Table 3.1.B. Net Generation from Renewable Sources: Total (All Sectors), 2013 - 2023
(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
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
2022 434,297 140,793 2,999 35,466 8,535 5,776 2,073 16,087 254,789 900,814 61,282 202,075 205,074
2023 421,141 162,683 2,847 31,615 7,935 5,568 2,082 16,367 245,002 895,241 73,406 236,090 238,937
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
Year 2022
January 37,416 7,689 133 3,106 748 492 192 1,470 24,198 75,443 3,376 11,065 11,198
February 37,645 8,868 159 2,897 701 432 173 1,243 21,321 73,438 3,717 12,585 12,744
March 43,031 11,439 255 2,934 773 465 188 1,286 24,436 84,808 5,121 16,560 16,815
April 46,167 13,080 321 2,736 699 482 161 1,282 20,066 84,995 5,671 18,751 19,073
May 42,124 14,749 371 2,907 722 492 157 1,327 23,359 86,208 6,236 20,985 21,356
June 33,768 15,681 372 3,045 710 498 166 1,276 25,988 81,501 6,229 21,910 22,281
July 29,475 15,477 288 3,276 723 510 173 1,341 24,567 75,831 6,438 21,915 22,203
August 24,718 14,223 279 3,206 707 498 174 1,354 21,133 66,293 6,194 20,418 20,697
September 27,331 13,001 285 2,864 686 470 159 1,329 17,026 63,152 5,544 18,545 18,830
October 32,745 11,652 289 2,624 714 473 182 1,298 14,367 64,345 5,022 16,674 16,964
November 41,199 8,254 149 2,865 678 473 167 1,397 17,898 73,079 4,035 12,289 12,438
December 38,680 6,679 99 3,005 674 493 181 1,482 20,430 71,721 3,698 10,377 10,475
Year 2023
January 38,358 7,722 84 2,920 691 483 167 1,420 22,754 74,599 3,989 11,711 11,795
February 41,424 9,326 109 2,533 612 420 174 1,302 19,961 75,860 4,387 13,713 13,822
March 43,584 12,059 154 2,704 669 446 163 1,442 21,331 82,553 6,005 18,064 18,218
April 42,746 14,767 295 2,336 621 409 157 1,356 19,820 82,504 6,742 21,509 21,803
May 32,227 16,981 300 2,654 689 475 176 1,345 27,651 82,499 7,543 24,525 24,824
June 27,547 17,469 365 2,579 664 483 159 1,293 21,572 72,131 7,405 24,874 25,239
July 28,005 18,514 380 2,758 671 497 165 1,296 21,978 74,263 7,720 26,234 26,614
August 28,394 17,435 309 2,884 678 482 174 1,267 21,293 72,916 7,504 24,938 25,248
September 28,353 15,290 293 2,573 626 441 159 1,315 16,916 65,966 6,604 21,894 22,187
October 36,020 13,834 287 2,317 649 463 192 1,420 15,673 70,854 6,076 19,910 20,196
November 36,445 10,280 166 2,584 649 471 183 1,440 17,026 69,243 4,938 15,218 15,384
December 38,038 9,006 106 2,774 716 498 213 1,473 19,028 71,853 4,494 13,500 13,606

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.