Table 3.4.B. Net Generation from Renewable Sources: Commercial Sector, 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 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
2023 130 615 0 107 509 2,595 589 0 293 4,838 19,751 20,366 20,366
2024 133 566 0 111 459 2,554 617 0 311 4,752 21,652 22,218 22,218
2025 130 560 0 146 402 2,481 586 0 288 4,592 24,692 25,251 25,251
Year 2023
January 13 28 0 11 44 220 39 0 29 384 1,119 1,147 1,147
February 15 38 0 7 40 187 41 0 26 353 1,234 1,272 1,272
March 16 51 0 7 42 196 44 0 30 386 1,680 1,731 1,731
April 16 67 0 5 42 191 41 0 30 392 1,855 1,923 1,923
May 13 71 0 3 41 221 55 0 26 430 2,023 2,095 2,095
June 7 66 0 11 42 229 54 0 19 428 2,011 2,077 2,077
July 4 70 0 10 44 236 52 0 24 439 2,087 2,156 2,156
August 6 62 0 14 46 225 54 0 24 432 2,010 2,072 2,072
September 7 53 0 12 43 209 45 0 18 388 1,796 1,849 1,849
October 9 46 0 8 39 221 55 0 23 402 1,558 1,604 1,604
November 11 37 0 9 42 226 52 0 22 398 1,225 1,262 1,262
December 12 25 0 11 44 235 55 0 23 406 1,153 1,178 1,178
Year 2024
January 10 23 0 16 41 226 53 0 30 398 1,218 1,241 1,241
February 10 34 0 6 38 201 50 0 28 367 1,386 1,420 1,420
March 14 48 0 4 40 199 56 0 31 392 1,821 1,869 1,869
April 16 56 0 0.49 36 200 52 0 30 392 2,007 2,063 2,063
May 13 64 0 5 39 227 55 0 32 434 2,216 2,280 2,280
June 12 67 0 10 35 215 52 0 23 413 2,213 2,280 2,280
July 8 63 0 18 38 220 51 0 24 423 2,297 2,360 2,360
August 8 61 0 10 39 228 45 0 23 415 2,204 2,265 2,265
September 9 48 0 14 37 208 47 0 20 384 1,969 2,018 2,018
October 9 46 0 6 38 211 51 0 21 382 1,709 1,755 1,755
November 11 31 0 12 39 207 52 0 23 374 1,336 1,367 1,367
December 13 25 0 10 40 212 54 0 25 378 1,276 1,300 1,300
Year 2025
January 13 31 0 12 34 208 53 0 27 379 1,417 1,448 1,448
February 10 34 0 11 33 202 49 0 30 370 1,544 1,578 1,578
March 12 50 0 8 35 208 53 0 27 393 2,090 2,139 2,139
April 13 57 0 4 32 198 45 0 26 374 2,323 2,380 2,380
May 9 58 0 5 32 195 51 0 25 375 2,513 2,571 2,571
June 8 62 0 21 34 202 48 0 22 397 2,519 2,581 2,581
July 7 63 0 18 34 211 48 0 24 405 2,623 2,686 2,686
August 8 57 0 14 35 216 48 0 23 400 2,520 2,578 2,578
September 8 50 0 16 34 201 44 0 20 374 2,245 2,296 2,296
October 15 44 0 9 33 219 47 0 17 385 1,940 1,984 1,984
November 13 30 0 14 32 209 48 0 19 367 1,513 1,543 1,543
December 13 23 0 14 35 211 52 0 28 375 1,445 1,467 1,467

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.