Table 3.1.B. Net Generation from Renewable Sources: Total (All Sectors), 2011 - 2021
(Thousand Megawatthours)

  Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Small Scale Generation Generation From Utility and Small Scale Facilities
Period Wind Solar
Photovoltaic		 Solar
Thermal		 Wood and
Wood-Derived
Fuels		 Landfill
Gas		 Biogenic
Municipal
Solid Waste		 Other Waste Biomass Geothermal Conventional
Hydroelectric		 Total Renewable Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Estimated Solar Photovoltaic Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic Estimated Total Solar
Annual Totals
2011 120,177 1,012 806 37,449 9,044 7,354 2,824 15,316 319,355 513,336 N/A N/A N/A
2012 140,822 3,451 876 37,799 9,803 7,320 2,700 15,562 276,240 494,573 N/A N/A N/A
2013 167,840 8,121 915 40,028 10,658 7,186 2,986 15,775 268,565 522,073 N/A N/A N/A
2014 181,655 15,250 2,441 42,340 11,220 7,228 3,202 15,877 259,367 538,579 11,233 26,482 28,924
2015 190,719 21,666 3,227 41,929 11,291 7,211 3,201 15,918 249,080 544,241 14,139 35,805 39,032
2016 226,993 32,670 3,384 40,947 11,218 7,265 3,331 15,826 267,812 609,445 18,812 51,483 54,866
2017 254,303 50,018 3,269 41,124 11,543 6,951 3,115 15,927 300,333 686,583 23,990 74,008 77,277
2018 272,667 60,234 3,592 40,936 11,036 7,136 2,724 15,967 292,524 706,816 29,539 89,773 93,365
2019 295,882 68,719 3,218 38,543 10,468 6,093 2,402 15,473 287,874 728,673 34,957 103,676 106,894
2020 337,938 86,066 3,133 36,219 10,212 6,080 2,201 15,890 285,274 783,012 41,522 127,588 130,721
2021 378,197 112,335 2,924 36,463 9,421 6,101 2,267 15,975 251,585 815,267 49,164 161,499 164,422
Year 2019
January 24,301 3,470 111 3,465 930 528 214 1,390 24,798 59,207 1,903 5,373 5,483
February 22,623 3,704 131 3,042 843 464 191 1,293 22,881 55,172 2,059 5,763 5,895
March 25,773 5,639 260 3,217 908 490 227 1,422 26,334 64,269 2,914 8,553 8,813
April 28,915 6,427 325 2,807 833 468 208 1,254 27,820 69,059 3,245 9,672 9,997
May 25,779 6,826 336 3,051 859 526 179 1,342 31,982 70,880 3,549 10,375 10,711
June 22,446 7,532 439 3,159 868 523 191 1,328 28,078 64,563 3,604 11,136 11,575
July 22,101 7,733 400 3,498 884 538 194 1,375 24,875 61,599 3,760 11,493 11,893
August 19,978 7,464 413 3,539 886 546 204 1,393 22,579 57,001 3,611 11,075 11,488
September 24,513 6,523 294 3,211 838 512 179 1,368 18,526 55,965 3,205 9,728 10,022
October 27,625 5,796 298 3,063 868 500 206 1,141 18,306 57,801 2,833 8,628 8,926
November 25,184 4,223 141 3,137 844 484 198 984 20,218 55,412 2,228 6,450 6,592
December 26,644 3,383 70 3,355 908 513 213 1,183 21,478 57,746 2,047 5,430 5,500
Year 2020
January 28,121 4,353 106 3,326 921 520 213 1,148 24,498 63,206 2,313 6,665 6,771
February 29,110 5,383 178 3,120 855 464 194 1,230 25,868 66,402 2,623 8,006 8,184
March 29,320 6,157 193 3,170 911 535 201 1,465 23,823 65,774 3,424 9,581 9,774
April 29,752 7,615 305 2,844 872 504 182 1,379 23,194 66,648 3,816 11,431 11,736
May 28,378 9,241 413 2,919 882 517 190 1,362 29,976 73,878 4,267 13,508 13,921
June 30,212 9,284 370 2,823 810 473 174 1,274 27,999 73,419 4,269 13,553 13,923
July 22,866 10,181 429 3,022 841 527 173 1,331 26,742 66,113 4,405 14,586 15,015
August 23,029 8,960 356 3,160 852 538 171 1,323 23,284 61,672 4,199 13,158 13,514
September 23,186 7,463 269 2,895 816 492 174 1,288 18,679 55,263 3,722 11,185 11,454
October 28,823 6,827 258 2,840 820 486 183 1,288 18,810 60,335 3,310 10,137 10,395
November 33,129 5,603 164 2,951 796 488 169 1,399 20,893 65,591 2,687 8,290 8,453
December 32,011 5,000 91 3,148 838 535 177 1,403 21,508 64,710 2,489 7,489 7,580
Year 2021
January 30,060 5,479 80 3,229 860 530 205 1,347 24,560 66,350 2,750 8,229 8,309
February 26,716 6,196 134 2,859 759 457 183 1,287 20,137 58,728 2,939 9,135 9,270
March 39,205 9,038 259 3,108 845 520 209 1,242 21,220 75,646 4,158 13,196 13,454
April 36,158 10,558 334 2,785 779 506 180 1,288 19,389 71,977 4,610 15,168 15,502
May 33,787 12,064 393 2,966 806 517 191 1,335 23,309 75,368 5,063 17,127 17,520
June 26,672 11,876 321 3,088 773 518 179 1,277 23,454 68,157 5,107 16,983 17,304
July 21,716 11,934 257 3,248 792 525 179 1,351 22,098 62,100 5,192 17,127 17,384
August 27,071 11,626 341 3,315 776 519 175 1,337 20,328 65,487 4,924 16,551 16,891
September 28,998 10,912 302 3,005 754 497 185 1,343 17,022 63,020 4,370 15,282 15,584
October 32,215 9,045 223 2,835 751 500 188 1,319 17,133 64,210 3,821 12,866 13,089
November 35,751 7,607 188 2,890 723 480 190 1,366 19,373 68,568 3,259 10,866 11,054
December 39,849 5,999 92 3,134 803 533 201 1,484 23,562 75,656 2,970 8,969 9,061

Wood and Wood-derived fuels include wood/wood waste solids (including paper pellets, railroad ties, utility poles, wood chips, bark, and wood waste solids), wood waste liquids (red liquor, sludge wood, spent sulfite liquor, and other wood-based liquids), and black liquor.
Other Waste Biomass includes sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, other biomass solids, other biomass liquids, and other biomass gases (including digester gases, methane, and other biomass gases).
Notes: Beginning with 2001 data, non-biogenic municipal solid waste and tire-derived fuels are reclassified as non-renewable energy sources and included in Other. Biogenic municipal solid waste is included in Other Renewable Sources.
See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. NM=Not meaningful due to large standard error. W=Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report; and predecessor forms.
Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report; Form EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.
Estimated small scale solar photovoltaic generation and small scale solar photovoltaic capacity are based on data from Form EIA-861M, Form EIA-861 and from estimation methods described in the technical notes.