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Data for March 2023 Release Date: May 24, 2023 Next Release Date: June 27, 2023 Full report PDF
SAS Output
Table 1.1.A. Net Generation from Renewable Sources: Total (All Sectors), 2013-March 2023
(Thousand Megawatthours)

  Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Small Scale Generation Generation From Utility and Small Scale Facilities
Period Wind Solar
Photovoltaic
Solar
Thermal
Wood and
Wood-Derived
Fuels
Landfill
Gas
Biogenic
Municipal
Solid Waste
Other Waste Biomass Geothermal Conventional
Hydroelectric
Total Renewable Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Estimated Solar Photovoltaic Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic Estimated Total Solar
Annual Totals
2013 167,840 8,121 915 40,028 10,658 7,186 2,986 15,775 268,565 522,073 N/A N/A N/A
2014 181,655 15,250 2,441 42,340 11,220 7,228 3,202 15,877 259,367 538,579 11,233 26,482 28,924
2015 190,719 21,666 3,227 41,929 11,291 7,211 3,201 15,918 249,080 544,241 14,139 35,805 39,032
2016 226,993 32,670 3,384 40,947 11,218 7,265 3,331 15,826 267,812 609,445 18,812 51,483 54,866
2017 254,303 50,018 3,269 41,124 11,543 6,951 3,115 15,927 300,333 686,583 23,990 74,008 77,277
2018 272,667 60,234 3,592 40,936 11,036 7,136 2,724 15,967 292,524 706,816 29,539 89,773 93,365
2019 295,882 68,719 3,218 38,543 10,468 6,093 2,402 15,473 287,874 728,673 34,957 103,676 106,894
2020 337,938 86,066 3,133 36,219 10,212 6,080 2,201 15,890 285,274 783,012 41,522 127,588 130,721
2021 378,197 112,335 2,924 36,463 9,421 6,101 2,267 15,975 251,585 815,267 49,164 161,499 164,422
2022 434,812 142,596 3,003 36,569 8,938 5,789 2,163 17,002 261,999 912,870 58,512 201,107 204,110
Year 2021
January 30,060 5,479 80 3,229 860 530 205 1,347 24,560 66,350 2,750 8,229 8,309
February 26,716 6,196 134 2,859 759 457 183 1,287 20,137 58,728 2,939 9,135 9,270
March 39,205 9,038 259 3,108 845 520 209 1,242 21,220 75,646 4,158 13,196 13,454
April 36,158 10,558 334 2,785 779 506 180 1,288 19,389 71,977 4,610 15,168 15,502
May 33,787 12,064 393 2,966 806 517 191 1,335 23,309 75,368 5,063 17,127 17,520
June 26,672 11,876 321 3,088 773 518 179 1,277 23,454 68,157 5,107 16,983 17,304
July 21,716 11,934 257 3,248 792 525 179 1,351 22,098 62,100 5,192 17,127 17,384
August 27,071 11,626 341 3,315 776 519 175 1,337 20,328 65,487 4,924 16,551 16,891
Sept 28,998 10,912 302 3,005 754 497 185 1,343 17,022 63,020 4,370 15,282 15,584
October 32,215 9,045 223 2,835 751 500 188 1,319 17,133 64,210 3,821 12,866 13,089
November 35,751 7,607 188 2,890 723 480 190 1,366 19,373 68,568 3,259 10,866 11,054
December 39,849 5,999 92 3,134 803 533 201 1,484 23,562 75,656 2,970 8,969 9,061
Year 2022
January 38,080 8,038 133 3,089 783 494 192 1,566 26,213 78,588 3,247 11,285 11,418
February 37,984 9,174 159 2,981 714 434 172 1,310 22,904 75,832 3,577 12,751 12,910
March 43,014 11,642 256 3,012 775 467 192 1,376 25,356 86,091 4,900 16,543 16,798
April 45,960 13,154 322 2,731 726 484 168 1,333 19,573 84,450 5,409 18,563 18,885
May 41,668 14,827 371 3,052 773 492 176 1,384 23,071 85,814 5,946 20,773 21,145
June 33,483 15,686 372 3,239 765 498 177 1,363 26,892 82,475 5,941 21,626 21,998
July 29,302 15,461 288 3,478 769 511 189 1,438 24,193 75,629 6,157 21,618 21,907
August 24,355 14,162 279 3,351 751 498 177 1,442 21,713 66,728 5,910 20,072 20,352
Sept 27,032 13,219 285 2,871 718 469 155 1,412 16,812 62,973 5,282 18,501 18,786
October 32,824 11,962 290 2,647 748 474 189 1,344 14,638 65,116 4,790 16,752 17,042
November 41,826 8,335 149 3,004 703 474 184 1,469 18,764 74,909 3,852 12,187 12,336
December 39,282 6,934 99 3,114 714 494 194 1,564 21,870 74,264 3,501 10,435 10,534
Year 2023
January 39,076 8,053 84 3,095 744 485 202 1,414 22,954 76,106 4,020 12,073 12,157
February 42,015 9,272 109 2,638 650 423 203 1,316 19,338 75,964 4,412 13,685 13,794
March 44,355 12,121 154 2,692 708 448 193 1,369 20,630 82,670 6,104 18,225 18,379
Year to Date
2021 95,981 20,713 473 9,197 2,464 1,507 598 3,876 65,917 200,724 9,847 30,560 31,033
2022 119,079 28,855 547 9,082 2,272 1,394 556 4,253 74,472 240,511 11,724 40,579 41,126
2023 125,446 29,446 347 8,425 2,102 1,356 597 4,100 62,923 234,741 14,537 43,983 44,330
Rolling 12 Months Ending in March
2022 401,295 120,476 2,998 36,349 9,230 5,989 2,226 16,352 260,140 855,054 51,041 171,517 174,515
2023 441,178 143,188 2,802 35,912 8,767 5,750 2,204 16,849 250,450 907,100 61,324 204,511 207,313

Wood and Wood-derived fuels include wood/wood waste solids (including paper pellets, railroad ties, utility poles, wood chips, bark, and wood waste solids), wood waste liquids (red liquor, sludge wood, spent sulfite liquor, and other wood-based liquids), and black liquor.
Other Waste Biomass includes sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, other biomass solids, other biomass liquids, and other biomass gases (including digester gases, methane, and other biomass gases).
Notes: Beginning with 2001 data, non-biogenic municipal solid waste and tire-derived fuels are reclassified as non-renewable energy sources and included in Other. Biogenic municipal solid waste is included in Other Renewable Sources.
See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2021 and prior years are final. Values for 2022 and 2023 are preliminary. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms..
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: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report; and predecessor forms.
Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report; Form EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.
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.