| Table 4.7.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, 2023 and 2022 (Megawatts) |
| Summer Capacity at Utility Scale Facilities | Small Scale Capacity | Capacity From Utility and Small Scale Facilities | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Census Division and State |
Wind | Solar Photovoltaic |
Solar Thermal | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Biomass Sources | Geothermal | Total Renewable Sources |
Estimated Solar Photovoltaic | Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic | Estimated Total Solar | ||||||||||
| |
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 | 1,575.7 | 1,575.7 | 2,641.4 | 2,242.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,953.6 | 1,950.2 | 1,247.4 | 1,253.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,418.1 | 7,021.5 | 5,033.3 | 4,318.4 | 7,674.7 | 6,560.6 | 7,674.7 | 6,560.6 |
| Connecticut | 5.0 | 5.0 | 287.4 | 272.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.2 | 119.2 | 139.6 | 139.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 551.2 | 536.7 | 978.6 | 795.5 | 1,266.0 | 1,068.4 | 1,266.0 | 1,068.4 |
| Maine | 1,029.5 | 1,029.5 | 481.0 | 297.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 725.8 | 488.6 | 488.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,724.9 | 2,541.7 | 532.9 | 298.5 | 1,013.9 | 596.3 | 1,013.9 | 596.3 |
| Massachusetts | 101.8 | 101.8 | 1,339.1 | 1,271.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 267.2 | 267.2 | 273.1 | 277.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,981.2 | 1,917.5 | 2,661.3 | 2,516.9 | 4,000.4 | 3,787.9 | 4,000.4 | 3,787.9 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 506.5 | 504.0 | 225.8 | 225.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 946.6 | 944.1 | 232.8 | 182.4 | 235.2 | 184.8 | 235.2 | 184.8 |
| Rhode Island | 77.3 | 77.3 | 385.3 | 258.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 505.4 | 379.0 | 453.2 | 362.8 | 838.5 | 621.7 | 838.5 | 621.7 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 146.2 | 139.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 332.2 | 331.3 | 80.2 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 708.8 | 702.5 | 174.4 | 162.3 | 320.6 | 301.5 | 320.6 | 301.5 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4,306.5 | 3,657.4 | 3,576.6 | 2,621.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,502.6 | 5,505.2 | 1,067.2 | 1,095.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,452.9 | 12,880.2 | 6,104.4 | 5,612.6 | 9,681.0 | 8,234.4 | 9,681.0 | 8,234.4 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1,167.5 | 1,069.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 188.7 | 190.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,376.1 | 1,280.0 | 2,297.4 | 2,346.1 | 3,464.9 | 3,415.5 | 3,464.9 | 3,415.5 |
| New York | 2,746.3 | 2,189.8 | 1,719.6 | 1,376.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,560.8 | 4,563.3 | 455.3 | 455.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,482.0 | 8,585.0 | 2,995.2 | 2,637.9 | 4,714.8 | 4,014.5 | 4,714.8 | 4,014.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,552.6 | 1,460.0 | 689.5 | 175.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 929.5 | 929.6 | 423.2 | 449.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,594.8 | 3,015.2 | 811.8 | 628.6 | 1,501.3 | 804.4 | 1,501.3 | 804.4 |
| East North Central | 16,816.1 | 15,558.6 | 6,969.1 | 3,491.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 880.2 | 876.7 | 1,004.7 | 1,068.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,670.1 | 20,994.3 | 2,185.1 | 1,792.1 | 9,154.2 | 5,283.1 | 9,154.2 | 5,283.1 |
| Illinois | 7,873.7 | 7,034.6 | 1,248.7 | 899.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 55.2 | 55.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,210.5 | 8,022.3 | 1,164.1 | 953.6 | 2,412.8 | 1,852.6 | 2,412.8 | 1,852.6 |
| Indiana | 3,439.1 | 3,453.1 | 1,288.9 | 629.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 49.7 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,849.3 | 4,226.0 | 238.1 | 212.8 | 1,527.0 | 842.0 | 1,527.0 | 842.0 |
| Michigan | 3,575.3 | 3,239.0 | 975.0 | 707.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263.8 | 264.1 | 490.4 | 489.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,304.5 | 4,700.1 | 226.4 | 190.9 | 1,201.4 | 898.6 | 1,201.4 | 898.6 |
| Ohio | 1,101.8 | 1,097.3 | 1,808.3 | 481.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 77.8 | 104.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,089.8 | 1,785.0 | 341.2 | 264.0 | 2,149.5 | 745.2 | 2,149.5 | 745.2 |
| Wisconsin | 826.2 | 734.6 | 1,648.2 | 773.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 410.0 | 406.2 | 331.6 | 346.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,216.0 | 2,260.9 | 215.2 | 170.9 | 1,863.4 | 944.8 | 1,863.4 | 944.8 |
| West North Central | 40,153.1 | 38,429.0 | 1,815.9 | 1,572.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,364.6 | 3,364.6 | 390.9 | 393.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45,724.5 | 43,759.9 | 1,059.7 | 846.7 | 2,875.6 | 2,419.3 | 2,875.6 | 2,419.3 |
| Iowa | 12,803.8 | 12,378.5 | 262.0 | 260.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 209.4 | 209.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,295.8 | 12,869.0 | 286.4 | 221.5 | 548.4 | 482.0 | 548.4 | 482.0 |
| Kansas | 9,042.7 | 8,238.1 | 40.1 | 36.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,098.8 | 8,290.6 | 87.8 | 62.4 | 127.9 | 98.9 | 127.9 | 98.9 |
| Minnesota | 4,928.7 | 4,828.7 | 1,291.4 | 1,143.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 212.0 | 212.0 | 316.6 | 316.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,748.7 | 6,500.5 | 243.2 | 188.6 | 1,534.6 | 1,331.8 | 1,534.6 | 1,331.8 |
| Missouri | 2,374.9 | 2,374.9 | 100.8 | 90.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,038.2 | 3,028.2 | 403.2 | 345.6 | 504.0 | 436.4 | 504.0 | 436.4 |
| Nebraska | 3,518.3 | 3,518.3 | 40.6 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,854.1 | 3,854.1 | 33.0 | 25.7 | 73.6 | 66.3 | 73.6 | 66.3 |
| North Dakota | 4,320.1 | 4,323.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,839.9 | 4,845.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| South Dakota | 3,164.6 | 2,767.2 | 81.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,849.0 | 4,371.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 84.8 | 2.6 | 84.8 | 2.6 |
| South Atlantic | 1,267.2 | 1,267.2 | 24,432.6 | 20,447.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,139.6 | 3,880.4 | 4,009.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36,635.5 | 32,864.1 | 5,717.6 | 4,244.8 | 30,150.2 | 24,692.4 | 30,150.2 | 24,692.4 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 89.4 | 89.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 105.6 | 105.7 | 130.1 | 112.9 | 219.5 | 202.4 | 219.5 | 202.4 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 30.5 | 142.2 | 117.3 | 161.8 | 135.8 | 161.8 | 135.8 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,802.3 | 5,994.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,001.6 | 1,141.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,847.4 | 7,179.1 | 2,582.3 | 1,763.2 | 10,384.6 | 7,757.6 | 10,384.6 | 7,757.6 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,123.0 | 3,631.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,067.1 | 1,009.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,175.1 | 6,626.1 | 320.2 | 242.4 | 4,443.2 | 3,873.7 | 4,443.2 | 3,873.7 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 584.4 | 512.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 514.9 | 590.0 | 139.9 | 139.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,429.2 | 1,432.3 | 1,038.0 | 980.4 | 1,622.4 | 1,492.8 | 1,622.4 | 1,492.8 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 6,597.8 | 6,069.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,010.5 | 2,008.7 | 381.1 | 436.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,197.4 | 8,722.8 | 498.1 | 400.7 | 7,095.9 | 6,470.3 | 7,095.9 | 6,470.3 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,557.5 | 1,339.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,294.0 | 1,305.0 | 465.7 | 450.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,317.2 | 3,094.7 | 378.1 | 343.0 | 1,935.6 | 1,682.0 | 1,935.6 | 1,682.0 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3,658.6 | 2,792.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.6 | 866.6 | 795.6 | 802.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,332.8 | 4,473.7 | 592.8 | 258.4 | 4,251.4 | 3,051.3 | 4,251.4 | 3,051.3 |
| West Virginia | 855.2 | 855.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,199.2 | 1,199.2 | 35.7 | 26.4 | 35.7 | 26.4 | 35.7 | 26.4 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 1,692.5 | 1,180.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,037.8 | 7,037.8 | 1,134.5 | 1,139.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,893.9 | 9,386.5 | 177.2 | 139.0 | 1,869.7 | 1,319.0 | 1,869.7 | 1,319.0 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 601.1 | 421.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 616.7 | 617.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,509.6 | 4,330.7 | 15.8 | 10.9 | 616.9 | 432.0 | 616.9 | 432.0 |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.3 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,137.4 | 1,137.4 | 70.5 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,290.2 | 1,289.7 | 93.5 | 71.3 | 175.8 | 149.1 | 175.8 | 149.1 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 425.6 | 319.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 728.0 | 621.7 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 440.0 | 331.6 | 440.0 | 331.6 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 583.5 | 361.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.6 | 2,608.6 | 144.9 | 144.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,366.1 | 3,144.4 | 53.5 | 44.5 | 637.0 | 406.3 | 637.0 | 406.3 |
| West South Central | 52,572.3 | 50,937.9 | 16,219.1 | 11,867.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,013.0 | 3,016.1 | 1,075.2 | 1,088.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 72,879.6 | 66,909.2 | 3,349.5 | 2,516.2 | 19,568.6 | 14,383.4 | 19,568.6 | 14,383.4 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 820.9 | 329.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.2 | 1,265.2 | 223.8 | 227.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,309.9 | 1,821.9 | 250.5 | 176.3 | 1,071.4 | 506.0 | 1,071.4 | 506.0 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 344.5 | 124.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 958.6 | 738.6 | 185.1 | 160.8 | 529.6 | 285.3 | 529.6 | 285.3 |
| Oklahoma | 12,245.2 | 11,594.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 840.6 | 843.7 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,209.5 | 12,561.4 | 110.9 | 64.7 | 158.4 | 112.2 | 158.4 | 112.2 |
| Texas | 40,327.1 | 39,343.9 | 15,006.2 | 11,365.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 715.2 | 715.2 | 353.1 | 362.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56,401.6 | 51,787.3 | 2,803.0 | 2,114.3 | 17,809.2 | 13,479.8 | 17,809.2 | 13,479.8 |
| Mountain | 16,796.9 | 16,158.2 | 12,812.3 | 10,108.6 | 474.2 | 474.2 | 10,568.6 | 10,609.2 | 176.2 | 174.4 | 748.3 | 719.3 | 41,576.5 | 38,243.9 | 5,850.9 | 4,709.4 | 18,663.2 | 14,818.0 | 19,137.4 | 15,292.2 |
| Arizona | 855.5 | 617.3 | 3,350.9 | 2,703.6 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,721.9 | 2,719.7 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,251.8 | 6,364.1 | 2,679.6 | 2,111.4 | 6,030.5 | 4,815.0 | 6,326.1 | 5,110.6 |
| Colorado | 5,336.7 | 5,136.2 | 2,173.4 | 1,302.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 689.7 | 689.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,228.5 | 7,156.7 | 1,089.0 | 862.8 | 3,262.4 | 2,164.9 | 3,262.4 | 2,164.9 |
| Idaho | 968.3 | 968.3 | 402.0 | 362.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,630.8 | 2,672.3 | 84.4 | 83.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,095.5 | 4,095.7 | 156.0 | 124.7 | 558.0 | 486.7 | 558.0 | 486.7 |
| Montana | 1,581.7 | 1,478.9 | 177.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,825.0 | 2,826.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,589.9 | 4,326.8 | 59.0 | 40.4 | 236.0 | 57.4 | 236.0 | 57.4 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 3,854.3 | 3,235.0 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 659.0 | 630.0 | 5,903.3 | 5,255.0 | 952.5 | 775.6 | 4,806.8 | 4,010.6 | 4,985.3 | 4,189.1 |
| New Mexico | 4,409.0 | 4,410.9 | 1,131.9 | 855.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5,635.4 | 5,365.4 | 375.3 | 313.4 | 1,507.2 | 1,169.1 | 1,507.2 | 1,169.1 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 1,630.8 | 1,541.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 259.7 | 259.7 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 2,367.0 | 2,274.2 | 522.1 | 465.5 | 2,152.9 | 2,006.7 | 2,153.0 | 2,006.8 |
| Wyoming | 3,106.0 | 3,006.9 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,505.1 | 3,406.0 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 109.4 | 107.6 | 109.4 | 107.6 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,635.6 | 13,496.9 | 19,968.3 | 17,527.4 | 1,005.8 | 1,005.8 | 40,101.0 | 40,059.8 | 1,688.9 | 1,743.3 | 1,904.5 | 1,886.3 | 78,304.1 | 75,719.5 | 17,444.1 | 14,853.2 | 37,412.4 | 32,380.6 | 38,418.2 | 33,386.4 |
| California | 6,284.2 | 6,145.5 | 18,769.3 | 16,545.3 | 1,005.8 | 1,005.8 | 10,225.9 | 10,263.3 | 1,118.8 | 1,118.2 | 1,885.0 | 1,866.8 | 39,289.0 | 36,944.9 | 16,615.2 | 14,196.0 | 35,384.5 | 30,741.3 | 36,390.3 | 31,747.1 |
| Oregon | 3,976.5 | 3,976.5 | 1,010.7 | 793.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,363.2 | 8,367.9 | 294.9 | 294.9 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,664.8 | 13,452.5 | 398.1 | 316.1 | 1,408.8 | 1,109.8 | 1,408.8 | 1,109.8 |
| Washington | 3,374.9 | 3,374.9 | 188.3 | 188.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,511.9 | 21,428.6 | 275.2 | 330.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,350.3 | 25,322.1 | 430.7 | 341.1 | 619.0 | 529.5 | 619.0 | 529.5 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 292.2 | 292.2 | 399.9 | 327.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 508.6 | 508.4 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,404.6 | 1,332.4 | 852.9 | 795.6 | 1,252.8 | 1,123.5 | 1,252.8 | 1,123.5 |
| Alaska | 59.0 | 59.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 476.2 | 476.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 549.9 | 542.8 | 19.2 | 16.1 | 26.9 | 16.9 | 26.9 | 16.9 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 233.2 | 392.2 | 327.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 854.7 | 789.6 | 833.8 | 779.5 | 1,226.0 | 1,106.6 | 1,226.0 | 1,106.6 |
| U.S. Total | 147,444.7 | 141,402.2 | 90,527.7 | 71,386.3 | 1,480.0 | 1,480.0 | 79,985.3 | 80,067.6 | 11,826.3 | 12,126.8 | 2,695.8 | 2,648.6 | 333,959.8 | 309,111.5 | 47,774.7 | 39,828.0 | 138,302.4 | 111,214.3 | 139,782.4 | 112,694.3 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values are final. Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, 'Annual Electric Generator Report' and Form EIA-860M, 'Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report.' Estimated small scale solar photovoltaic capacity is based on data from Form EIA-861M, Form EIA-861, and from estimation methods described in the technical notes. |