Table 3.21. Net Generation from Solar Photovoltaic
by State, by Sector, 2023 and 2022 (Thousand Megawatthours)

  All Sectors Electric Power Sector Commercial Sector Industrial Sector Residential Sector




Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers



Estimated Generation From Utility and Small Scale Facilities Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Estimated Small Scale Generation Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Estimated Generation From Utility and Small Scale Facilities Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Estimated Small Scale Generation Estimated Generation From Utility and Small Scale Facilities Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Estimated Small Scale Generation Estimated Small Scale Generation
Census Division
and State
Year 2023 Year 2022 Percentage
Change
Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022
New England 10,294 9,138 12.7% 3,577 3,346 6,717 5,791 134 153 3,421 3,173 3,607 3,157 14 16 3,593 3,141 221 207 9 5 213 203 2,911 2,447
Connecticut 1,659 1,470 12.8% 421 413 1,238 1,057 0.10 1 412 406 396 382 5 6 391 376 58 49 5 0.16 54 49 793 633
Maine 1,152 768 50.0% 523 432 629 336 0 0 523 432 520 253 0 0 520 253 0.04 0.04 0 0 0.04 0.04 109 83
Massachusetts 5,724 5,353 6.9% 2,015 1,934 3,709 3,419 77 91 1,924 1,829 2,078 1,955 9 10 2,069 1,945 143 142 4 5 138 137 1,501 1,337
New Hampshire 302 244 23.9% 3 4 299 240 0 0 3 4 105 95 0 0 105 95 12 11 0 0 12 11 182 134
Rhode Island 1,027 888 15.5% 423 362 603 527 0 0 423 362 413 393 0 0 413 393 7 3 0 0 7 3 183 130
Vermont 430 414 4.1% 192 202 239 211 56 61 135 141 95 79 0 0 95 79 2 2 0 0 2 2 142 130
Middle Atlantic 12,304 10,994 11.9% 4,141 3,541 8,163 7,453 126 119 3,848 3,231 3,913 3,733 146 167 3,768 3,565 324 326 22 24 302 302 4,094 3,585
New Jersey 4,710 4,691 0.4% 1,544 1,518 3,166 3,172 126 119 1,283 1,243 1,466 1,564 130 151 1,336 1,413 201 214 6 6 195 208 1,635 1,551
New York 6,205 5,256 18.0% 2,236 1,785 3,968 3,471 0 0 2,218 1,765 2,178 1,930 9 10 2,169 1,920 27 28 9 10 18 18 1,781 1,534
Pennsylvania 1,389 1,047 32.7% 361 237 1,029 809 0 0 347 222 269 239 7 7 262 232 96 85 7 9 89 76 678 501
East North Central 10,580 7,538 40.4% 7,694 5,216 2,887 2,321 2,023 1,060 5,658 4,145 1,431 1,253 11 11 1,420 1,242 97 81 2 1 95 80 1,372 999
Illinois 3,447 2,795 23.3% 1,911 1,548 1,536 1,247 2 2 1,907 1,546 824 749 2 0.43 822 749 5 4 NM 0 5 4 708 494
Indiana 2,203 1,363 61.6% 1,854 1,082 349 281 980 463 872 618 193 165 2 1 191 164 14 7 0 0 14 7 144 110
Michigan 1,566 1,105 41.7% 1,269 859 298 246 80 78 1,189 781 105 93 0.08 0 105 93 5 5 0 0 5 5 187 148
Ohio 1,800 1,247 44.4% 1,382 921 418 326 7 7 1,370 907 191 146 4 6 187 141 44 39 2 1 43 37 187 148
Wisconsin 1,564 1,027 52.2% 1,277 805 287 222 954 510 320 292 118 99 4 3 115 95 27 27 0 0 27 27 145 100
West North Central 4,586 3,796 20.8% 2,997 2,590 1,589 1,206 440 224 2,557 2,366 558 464 0 0.34 558 464 58 52 0 0 58 52 972 690
Iowa 911 693 31.4% 521 386 390 308 291 158 230 228 200 173 0 0 200 173 15 12 0 0 15 12 175 123
Kansas 210 161 30.3% 81 74 129 87 16 10 66 65 40 27 0 0 40 27 1 1 0 0 1 1 88 59
Minnesota 2,417 2,144 12.7% 2,094 1,901 323 243 65 19 2,029 1,882 88 71 0 0 88 71 23 23 0 0 23 23 211 149
Missouri 867 681 27.3% 174 152 692 528 61 28 113 124 218 184 0 0.34 218 183 15 12 0 0 15 12 459 333
Nebraska 129 110 16.9% 79 74 49 36 8 8 72 65 11 9 0 0 11 9 4 3 0 0 4 3 35 24
North Dakota 2 2 38.5% 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
South Dakota 50 4 NM 47 2 4 2 0 0 47 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.03 0 0 0 0.03 3 2
South Atlantic 50,516 43,453 16.3% 42,375 37,372 8,141 6,081 16,953 13,815 25,273 23,398 1,369 1,220 140 150 1,228 1,070 443 342 8 10 434 332 6,479 4,679
Delaware 344 222 55.0% 155 64 189 158 7 7 146 54 38 34 3 3 35 32 13 12 0 0 13 12 141 114
District of Columbia 231 198 16.6% 25 22 206 176 3 0.33 21 22 75 68 0 0 75 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 108
Florida 17,804 13,857 28.5% 14,059 11,314 3,745 2,542 13,112 10,394 938 909 286 241 7 7 279 235 67 20 3 4 64 16 3,401 2,291
Georgia 8,069 7,332 10.0% 7,550 6,947 519 385 640 688 6,908 6,258 78 65 2 2 77 63 260 212 0 0 260 212 183 109
Maryland 2,325 1,996 16.5% 943 714 1,382 1,283 8 8 914 686 317 335 21 19 296 316 31 29 0 0 31 29 1,055 938
North Carolina 12,216 11,858 3.0% 11,459 11,264 757 594 1,075 796 10,278 10,350 287 282 106 118 181 164 17 16 0 0 17 16 559 414
South Carolina 3,351 2,942 13.9% 2,762 2,422 589 520 8 8 2,749 2,407 113 99 0 0 113 99 46 46 5 6 41 41 435 381
Virginia 6,129 5,015 22.2% 5,421 4,626 708 389 2,101 1,913 3,319 2,711 164 86 1 2 162 85 6 5 0 0 6 5 539 300
West Virginia 47 33 42.4% 0 0 47 33 0 0 0 0 11 9 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 0 2 1 35 24
East South Central 3,199 2,342 36.6% 2,950 2,122 248 219 253 111 2,688 1,998 109 117 5 7 104 110 11 10 6 6 5 3 139 106
Alabama 1,223 916 33.4% 1,201 895 22 22 25 25 1,176 869 14 16 0 0 14 16 3 1 0 0 3 1 5 5
Kentucky 286 148 93.3% 155 47 131 101 43 41 111 3 34 37 1 3 32 34 2 2 0 0 2 2 96 66
Mississippi 656 526 24.8% 633 504 23 22 182 42 451 462 9 11 0 0 9 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 13 11
Tennessee 1,034 752 37.6% 961 677 72 75 3 3 950 664 52 54 3 4 49 50 6 6 6 6 0.05 0.05 24 25
West South Central 34,353 27,039 27.0% 29,317 23,456 5,035 3,583 370 387 28,914 23,034 689 548 22 23 667 525 55 47 11 12 43 34 4,325 3,023
Arkansas 1,194 967 23.5% 798 736 397 230 241 254 535 460 167 93 19 19 148 74 43 37 3 4 40 33 208 123
Louisiana 592 468 26.3% 292 196 300 272 40 41 251 155 24 19 0 0 24 19 0.14 0.13 0 0 0.14 0.13 275 253
Oklahoma 242 167 45.3% 79 81 164 85 74 78 4 4 28 12 0 0 28 12 3 1 0 0 3 1 132 72
Texas 32,325 25,437 27.1% 28,150 22,442 4,175 2,995 14 15 28,124 22,415 470 424 4 4 466 420 8 9 8 9 0.02 0 3,709 2,575
Mountain 37,823 32,562 16.2% 27,614 24,196 10,209 8,367 1,510 1,315 25,974 22,770 1,993 1,686 75 79 1,918 1,607 215 160 55 32 161 128 8,131 6,632
Arizona 11,535 10,367 11.3% 6,663 6,373 4,871 3,994 593 697 6,017 5,634 1,121 871 20 23 1,102 848 47 32 34 19 14 14 3,756 3,132
Colorado 5,319 3,772 41.0% 3,616 2,400 1,704 1,372 13 14 3,588 2,378 381 351 8 8 373 343 40 23 6 0 34 23 1,296 1,006
Idaho 1,092 712 53.4% 854 533 238 179 268 5 583 526 14 12 0 0 14 12 31 31 3 3 29 28 195 139
Montana 316 85 272.7% 240 32 76 53 0 0 240 32 16 14 0 0 16 14 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 60 39
Nevada 11,209 10,222 9.7% 9,525 8,837 1,685 1,385 177 193 9,288 8,586 173 175 47 47 127 127 82 60 12 11 69 50 1,489 1,208
New Mexico 3,314 2,566 29.1% 2,613 1,981 701 586 451 398 2,162 1,583 143 136 0 0 143 136 1 1 0 0 1 1 557 448
Utah 4,835 4,629 4.4% 3,929 3,853 906 776 7 8 3,922 3,845 140 124 0 0 140 124 13 12 0.14 0 13 12 753 640
Wyoming 202 209 -3.1% 174 186 29 23 0 0 174 186 3 3 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 25 19
Pacific Contiguous 70,376 63,316 11.2% 41,365 38,398 29,011 24,918 342 399 40,613 37,603 6,191 5,716 197 211 5,993 5,505 3,279 3,095 212 185 3,067 2,909 19,951 16,503
California 67,077 60,827 10.3% 39,100 36,706 27,977 24,121 330 386 38,360 35,924 5,988 5,531 197 211 5,791 5,320 3,257 3,074 212 185 3,044 2,889 19,142 15,912
Oregon 2,416 2,013 20.0% 1,901 1,608 515 404 5 6 1,896 1,603 133 124 0 0 133 124 21 19 0 0 21 19 361 261
Washington 883 477 85.2% 364 83 518 393 7 7 357 76 69 61 0 0 69 61 1 1 0 0 1 1 448 331
Pacific Noncontiguous 2,059 1,897 8.5% 653 555 1,406 1,342 79 83 568 468 507 498 6 4 501 494 4 4 0 0 4 4 901 844
Alaska 18 16 17.7% 0.05 0 18 16 0 0 0.05 0 6 5 0 0 6 5 0.15 0.20 0 0 0.15 0.20 12 10
Hawaii 2,040 1,882 8.4% 653 555 1,387 1,327 79 83 568 468 501 493 6 4 495 488 4 4 0 0 4 4 888 834
U.S. Total 236,090 202,075 16.8% 162,683 140,793 73,406 61,282 22,230 17,664 139,513 122,184 20,366 18,393 615 669 19,751 17,724 4,708 4,324 326 276 4,382 4,048 49,273 39,510

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Negative generation denotes that electric power consumed for plant use exceeds gross generation.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report;
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.