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Data for May 2020 Release Date: July 24, 2020 Next Release Date: August 25, 2020 full reportPDF
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Table 1.17.B. Net Generation from Solar Photovoltaic
by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2020 and 2019 (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		 May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD Percentage
Change		 May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD May 2020 YTD May 2019 YTD
New England 2,366 1,934 22.3% 788 620 1,577 1,314 78 52 702 560 864 719 6 6 857 713 70 54 2 NM 68 52 652 549
Connecticut 396 306 29.7% 98 68 298 237 1 1 94 64 116 93 3 NM 113 89 17 12 NM NM 17 12 168 136
Maine 41 34 17.9% 5 4 36 30 0 0 5 4 13 12 0 0 13 12 0.02 0.02 0 0 0.02 0.02 23 18
Massachusetts 1,540 1,327 16.0% 552 458 988 869 49 37 498 416 597 534 3 3 594 531 48 39 2 NM 46 37 348 302
New Hampshire 65 52 24.5% 0 0 65 52 0 0 0 0 22 16 0 0 22 16 4 3 0 0 4 3 39 33
Rhode Island 170 87 94.2% 50 24 120 63 0 0 50 24 89 41 0 0 89 41 0.02 0 0 0 0.02 0 32 23
Vermont 154 127 21.0% 84 65 71 62 28 14 56 51 27 23 0 0 27 23 1 1 0 0 1 1 42 38
Middle Atlantic 3,218 2,519 27.7% 1,027 707 2,191 1,813 31 29 918 607 1,086 862 68 61 1,018 801 127 101 10 9 117 92 1,056 919
New Jersey 1,597 1,337 19.4% 571 450 1,026 887 31 29 477 365 539 476 59 53 480 423 86 62 3 3 83 60 463 405
New York 1,329 958 38.8% 398 223 932 735 0 0 388 214 467 321 6 6 461 315 11 11 3 NM 7 7 464 413
Pennsylvania 291 224 29.9% 58 33 233 191 0 0 53 28 79 66 2 2 77 64 30 28 3 3 27 25 129 102
East North Central 786 550 43.0% 365 290 421 259 120 92 236 189 217 157 8 8 208 149 24 18 1 1 23 17 190 93
Illinois 175 84 107.1% 27 25 147 60 1 1 25 23 81 36 NM NM 79 35 0.43 0.09 0 0 0.43 0.09 68 25
Indiana 226 177 27.3% 161 129 65 48 81 54 78 73 36 34 NM NM 35 33 1 1 0 0 1 1 29 15
Michigan 128 104 22.7% 67 64 61 41 35 34 31 29 27 21 NM NM 26 20 1 1 0 0 1 1 34 19
Ohio 172 130 32.4% 79 57 93 73 3 3 73 51 52 49 NM NM 49 46 12 9 1 1 11 8 33 19
Wisconsin 86 54 59.5% 32 16 54 38 0 0 29 14 21 17 3 NM 18 15 9 7 0 0 9 7 27 16
West North Central 1,101 843 30.7% 806 614 295 228 10 8 796 606 132 108 0.14 1 132 108 12 9 0 0 12 9 151 112
Iowa 88 67 32.3% 9 5 79 61 3 3 6 NM 48 38 0 0 48 38 2 2 0 0 2 2 29 21
Kansas 37 21 76.8% 18 6 19 15 NM NM 17 6 7 6 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
Minnesota 769 587 30.9% 723 549 46 39 NM NM 722 548 10 13 0 0 10 13 6 4 0 0 6 4 30 22
Missouri 184 149 24.0% 42 41 142 107 2 2 40 39 64 49 0.14 1 64 49 3 2 0 0 3 2 75 57
Nebraska 22 18 20.3% 14 12 8 6 3 NM 11 10 3 2 0 0 3 2 0.42 0.32 0 0 0.42 0.32 5 3
North Dakota 0.30 0.26 16.2% 0 0 0.30 0.26 0 0 0 0 0.13 0.11 0 0 0.13 0.11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.17 0.14
South Dakota 1 1 12.2% NM NM 1 0.46 0 0 NM NM 0.20 0.19 0 0 0.20 0.19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.36 0.26
South Atlantic 10,095 7,230 39.6% 8,656 6,066 1,439 1,164 2,863 1,779 5,731 4,229 387 364 59 56 328 309 157 142 NM NM 154 139 957 716
Delaware 77 70 8.8% 24 20 53 50 3 2 21 18 14 14 0 0 14 14 4 3 0 0 4 3 35 33
District of Columbia 54 38 41.3% 7 5 47 33 0 0 7 5 23 17 0 0 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 16
Florida 2,958 1,900 55.6% 2,532 1,634 426 266 2,276 1,418 251 210 67 59 5 5 63 55 7 6 NM NM 6 5 357 207
Georgia 1,524 920 65.7% 1,388 792 136 127 128 122 1,259 669 20 18 NM NM 19 17 106 102 0 0 106 102 10 8
Maryland 642 586 9.6% 238 193 404 393 3 3 225 183 113 113 9 7 104 106 14 15 0 0 14 15 286 272
North Carolina 3,528 2,925 20.6% 3,387 2,818 141 108 229 152 3,114 2,623 94 93 44 42 51 51 6 3 0 0 6 3 85 54
South Carolina 754 407 85.4% 602 273 152 134 4 NM 596 270 30 33 0 0 30 33 19 12 NM NM 17 11 105 90
Virginia 553 379 45.8% 478 330 74 49 221 78 256 251 23 15 NM NM 22 14 1 1 0 0 1 1 51 34
West Virginia 6 5 27.7% 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.04 0.04 0 0 0.04 0.04 4 3
East South Central 558 488 14.5% 487 423 72 64 28 27 454 392 46 45 NM NM 45 43 4 4 2 2 1 1 26 20
Alabama 160 163 -1.5% 154 157 6 6 12 12 142 145 4 4 0 0 4 4 0.44 0.44 0 0 0.44 0.44 1 1
Kentucky 36 30 17.0% 15 15 20 15 15 15 NM NM 9 9 0 0 9 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 10 6
Mississippi 186 133 39.4% 179 128 7 5 0 0 179 128 4 3 0 0 4 3 0.23 0.23 0 0 0.23 0.23 3 2
Tennessee 177 161 9.7% 138 123 39 38 NM NM 132 118 29 29 NM NM 28 27 2 2 2 2 0.02 0.02 11 11
West South Central 3,149 2,202 43.0% 2,503 1,709 646 493 34 28 2,460 1,680 132 110 10 NM 122 109 3 3 0 0 3 3 521 382
Arkansas 104 89 16.5% 82 76 22 13 NM NM 74 75 15 4 8 0 7 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 13 8
Louisiana 104 99 5.4% NM NM 103 98 NM NM 0 0 6 7 0 0 6 7 0.07 0.06 0 0 0.07 0.06 98 91
Oklahoma 35 31 12.5% 25 24 10 7 25 24 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0.33 0.23 0 0 0.33 0.23 8 5
Texas 2,907 1,983 46.6% 2,396 1,609 511 374 8 3 2,386 1,604 109 98 NM NM 107 96 1 1 0 0 1 1 403 277
Mountain 8,775 7,414 18.4% 6,555 5,527 2,220 1,887 484 386 6,028 5,104 619 557 41 35 578 522 32 28 3 1 29 28 1,613 1,338
Arizona 3,201 2,747 16.5% 1,998 1,697 1,203 1,050 282 262 1,711 1,430 361 317 5 5 356 312 6 6 0 0 6 6 841 732
Colorado 845 716 18.1% 573 463 272 253 3 2 559 455 101 96 11 6 90 90 1 1 0 0 1 1 181 162
Idaho 252 226 11.6% 221 206 31 20 0 0 219 206 3 2 0 0 3 2 3 1 NM 0 2 1 27 16
Montana 25 22 14.3% 13 13 12 9 0 0 13 13 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6
Nevada 2,476 2,001 23.8% 2,134 1,745 342 256 49 15 2,059 1,704 72 68 25 24 47 44 17 16 1 1 16 16 279 196
New Mexico 772 637 21.2% 625 518 147 119 149 108 476 410 39 35 0 0 39 35 1 1 0 0 1 1 107 83
Utah 1,123 995 12.8% 914 818 209 177 0 0 914 818 39 34 0 0 39 34 4 4 0 0 4 4 166 139
Wyoming 81 70 15.8% 77 67 5 3 0 0 77 67 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.15 0.15 0 0 0.15 0.15 4 2
Pacific Contiguous 18,595 16,232 14.6% 11,591 10,209 7,003 6,023 206 198 11,303 9,935 1,732 1,545 67 64 1,665 1,481 969 856 16 12 953 844 4,384 3,698
California 18,015 15,792 14.1% 11,204 9,941 6,811 5,851 203 195 10,918 9,670 1,681 1,491 67 64 1,614 1,427 963 850 16 12 947 838 4,250 3,586
Oregon 467 345 35.1% 370 251 96 94 2 2 368 249 37 43 0 0 37 43 6 6 0 0 6 6 53 45
Washington 113 95 19.0% 17 16 96 78 0 0.11 17 16 14 11 0 0 14 11 0.23 0.18 0 0 0.23 0.18 81 67
Pacific Noncontiguous 687 541 26.9% 194 91 493 450 34 17 160 75 188 178 0 0 188 178 2 1 0 0 2 1 304 271
Alaska 3 2 72.0% 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.02 0.02 0 0 0.02 0.02 2 1
Hawaii 684 540 26.8% 194 91 491 448 34 17 160 75 187 177 0 0 187 177 2 1 0 0 2 1 302 270
U.S. Total 49,331 39,953 23.5% 32,973 26,256 16,358 13,697 3,887 2,616 28,788 23,377 5,402 4,647 262 233 5,140 4,413 1,399 1,215 36 29 1,363 1,186 9,855 8,098

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.