 5,363.5 | 383.7 | 323.6 | 1,817.9 | 1,179.3 | 1,817.9 | 1,179.3 |
Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 1,910.8 | 1,541.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 259.7 | 259.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 2,643.8 | 2,274.2 | 529.4 | 477.4 | 2,440.2 | 2,018.6 | 2,440.3 | 2,018.7 |
Wyoming | 3,156.0 | 3,006.9 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,555.1 | 3,406.0 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 110.0 | 108.1 | 110.0 | 108.1 |
Pacific Contiguous | 13,562.6 | 13,496.9 | 19,966.7 | 17,533.7 | 1,005.8 | 1,005.8 | 40,097.9 | 40,084.7 | 1,687.1 | 1,743.3 | 1,943.3 | 1,886.3 | 78,263.4 | 75,750.7 | 17,780.5 | 15,308.5 | 37,747.2 | 32,842.2 | 38,753.0 | 33,848.0 |
California | 6,211.2 | 6,145.5 | 18,822.6 | 16,551.6 | 1,005.8 | 1,005.8 | 10,225.9 | 10,263.3 | 1,117.0 | 1,118.2 | 1,923.8 | 1,866.8 | 39,306.3 | 36,951.2 | 16,923.4 | 14,619.4 | 35,746.0 | 31,171.0 | 36,751.8 | 32,176.8 |
Oregon | 3,976.5 | 3,976.5 | 955.7 | 793.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,360.1 | 8,358.8 | 294.9 | 294.9 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,606.7 | 13,443.4 | 408.4 | 331.9 | 1,364.1 | 1,125.6 | 1,364.1 | 1,125.6 |
Washington | 3,374.9 | 3,374.9 | 188.4 | 188.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,511.9 | 21,462.6 | 275.2 | 330.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,350.4 | 25,356.1 | 448.7 | 357.2 | 637.1 | 545.6 | 637.1 | 545.6 |
Pacific Noncontiguous | 292.2 | 292.2 | 399.9 | 363.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 508.6 | 508.4 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,404.6 | 1,368.4 | 861.0 | 803.0 | 1,260.9 | 1,166.9 | 1,260.9 | 1,166.9 |
Alaska | 59.0 | 59.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 476.2 | 476.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 549.9 | 542.8 | 19.3 | 16.4 | 27.0 | 17.2 | 27.0 | 17.2 |
Hawaii | 233.2 | 233.2 | 392.2 | 363.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 854.7 | 825.6 | 841.7 | 786.6 | 1,233.9 | 1,149.7 | 1,233.9 | 1,149.7 |
U.S. Total | 148,810.1 | 142,652.2 | 93,991.1 | 73,255.2 | 1,480.0 | 1,480.0 | 79,982.1 | 80,091.7 | 11,822.3 | 12,127.0 | 2,742.6 | 2,648.6 | 338,828.9 | 312,255.4 | 48,821.5 | 41,186.8 | 142,812.6 | 114,442.0 | 144,292.6 | 115,922.0 |
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values are preliminary. Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, 'Annual Electric Generator Report' and Form EIA-860M, 'Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report.' 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. |