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Data for May 2022 Release Date: July 26, 2022 Next Release Date: August 24, 2022 full reportPDF
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Table 6.1.B. Estimated Net Summer Solar Photovoltaic Capacity From Small Scale Facilities by Sector (Megawatts):
2014 - May 2022

Period Residential Commercial Industrial Total
Annual Totals
2014 3,346.3 3,279.7 700.6 7,326.6
2015 5,191.5 3,706.7 880.3 9,778.5
2016 7,527.0 4,022.8 1,215.3 12,765.1
2017 9,626.8 5,155.8 1,365.1 16,147.8
2018 11,720.4 6,271.4 1,555.4 19,547.1
2019 14,249.0 7,167.9 1,796.6 23,213.6
2020 17,163.3 8,376.1 2,045.3 27,584.8
2021 21,022.1 9,727.7 2,222.6 32,972.3
Year 2020
January 14,622.5 7,302.1 1,817.6 23,742.2
February 14,832.2 7,355.3 1,838.9 24,026.4
March 15,064.2 7,426.4 1,860.6 24,351.2
April 15,280.6 7,508.5 1,869.2 24,658.3
May 15,472.9 7,563.2 1,883.8 24,919.9
June 15,681.7 7,641.4 1,925.0 25,248.0
July 15,898.9 7,729.2 1,953.5 25,581.6
August 16,129.6 7,862.8 1,969.5 25,962.0
Sept 16,364.0 7,909.1 1,978.8 26,251.9
October 16,635.4 8,020.5 1,998.6 26,654.5
November 16,884.8 8,127.8 2,015.2 27,027.8
December 17,163.3 8,376.1 2,045.3 27,584.8
Year 2021
January 17,506.8 8,588.0 2,050.0 28,144.9
February 17,776.8 8,636.5 2,067.8 28,481.1
March 18,023.2 8,733.9 2,088.6 28,845.7
April 18,368.1 8,834.9 2,099.8 29,302.8
May 18,659.1 8,928.8 2,118.2 29,706.1
June 19,101.9 9,085.6 2,137.1 30,324.6
July 19,396.4 9,137.1 2,132.2 30,665.8
August 19,731.4 9,265.1 2,151.5 31,147.9
Sept 20,038.6 9,300.2 2,176.0 31,514.8
October 20,356.5 9,380.8 2,183.4 31,920.7
November 20,663.1 9,532.4 2,207.6 32,403.1
December 21,022.1 9,727.7 2,222.6 32,972.3
Year 2022
January 21,241.0 9,785.7 2,221.8 33,248.5
February 21,756.9 10,040.3 2,231.7 34,028.9
March 22,259.8 10,220.4 2,239.9 34,720.1
April 22,607.1 10,255.5 2,241.0 35,103.6
May 22,963.1 10,547.0 2,245.2 35,755.3

Values are preliminary.
Improved renewable data reporting has resulted in realignment of the commercial and industrial sectors.
Estimated small scale solar photovoltaic capacity is based on data from Form EIA-861M, Form EIA-861, and from estimation methods described in the technical notes.