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Data for September 2025 Release Date: November 25, 2025 Next Release Date: December 23, 2025 Full report PDF
SAS Output
Table 1.2.E. Net Generation by Energy Source: Residential Sector, 2015-September 2025
(Thousand Megawatthours)

Small Scale Generation
Period Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation
Annual Totals
2015 6,999
2016 10,595
2017 13,942
2018 17,105
2019 20,914
2020 25,179
2021 30,182
2022 39,510
2023 49,273
2024 57,547
Year 2023
January 2,625
February 2,894
March 3,954
April 4,478
May 5,073
June 4,948
July 5,173
August 5,049
Sept 4,409
October 4,155
November 3,428
December 3,087
Year 2024
January 3,240
February 3,659
March 4,885
April 5,385
May 5,845
June 5,863
July 5,991
August 5,735
Sept 5,108
October 4,638
November 3,754
December 3,442
Year 2025
January 3,703
February 3,966
March 5,455
April 5,966
May 6,267
June 6,378
July 6,689
August 6,273
Sept 5,723
Year to Date
2023 38,604
2024 45,714
2025 50,420
Rolling 12 Months Ending in September
2024 56,382
2025 62,253

See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 are preliminary.
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:
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.