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Data for October 2019  |  Release date: December 23, 2019     Next release: January 27, 2020  |
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Table 1.17.B. Net Generation from Solar Photovoltaic
by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through October 2019 and 2018 (Thousand Megawatthours)

  All Sectors Electric Power Sector Commercial Sector Industrial Sector Residential Sector




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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		 October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD Percentage
Change		 October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD October 2019 YTD October 2018 YTD
New England 4,344 3,734 16.3% 1,393 1,085 2,951 2,649 125 51 1,263 1,029 1,589 1,449 3 3 1,585 1,445 119 105 2 2 117 103 1,249 1,100
Connecticut 684 517 32.3% 142 73 542 444 3 3 138 69 203 177 NM 1 202 176 26 22 NM 0.10 26 22 314 246
Maine 78 60 30.9% 10 11 68 49 0 0 10 11 28 17 0 0 28 17 0.03 0.03 0 0 0.03 0.03 40 32
Massachusetts 2,967 2,743 8.2% 1,034 882 1,933 1,860 85 16 945 862 1,166 1,142 2 2 1,163 1,139 84 75 2 2 82 73 688 649
New Hampshire 116 96 20.2% 0 0 116 96 0 0 0 0 36 28 0 0 36 28 7 6 0 0 7 6 73 62
Rhode Island 215 106 103.1% 61 25 154 81 0 0 61 25 103 42 0 0 103 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 39
Vermont 284 213 33.7% 146 95 139 118 37 33 108 62 52 43 0 0 52 43 2 2 0 0 2 2 85 73
Middle Atlantic 5,689 4,606 23.5% 1,614 1,198 4,075 3,407 66 69 1,418 999 1,906 1,649 118 119 1,788 1,530 220 189 11 11 209 178 2,079 1,699
New Jersey 3,006 2,580 16.5% 1,031 885 1,975 1,695 66 69 850 701 1,041 960 110 111 931 849 142 115 4 5 138 111 906 735
New York 2,173 1,599 35.9% 506 257 1,667 1,342 0 0 502 254 718 551 4 4 715 547 16 15 NM 0 15 15 937 779
Pennsylvania 510 427 19.4% 76 56 433 371 0 0 66 45 146 138 4 4 142 134 62 59 6 6 56 52 236 185
East North Central 1,316 1,038 26.8% 675 589 640 449 215 190 445 385 372 293 13 12 359 281 44 26 2 2 43 24 239 144
Illinois 219 145 51.7% 58 60 161 84 2 2 53 55 94 57 3 3 91 54 0.19 1 0 0 0.19 1 71 29
Indiana 410 358 14.7% 295 270 115 87 128 99 167 171 78 59 NM 0 77 59 3 3 0 0 3 3 35 26
Michigan 245 183 33.9% 146 111 99 72 79 82 65 27 50 41 NM 2 48 39 3 2 0 0 3 2 48 31
Ohio 309 249 24.2% 133 111 176 138 6 7 123 99 110 105 2 2 108 102 24 8 2 2 22 6 46 30
Wisconsin 132 104 27.4% 43 37 89 67 0 0 37 32 41 31 6 4 35 27 15 12 0 0 15 12 39 28
West North Central 2,042 1,518 34.6% 1,502 1,096 540 422 19 15 1,482 1,079 256 208 1 1 255 206 21 16 0 0 21 16 264 200
Iowa 156 123 27.3% 14 11 142 112 6 6 8 4 88 71 0 0 88 71 5 3 0 0 5 3 50 38
Kansas 50 30 63.9% 17 7 33 23 NM 2 15 5 13 9 0 0 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 14
Minnesota 1,439 1,044 37.9% 1,347 972 92 72 2 3 1,345 969 30 25 0 0 30 25 10 9 0 0 10 9 52 39
Missouri 352 284 24.2% 94 79 258 204 4 4 89 74 119 99 1 1 118 98 5 3 0 0 5 3 134 103
Nebraska 42 34 21.1% 29 25 13 9 5 0 24 25 4 3 0 0 4 3 1 0.48 0 0 1 0.48 8 5
North Dakota 1 0.31 100.8% 0 0 1 0.31 0 0 0 0 0.28 0.04 0 0 0.28 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.35 0.27
South Dakota 3 2 10.7% NM 2 1 1 0 0 NM 2 0.43 0.35 0 0 0.43 0.35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.49
South Atlantic 16,011 12,725 25.8% 13,458 10,741 2,553 1,984 3,731 2,407 9,602 8,214 787 687 119 117 668 570 297 266 6 2 291 264 1,594 1,150
Delaware 155 140 10.5% 45 44 110 97 5 5 40 38 31 28 0 1 31 28 7 8 0 0 7 8 72 61
District of Columbia 86 62 39.9% 13 0 73 62 0 0 13 0 36 37 0 0 36 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 24
Florida 3,928 2,365 66.0% 3,350 2,005 578 361 2,896 1,663 446 334 123 99 5 5 118 94 11 11 2 2 8 9 452 258
Georgia 2,058 2,026 1.6% 1,792 1,793 266 233 271 261 1,518 1,530 38 32 2 2 36 30 212 188 0 0 212 188 17 15
Maryland 1,327 1,102 20.5% 444 345 884 757 7 7 423 328 250 213 13 9 237 203 32 33 0 0 32 33 615 521
North Carolina 6,630 5,616 18.1% 6,396 5,434 234 182 364 347 5,935 4,986 204 201 97 100 107 101 6 6 0 0 6 6 121 75
South Carolina 953 661 44.2% 668 447 285 214 5 2 660 445 69 54 0 0 69 54 27 19 NM 0 23 19 193 141
Virginia 863 744 16.0% 752 674 112 70 182 121 567 552 33 20 NM 0 31 20 2 1 0 0 2 1 79 49
West Virginia 11 8 28.6% 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 0.08 0.08 0 0 0.08 0.08 7 6
East South Central 1,100 928 18.4% 958 802 142 126 63 63 886 730 98 90 4 4 94 86 8 7 5 6 3 1 45 39
Alabama 363 334 8.8% 351 324 12 9 26 28 324 297 9 6 0 0 9 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2
Kentucky 70 64 10.5% 35 36 35 28 34 34 NM 1 20 16 0 0 20 16 1 0.40 0 0 1 0.40 14 11
Mississippi 287 303 -5.2% 275 293 12 9 0 0 275 293 7 6 0 0 7 6 0.48 0.17 0 0 0.48 0.17 5 3
Tennessee 380 229 66.0% 297 149 83 80 NM 1 285 139 63 61 4 4 59 58 5 6 5 6 0.04 0.04 23 22
West South Central 5,086 3,853 32.0% 3,978 3,016 1,108 837 65 64 3,905 2,950 246 185 9 2 237 183 6 2 0 0 6 2 865 652
Arkansas 214 200 6.8% 183 181 30 19 NM 1 177 180 14 6 5 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 3 1 18 11
Louisiana 210 199 5.2% NM 1 208 198 NM 1 0 0 14 13 0 0 14 13 0.14 0.13 0 0 0.14 0.13 194 185
Oklahoma 71 64 12.1% 55 54 17 10 55 54 0 0 4 3 0 0 4 3 1 0.30 0 0 1 0.30 12 6
Texas 4,591 3,390 35.5% 3,739 2,779 853 611 7 7 3,728 2,770 214 162 4 2 210 161 2 0.48 0 0 2 0.48 641 450
Mountain 17,078 15,971 6.9% 12,962 12,473 4,116 3,498 912 885 11,967 11,506 1,189 1,145 79 80 1,110 1,066 63 62 4 2 58 59 2,948 2,373
Arizona 6,104 5,827 4.8% 3,871 3,879 2,233 1,948 603 609 3,257 3,258 667 640 11 12 655 628 12 21 0 0 12 21 1,566 1,299
Colorado 1,634 1,462 11.8% 1,079 948 556 514 5 5 1,061 932 206 205 13 11 193 194 2 2 0 0 2 2 361 318
Idaho 544 532 2.3% 493 503 52 29 0 0 491 503 5 5 0 0 5 5 4 1 NM 0 2 1 44 24
Montana 51 48 7.0% 29 30 22 18 0 0 29 30 6 5 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13
Nevada 4,766 4,346 9.7% 4,175 3,919 591 427 36 37 4,082 3,823 151 150 55 57 96 93 35 30 2 2 33 27 462 307
New Mexico 1,469 1,416 3.8% 1,215 1,202 255 213 268 235 947 967 74 70 0 0 74 70 1 1 0 0 1 1 179 143
Utah 2,334 2,335 -0.0% 1,934 1,991 401 343 0 0 1,934 1,991 77 69 0 0 77 69 8 7 0 0 8 7 315 267
Wyoming 174 6 NM 166 0 8 6 0 0 166 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.35 0.31 0 0 0.35 0.31 6 4
Pacific Contiguous 38,069 34,085 11.7% 24,323 22,482 13,746 11,603 452 475 23,699 21,857 3,491 3,004 146 133 3,345 2,870 1,941 1,673 27 17 1,915 1,656 8,487 7,076
California 37,000 33,244 11.3% 23,689 21,969 13,310 11,275 447 469 23,070 21,350 3,350 2,902 146 133 3,204 2,769 1,926 1,659 27 17 1,900 1,642 8,206 6,864
Oregon 836 702 19.2% 596 512 240 189 5 6 591 507 112 80 0 0 112 80 15 14 0 0 15 14 114 96
Washington 233 139 67.5% 38 0.46 196 139 0.36 0.46 37 0 29 22 0 0 29 22 0.49 0.28 0 0 0.49 0.28 167 117
Pacific Noncontiguous 1,172 1,044 12.3% 214 159 958 885 31 32 184 128 375 348 0 0 375 348 3 2 0 0 3 2 579 534
Alaska 4 3 48.5% 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.05 0.05 0 0 0.05 0.05 3 2
Hawaii 1,168 1,041 12.2% 214 159 954 882 31 32 184 128 374 347 0 0 374 347 3 2 0 0 3 2 576 532
U.S. Total 91,908 79,500 15.6% 61,079 53,641 30,829 25,859 5,679 4,251 54,850 48,877 10,308 9,058 493 472 9,816 8,586 2,722 2,347 58 42 2,664 2,305 18,349 14,968

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2019 are preliminary. Values for 2018 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.