Table 3.3.B. Net Generation from Renewable Sources: Independent Power Producers, 2015 - 2025
(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
2015 160,135 19,841 3,121 11,545 9,202 5,806 1,342 14,829 17,996 243,816 0 19,841 22,962
2016 191,720 30,194 3,308 10,382 9,255 5,965 1,486 14,746 18,539 285,594 0 30,194 33,502
2017 217,006 46,128 3,248 10,416 9,505 5,652 1,479 14,905 23,034 331,372 0 46,128 49,376
2018 233,931 54,796 3,540 10,021 9,162 5,891 1,226 14,924 23,812 357,303 0 54,796 58,337
2019 251,968 61,290 3,190 9,237 8,739 5,096 1,043 14,260 24,288 379,111 0 61,290 64,480
2020 281,599 75,464 3,103 9,135 8,417 5,117 839 14,526 19,409 417,609 0 75,464 78,567
2021 307,579 97,717 2,895 9,101 7,717 5,019 900 14,466 21,702 467,098 0 97,717 100,612
2022 353,032 122,184 2,971 8,739 7,077 2,904 776 15,061 20,673 533,418 0 122,184 125,155
2023 340,780 139,513 2,847 7,637 6,646 2,858 828 15,586 23,862 540,557 0 139,513 142,360
2024 362,616 185,257 3,118 7,218 6,161 2,734 752 14,493 21,612 603,962 0 185,257 188,376
2025 372,756 252,538 2,855 6,875 5,685 2,682 820 14,696 19,333 678,240 0 252,538 255,393
Year 2023
January 31,400 6,481 84 715 581 254 66 1,341 2,679 43,601 0 6,481 6,565
February 33,123 7,790 109 600 513 227 76 1,219 1,935 45,592 0 7,790 7,898
March 35,432 10,056 154 691 557 242 59 1,382 2,356 50,929 0 10,056 10,209
April 33,788 12,673 295 554 517 210 59 1,279 2,336 51,712 0 12,673 12,968
May 25,915 14,554 300 660 582 246 62 1,289 2,196 45,803 0 14,554 14,853
June 23,074 15,080 365 630 557 243 61 1,257 1,505 42,772 0 15,080 15,445
July 23,717 16,083 380 696 565 252 66 1,214 2,075 45,047 0 16,083 16,463
August 23,260 15,038 309 715 570 246 73 1,184 2,037 43,433 0 15,038 15,347
September 22,895 13,241 293 604 528 221 72 1,255 1,589 40,699 0 13,241 13,534
October 28,858 11,889 287 501 549 231 71 1,361 1,443 45,189 0 11,889 12,176
November 28,701 8,818 166 613 546 235 67 1,382 1,507 42,036 0 8,818 8,985
December 30,617 7,810 106 657 580 251 96 1,422 2,205 43,744 0 7,810 7,916
Year 2024
January 28,077 8,167 79 681 541 233 67 1,337 2,431 41,613 0 8,167 8,246
February 32,931 10,362 119 616 506 213 63 1,244 2,191 48,245 0 10,362 10,482
March 35,727 13,293 221 662 535 218 52 1,295 2,633 54,635 0 13,293 13,514
April 37,272 15,779 332 448 491 203 43 1,204 2,599 58,372 0 15,779 16,111
May 31,588 18,528 414 566 540 230 52 1,163 2,286 55,367 0 18,528 18,942
June 31,372 20,700 414 604 502 223 64 1,124 1,613 56,617 0 20,700 21,114
July 23,506 20,834 361 658 525 244 58 1,141 1,627 48,953 0 20,834 21,195
August 23,875 20,771 354 666 538 242 70 1,151 1,731 49,397 0 20,771 21,125
September 23,091 17,567 335 632 506 228 69 1,128 988 44,545 0 17,567 17,902
October 31,270 16,952 233 479 508 225 75 1,178 896 51,816 0 16,952 17,185
November 32,367 11,743 136 569 479 238 63 1,227 885 47,708 0 11,743 11,879
December 31,540 10,561 120 636 491 236 75 1,302 1,733 46,695 0 10,561 10,681
Year 2025
January 33,777 13,274 88 680 485 234 73 1,315 1,631 51,556 0 13,274 13,362
February 30,816 13,860 139 604 461 208 65 1,159 1,294 48,606 0 13,860 13,999
March 40,139 19,674 170 642 489 217 56 1,239 2,362 64,987 0 19,674 19,843
April 36,760 22,625 298 442 453 221 59 1,239 2,342 64,439 0 22,625 22,923
May 30,321 25,390 330 500 489 229 66 1,224 2,953 61,502 0 25,390 25,720
June 29,740 27,633 387 570 469 225 69 1,185 2,315 62,593 0 27,633 28,021
July 26,671 28,861 369 588 487 243 70 1,197 1,532 60,015 0 28,861 29,229
August 22,853 27,555 337 606 472 238 75 1,195 1,009 54,341 0 27,555 27,893
September 21,244 24,237 257 546 446 216 74 1,168 784 48,973 0 24,237 24,494
October 31,407 21,274 234 444 468 200 67 1,251 754 56,098 0 21,274 21,508
November 32,192 15,443 130 571 480 223 72 1,221 1,091 51,423 0 15,443 15,572
December 36,836 12,712 116 684 487 228 75 1,304 1,266 53,707 0 12,712 12,828

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.