Table 3.4.B. Net Generation from Renewable Sources: Commercial Sector, 2012 - 2022
(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
2012 54 148 0 24 848 1,070 402 0 28 2,573 N/A N/A N/A
2013 61 294 0 34 925 1,149 493 0 44 3,000 N/A N/A N/A
2014 107 371 0 74 905 1,202 575 0 38 3,271 5,146 5,516 5,516
2015 118 416 0 48 847 1,199 592 0 35 3,255 5,689 6,106 6,106
2016 131 529 0 69 753 1,093 649 0 217 3,443 6,158 6,687 6,687
2017 144 521 0 70 753 1,114 648 0 240 3,490 7,685 8,206 8,206
2018 174 525 0 77 703 1,038 664 33 227 3,441 9,798 10,324 10,324
2019 179 587 0 90 626 869 634 442 188 3,615 11,002 11,588 11,588
2020 168 586 0 91 657 832 565 449 214 3,561 12,859 13,445 13,445
2021 168 598 0 153 612 973 571 502 258 3,834 15,124 15,722 15,722
2022 173 669 0 175 517 2,761 560 0 263 5,118 17,724 18,393 18,393
Year 2020
January 15 32 0 7 55 73 52 35 18 287 736 767 767
February 16 37 0 6 56 64 48 41 18 287 833 871 871
March 17 46 0 4 60 71 51 43 17 309 1,082 1,128 1,128
April 18 54 0 1 56 65 48 39 17 298 1,189 1,244 1,244
May 15 66 0 4 55 71 50 39 23 323 1,309 1,375 1,375
June 15 66 0 8 52 68 46 34 22 310 1,305 1,371 1,371
July 10 69 0 13 57 73 47 30 21 321 1,355 1,424 1,424
August 11 59 0 14 56 72 48 30 18 308 1,301 1,360 1,360
September 12 50 0 7 56 67 47 34 14 288 1,159 1,209 1,209
October 12 43 0 10 51 67 48 38 14 284 1,011 1,055 1,055
November 14 36 0 8 52 69 44 41 15 278 804 840 840
December 12 28 0 10 52 72 34 44 16 268 774 802 802
Year 2021
January 14 30 0 10 56 88 47 44 25 313 865 895 895
February 13 31 0 15 50 68 45 39 22 282 935 965 965
March 19 53 0 8 54 78 49 17 23 302 1,280 1,332 1,332
April 16 61 0 8 49 84 46 37 21 323 1,416 1,477 1,477
May 14 66 0 6 50 80 48 51 23 338 1,534 1,600 1,600
June 11 64 0 15 51 78 47 40 24 330 1,551 1,615 1,615
July 8 65 0 18 52 86 49 39 23 340 1,599 1,664 1,664
August 12 61 0 17 51 87 49 41 21 340 1,538 1,599 1,599
September 13 55 0 15 51 84 48 43 19 328 1,373 1,428 1,428
October 15 45 0 12 51 73 48 48 17 309 1,194 1,239 1,239
November 17 38 0 11 50 82 48 44 18 309 945 983 983
December 16 29 0 17 47 85 46 57 22 319 895 924 924
Year 2022
January 18 36 0 15 48 225 52 0 24 418 1,012 1,048 1,048
February 17 42 0 14 42 206 43 0 21 388 1,116 1,158 1,158
March 19 56 0 10 46 221 50 0 24 426 1,521 1,576 1,576
April 19 66 0 11 35 240 44 0 21 435 1,662 1,728 1,728
May 16 71 0 17 40 243 43 0 26 455 1,816 1,887 1,887
June 13 74 0 20 42 237 43 0 27 456 1,819 1,893 1,893
July 9 72 0 18 45 240 47 0 26 457 1,894 1,966 1,966
August 7 69 0 27 46 233 47 0 22 451 1,801 1,871 1,871
September 10 61 0 12 45 221 47 0 18 414 1,608 1,668 1,668
October 13 52 0 6 45 231 50 0 15 412 1,383 1,435 1,435
November 18 40 0 11 41 233 47 0 18 408 1,086 1,126 1,126
December 15 29 0 12 43 231 46 0 20 396 1,007 1,037 1,037

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.