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Data for September 2018  |  Release Date: November 27, 2018  |  Next Release: December 26, 2018 
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Table 1.17.B. Net Generation from Solar Photovoltaic
by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through September 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		 September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD Percentage
Change		 September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD September 2018 YTD September 2017 YTD
New England 3,581 2,588 38.4% 1,279 789 2,302 1,798 57 49 1,214 734 1,271 938 6 6 1,265 932 94 80 2 1 92 79 945 787
Connecticut 494 364 35.9% 94 32 400 332 3 3 90 29 155 126 NM 1 155 126 20 17 NM 0.09 20 17 226 189
Maine 55 37 48.5% 10 4 45 33 0 0 10 4 15 12 0 0 15 12 0.03 0.03 0 0 0.03 0.03 30 21
Massachusetts 2,615 1,886 38.7% 1,030 659 1,586 1,227 16 12 1,007 641 997 725 5 5 992 720 66 57 2 1 64 56 530 452
New Hampshire 88 71 24.5% 0 0 88 71 0 0 0 0 26 21 0 0 26 21 6 4 0 0 6 4 57 46
Rhode Island 103 54 89.8% 30 12 73 43 0 0 30 12 38 21 0 0 38 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 22
Vermont 224 175 28.1% 115 82 109 93 39 34 76 48 39 33 0 0 39 33 2 1 0 0 2 1 68 58
Middle Atlantic 4,576 3,567 28.3% 1,448 972 3,128 2,595 80 66 1,196 769 1,565 1,295 155 124 1,411 1,171 180 153 17 13 163 140 1,554 1,285
New Jersey 2,617 2,103 24.4% 1,055 764 1,562 1,339 80 66 824 576 930 820 142 115 788 705 110 89 9 7 101 82 673 552
New York 1,543 1,116 38.2% 316 150 1,227 966 0 0 312 146 506 357 4 4 501 353 14 11 0 0 14 11 711 602
Pennsylvania 416 348 19.6% 77 58 339 290 0 0 61 47 130 118 8 5 122 113 56 53 8 7 48 46 169 130
East North Central 1,058 710 49.0% 654 432 404 278 223 129 421 298 258 169 8 2 250 166 23 18 2 2 21 17 134 96
Illinois 125 89 41.1% 50 43 76 46 2 2 44 41 53 29 NM 0 49 29 1 0.18 0 0 1 0.18 26 16
Indiana 390 262 48.7% 313 235 77 26 121 71 192 165 51 13 0 0 51 13 2 1 0 0 2 1 24 13
Michigan 197 105 88.3% 131 50 66 55 91 50 40 0 34 28 0 0 34 28 1 1 0 0 1 1 31 26
Ohio 246 192 27.9% 122 86 124 106 9 7 108 75 95 82 3 2 92 79 7 7 2 2 5 5 27 22
Wisconsin 100 62 60.3% 38 17 61 45 0 0 37 17 26 17 NM 0 24 17 11 9 0 0 11 9 26 19
West North Central 1,584 865 83.1% 1,198 564 386 301 20 9 1,177 553 191 157 1 1 190 156 15 8 0 0 15 8 181 138
Iowa 115 75 53.0% 13 4 102 71 11 4 NM 0 64 44 0 0 64 44 3 3 0 0 3 3 34 24
Kansas 28 17 68.1% 7 4 21 13 NM 1 5 3 8 4 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9
Minnesota 1,130 547 106.5% 1,062 499 68 48 3 2 1,059 497 25 20 0 0 25 20 8 4 0 0 8 4 35 24
Missouri 273 207 32.0% 87 43 186 164 4 2 82 39 91 87 1 1 90 86 3 1 0 0 3 1 93 77
Nebraska 34 16 111.2% 26 12 8 4 0 0 26 12 3 1 0 0 3 1 0.44 0.18 0 0 0.44 0.18 5 3
North Dakota 0.28 0.27 4.8% 0 0 0.28 0.27 0 0 0 0 0.03 0.03 0 0 0.03 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0.24
South Dakota 3 2 5.2% NM 2 1 1 0 0 NM 2 0.32 0.30 0 0 0.32 0.30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.44 0.38
South Atlantic 12,722 7,684 65.6% 10,915 6,275 1,807 1,409 2,308 1,013 8,481 5,162 648 536 123 99 525 438 244 193 NM 1 240 193 1,042 779
Delaware 140 110 27.6% 52 36 88 74 6 5 44 31 27 23 NM 1 26 22 7 4 0 0 7 4 56 47
District of Columbia 56 40 37.9% 0 0 56 40 0 0 0 0 34 23 0 0 34 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18
Florida 2,169 763 184.2% 1,848 543 321 221 1,499 475 340 65 88 74 5 2 83 72 12 8 NM 1 8 7 230 141
Georgia 1,987 1,801 10.3% 1,775 1,627 212 174 252 205 1,519 1,420 30 26 3 2 27 23 171 138 0 0 171 138 14 12
Maryland 1,047 810 29.3% 351 216 696 594 8 7 335 203 197 169 7 5 189 164 30 27 0 0 30 27 477 403
North Carolina 5,845 3,916 49.3% 5,682 3,770 163 146 375 305 5,202 3,378 196 176 105 88 91 89 5 6 0 0 5 6 67 52
South Carolina 679 145 368.2% 486 42 192 103 0 0 486 42 48 24 0 0 48 24 17 10 0 0 17 10 127 69
Virginia 791 92 764.3% 721 41 70 51 167 17 554 24 25 19 0 0 25 19 1 0.44 0 0 1 0.44 44 31
West Virginia 8 6 21.4% 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0.07 0.06 0 0 0.07 0.06 6 5
East South Central 879 291 202.1% 764 188 115 103 75 26 678 160 83 74 5 2 78 72 7 1 6 0 1 1 36 31
Alabama 327 94 249.4% 318 87 8 6 33 11 285 76 6 4 0 0 6 4 1 0.04 0 0 1 0.04 2 2
Kentucky 69 34 101.8% 44 15 25 20 42 14 NM 0.50 15 12 0 0 15 12 0.30 0.01 0 0 0.30 0.01 10 8
Mississippi 276 49 468.9% 267 41 9 8 0 0 267 41 5 5 0 0 5 5 0.16 0.33 0 0 0.16 0.33 4 3
Tennessee 207 115 80.5% 134 45 73 69 0 0 124 43 57 53 5 2 53 51 6 0.49 6 0 0.04 0.49 20 18
West South Central 3,659 2,232 63.9% 2,905 1,696 754 536 63 32 2,841 1,662 167 114 1 2 166 113 2 0 0 0 2 0 586 424
Arkansas 185 32 474.3% 168 25 17 8 NM 1 167 23 6 3 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 5
Louisiana 179 159 12.7% NM 2 177 157 NM 2 0 0 11 6 0 0 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 166 151
Oklahoma 63 30 108.9% 54 26 9 4 54 26 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 0.26 0 0 0 0.26 0 5 3
Texas 3,232 2,011 60.7% 2,681 1,644 551 367 6 3 2,674 1,639 147 104 1 2 146 102 0.43 0 0 0 0.43 0 405 265
Mountain 14,628 12,931 13.1% 11,474 10,311 3,155 2,621 930 729 10,448 9,500 1,025 936 94 80 931 856 52 42 2 2 50 40 2,173 1,725
Arizona 5,456 4,852 12.5% 3,704 3,379 1,752 1,473 680 493 3,005 2,867 551 514 19 19 532 495 16 13 0 0 16 13 1,204 965
Colorado 1,355 1,173 15.5% 890 755 465 418 5 1 870 744 188 177 15 10 173 167 2 2 0 0 2 2 290 249
Idaho 478 397 20.5% 453 385 26 13 0 0 453 385 4 3 0 0 4 3 1 0.17 0 0 1 0.17 21 9
Montana 47 22 119.2% 31 9 16 12 0 0 31 9 5 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9
Nevada 3,926 3,385 16.0% 3,544 3,060 382 325 34 33 3,449 2,974 142 130 60 51 82 79 26 21 2 2 24 19 276 227
New Mexico 1,258 1,106 13.8% 1,058 951 200 155 211 201 847 750 71 58 0 0 71 58 1 1 0 0 1 1 129 96
Utah 2,101 1,992 5.4% 1,793 1,771 308 222 0 0 1,793 1,771 62 49 0 0 62 49 6 6 0 0 6 6 239 166
Wyoming 5 4 34.1% 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.28 0.28 0 0 0.28 0.28 3 2
Pacific Contiguous 31,022 26,177 18.5% 20,427 17,610 10,596 8,567 452 373 19,806 17,127 2,751 1,972 126 96 2,625 1,876 1,533 1,406 43 14 1,491 1,391 6,480 5,300
California 30,240 25,784 17.3% 19,946 17,468 10,294 8,316 446 368 19,332 16,990 2,658 1,888 126 96 2,532 1,792 1,520 1,393 43 14 1,478 1,379 6,284 5,145
Oregon 654 294 122.5% 480 142 174 152 6 5 474 137 73 67 0 0 73 67 13 13 0 0 13 13 88 72
Washington 129 100 28.7% 0.43 0.38 128 99 0.43 0.38 0 0 20 16 0 0 20 16 0.25 0.25 0 0 0.25 0.25 108 83
Pacific Noncontiguous 966 888 8.9% 165 130 801 758 28 34 137 96 315 279 0 0 315 279 2 2 0 0 2 2 484 476
Alaska 3 2 50.6% 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.05 0.05 0 0 0.05 0.05 2 1
Hawaii 964 886 8.8% 165 130 799 756 28 34 137 96 314 279 0 0 314 279 2 2 0 0 2 2 483 475
U.S. Total 74,676 57,933 28.9% 51,229 38,965 23,447 18,967 4,237 2,460 46,399 36,060 8,275 6,469 519 411 7,756 6,058 2,151 1,903 75 33 2,076 1,870 13,615 11,040

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2018 are preliminary. Values for 2017 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.