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Data for July 2018  |  Release Date: September 25, 2018  |  Next Release: October 24, 2018 
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Table 1.17.B. Net Generation from Solar Photovoltaic
by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through July 2018 and 2017 (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		 July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD Percentage
Change		 July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD July 2018 YTD July 2017 YTD
New England 2,750 2,066 33.1% 1,026 723 1,724 1,343 49 47 972 672 930 737 5 4 925 733 79 64 NM 0 78 64 720 545
Connecticut 374 281 33.2% 68 33 305 248 2 2 65 31 119 94 NM 0 118 94 16 13 NM 0 16 13 172 141
Maine 42 30 38.2% 8 6 34 24 0 0 8 6 12 9 0 0 12 9 0.02 0.02 0 0 0.02 0.02 22 16
Massachusetts 2,010 1,515 32.7% 831 597 1,179 918 13 12 813 581 722 580 4 4 717 576 57 47 1 0 56 47 405 295
New Hampshire 67 53 26.9% 0 0 67 53 0 0 0 0 19 16 0 0 19 16 4 3 0 0 4 3 43 34
Rhode Island 79 43 85.4% 24 11 54 31 0 0 24 11 28 15 0 0 28 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 16
Vermont 179 145 23.2% 95 77 83 68 34 33 61 44 30 24 0 0 30 24 1 1 0 0 1 1 52 43
Middle Atlantic 3,500 2,823 24.0% 1,106 864 2,394 1,959 64 56 906 689 1,197 996 123 107 1,075 889 140 121 14 12 126 109 1,193 961
New Jersey 2,035 1,703 19.5% 825 686 1,210 1,017 64 56 642 525 723 641 112 99 611 542 87 68 7 6 80 62 519 413
New York 1,147 845 35.7% 218 124 928 720 0 0 214 121 378 264 4 4 374 260 11 8 0 0 11 8 544 451
Pennsylvania 318 275 15.6% 63 54 256 222 0 0 49 43 96 92 7 NM 90 87 42 44 7 6 36 38 130 96
East North Central 804 595 35.2% 505 377 299 218 174 119 324 255 188 136 6 NM 183 135 17 13 1 1 15 12 101 71
Illinois 91 65 39.7% 38 33 54 33 1 1 34 32 38 20 NM 0 35 20 0.13 0.13 0 0 0.13 0.13 19 12
Indiana 306 230 33.4% 251 212 56 18 96 73 155 139 36 8 0 0 36 8 2 1 0 0 2 1 18 9
Michigan 142 92 55.1% 92 39 50 53 70 39 22 0 26 33 0 0 26 33 1 1 0 0 1 1 24 19
Ohio 189 158 19.4% 95 77 93 81 7 6 85 68 70 63 NM NM 68 61 6 5 1 1 4 4 21 16
Wisconsin 75 50 50.9% 30 17 45 33 0 0 29 17 18 12 NM 0 17 12 8 7 0 0 8 7 20 14
West North Central 1,236 674 83.3% 957 450 279 225 16 8 940 441 141 117 1 1 140 116 11 6 0 0 11 6 128 103
Iowa 85 56 50.3% 11 NM 74 53 9 NM NM 0 47 33 0 0 47 33 3 2 0 0 3 2 24 18
Kansas 20 11 75.8% 5 2 15 10 NM 0 4 2 6 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7
Minnesota 909 435 108.9% 861 401 49 34 NM NM 857 398 17 14 0 0 17 14 6 3 0 0 6 3 25 18
Missouri 199 156 27.8% 64 32 136 124 3 1 60 30 69 66 1 1 68 65 1 1 0 0 1 1 67 58
Nebraska 21 13 54.1% 15 10 5 3 0 0 15 10 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.39 0.13 0 0 0.39 0.13 3 2
North Dakota 0.21 0.20 0.7% 0 0 0.21 0.20 0 0 0 0 0.02 0.02 0 0 0.02 0.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.18 0.18
South Dakota 2 2 3.0% NM NM 1 1 0 0 NM NM 0.24 0.24 0 0 0.24 0.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.32 0.29
South Atlantic 9,699 6,540 48.3% 8,326 5,461 1,373 1,079 1,739 850 6,489 4,525 494 435 95 86 399 350 183 146 NM 0 180 146 794 583
Delaware 105 91 16.1% 40 35 65 56 5 NM 33 29 21 18 NM NM 20 17 3 3 0 0 3 3 43 36
District of Columbia 42 31 37.6% 0 0 42 31 0 0 0 0 25 17 0 0 25 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14
Florida 1,611 605 166.2% 1,367 436 244 169 1,108 370 253 64 68 59 NM NM 65 57 9 5 NM 0 6 5 173 107
Georgia 1,546 1,448 6.8% 1,384 1,315 163 133 194 171 1,187 1,142 22 20 NM NM 20 18 132 105 0 0 132 105 11 9
Maryland 805 647 24.5% 271 199 533 448 7 6 259 189 149 131 5 NM 143 127 22 21 0 0 22 21 369 300
North Carolina 4,465 3,368 32.6% 4,341 3,244 125 125 264 216 3,994 2,952 153 157 83 76 70 80 4 4 0 0 4 4 51 40
South Carolina 506 113 349.2% 364 37 142 75 0 0 364 37 36 18 0 0 36 18 12 7 0 0 12 7 93 50
Virginia 612 234 161.6% 559 196 53 38 162 83 397 112 18 14 0 0 18 14 1 0.25 0 0 1 0.25 33 24
West Virginia 6 5 22.2% 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.06 0.05 0 0 0.06 0.05 4 3
East South Central 686 312 119.7% 598 233 88 79 58 23 533 207 63 59 NM NM 59 55 7 1 NM 0 3 1 27 23
Alabama 243 120 101.8% 237 116 6 5 25 12 212 104 4 3 0 0 4 3 0.33 0.03 0 0 0.33 0.03 2 1
Kentucky 52 26 99.8% 34 11 19 15 32 11 NM 0 11 10 0 0 11 10 0.15 0.01 0 0 0.15 0.01 7 6
Mississippi 217 27 708.1% 208 21 9 6 0 0 208 21 4 4 0 0 4 4 2 0.25 0 0 2 0.25 3 2
Tennessee 174 139 25.3% 120 86 55 53 0 0 112 82 43 42 NM NM 39 39 4 0.38 NM 0 0.38 0.38 15 14
West South Central 2,842 1,778 59.8% 2,135 1,251 707 528 47 25 2,087 1,225 190 132 1 1 189 131 1 0 0 0 1 0 518 397
Arkansas 136 24 462.8% 125 18 11 6 NM NM 124 17 4 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 4
Louisiana 140 126 11.2% NM 0 138 126 NM 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 121
Oklahoma 46 24 88.7% 40 21 6 3 40 21 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.16 0 0 0 0.16 0 4 3
Texas 2,520 1,604 57.1% 1,968 1,212 552 393 NM NM 1,963 1,208 176 124 1 1 174 123 0.02 0 0 0 0.02 0 377 270
Mountain 10,683 9,232 15.7% 8,331 7,312 2,352 1,920 692 539 7,567 6,708 703 615 70 63 633 552 108 106 2 2 106 105 1,613 1,263
Arizona 4,011 3,494 14.8% 2,721 2,438 1,290 1,056 503 363 2,204 2,063 344 293 14 13 330 280 80 83 0 0 80 83 879 693
Colorado 1,012 878 15.3% 653 561 358 317 NM NM 637 549 145 137 12 11 133 126 2 2 0 0 2 2 224 189
Idaho 362 300 20.6% 344 291 18 9 0 0 344 291 3 2 0 0 3 2 0.40 0.13 0 0 0.40 0.13 14 6
Montana 35 17 113.5% 24 8 11 9 0 0 24 8 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6
Nevada 2,865 2,380 20.4% 2,577 2,132 288 248 26 26 2,506 2,065 106 99 44 39 62 60 20 16 2 2 18 15 207 174
New Mexico 923 790 16.9% 769 673 154 117 160 149 610 523 54 44 0 0 54 44 1 1 0 0 1 1 99 72
Utah 1,472 1,371 7.3% 1,242 1,209 230 162 0 0 1,242 1,209 47 36 0 0 47 36 5 5 0 0 5 5 178 122
Wyoming 4 3 40.2% 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.21 0.21 0 0 0.21 0.21 3 2
Pacific Contiguous 22,912 19,001 20.6% 14,935 12,587 7,977 6,414 363 315 14,449 12,181 2,016 1,474 96 78 1,920 1,397 1,194 1,054 28 13 1,166 1,041 4,890 3,976
California 22,349 18,685 19.6% 14,592 12,453 7,757 6,232 358 311 14,111 12,052 1,948 1,413 96 78 1,852 1,336 1,185 1,045 28 13 1,157 1,032 4,748 3,864
Oregon 470 244 92.8% 342 133 127 110 4 NM 338 129 53 49 0 0 53 49 9 9 0 0 9 9 65 52
Washington 93 72 29.3% 0.34 0.22 93 72 0.34 0.22 0 0 15 12 0 0 15 12 0.19 0.19 0 0 0.19 0.19 78 60
Pacific Noncontiguous 743 691 7.6% 126 111 617 580 21 26 105 85 241 213 0 0 241 213 2 2 0 0 2 2 375 365
Alaska 2 1 46.5% 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.49 0 0 1 0.49 0.03 0.03 0 0 0.03 0.03 1 1
Hawaii 741 689 7.5% 126 111 615 579 21 26 105 85 240 213 0 0 240 213 2 2 0 0 2 2 373 365
U.S. Total 55,855 43,713 27.8% 38,046 29,368 17,809 14,345 3,223 2,008 34,371 26,987 6,163 4,916 401 345 5,763 4,571 1,740 1,513 51 27 1,688 1,486 10,358 8,288

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are preliminary. 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.