Electric Power Monthly
Data for September 2020
Release Date: November 24, 2020
Next Release Date: December 24, 2020
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| Table 6.2.A. Net Summer Capacity of Utility Scale Units by Technology and by State, September 2020 and 2019 (Megawatts) |
| Census Division and State |
Renewable Sources |
Fossil Fuels |
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage |
Other Energy Storage |
Nuclear | All Other Sources | All Sources | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September 2020 | September 2019 | September 2020 | September 2019 | September 2020 | September 2019 | September 2020 | September 2019 | September 2020 | September 2019 | September 2020 | September 2019 | September 2020 | September 2019 |
| New England | 6,103.9 | 5,944.4 | 24,215.7 | 24,227.5 | 1,797.4 | 1,797.4 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 3,323.5 | 3,323.5 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 35,570.0 | 35,399.0 |
| Connecticut | 462.7 | 415.3 | 7,871.2 | 7,866.2 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2,073.1 | 2,073.1 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 10,464.0 | 10,411.6 |
| Maine | 2,240.4 | 2,291.0 | 2,499.3 | 2,497.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4,777.9 | 4,826.5 |
| Massachusetts | 1,554.6 | 1,464.0 | 9,574.6 | 9,596.4 | 1,768.0 | 1,768.0 | 52.8 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,950.0 | 12,857.9 |
| New Hampshire | 956.9 | 928.1 | 2,289.9 | 2,289.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,250.4 | 1,250.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,497.2 | 4,468.4 |
| Rhode Island | 204.6 | 163.5 | 1,835.1 | 1,832.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,039.7 | 1,995.6 |
| Vermont | 684.7 | 682.5 | 145.6 | 145.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 841.2 | 839.0 |
| Middle Atlantic | 11,680.9 | 11,349.4 | 74,343.2 | 73,133.1 | 3,383.3 | 3,383.3 | 147.5 | 143.5 | 16,940.5 | 17,956.6 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 106,506.6 | 105,977.1 |
| New Jersey | 1,156.1 | 1,078.1 | 12,241.5 | 12,241.5 | 420.0 | 420.0 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 3,467.1 | 3,467.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 17,338.0 | 17,260.0 |
| New York | 7,579.9 | 7,415.0 | 27,064.1 | 27,024.0 | 1,411.3 | 1,411.3 | 57.0 | 53.0 | 4,380.2 | 5,396.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40,492.5 | 41,299.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,944.9 | 2,856.3 | 35,037.6 | 33,867.6 | 1,552.0 | 1,552.0 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 9,093.2 | 9,093.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48,676.1 | 47,417.5 |
| East North Central | 14,517.4 | 12,795.7 | 108,097.6 | 111,281.2 | 2,249.0 | 2,232.0 | 194.7 | 189.7 | 19,007.1 | 19,007.1 | 187.1 | 187.1 | 144,252.9 | 145,692.8 |
| Illinois | 5,975.2 | 4,994.4 | 27,059.7 | 29,064.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 132.7 | 132.7 | 11,582.4 | 11,582.4 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 44,828.0 | 45,851.9 |
| Indiana | 2,838.9 | 2,669.1 | 23,832.4 | 23,922.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 26,787.3 | 26,702.7 |
| Michigan | 3,367.7 | 2,939.4 | 19,996.6 | 20,085.3 | 2,249.0 | 2,232.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4,089.6 | 4,089.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29,703.9 | 29,347.3 |
| Ohio | 1,204.7 | 1,064.6 | 23,704.6 | 25,247.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 2,134.0 | 2,134.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,076.3 | 28,478.8 |
| Wisconsin | 1,130.9 | 1,128.2 | 13,504.3 | 12,961.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,201.1 | 1,201.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 15,857.4 | 15,312.1 |
| West North Central | 35,075.4 | 30,576.6 | 59,010.0 | 59,377.8 | 657.0 | 657.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 4,842.0 | 5,443.4 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 99,627.3 | 96,097.7 |
| Iowa | 10,860.3 | 9,024.6 | 9,847.6 | 9,843.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 601.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20,709.0 | 19,470.2 |
| Kansas | 6,575.5 | 6,159.6 | 8,846.1 | 9,003.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,225.0 | 1,225.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16,647.4 | 16,388.5 |
| Minnesota | 5,587.0 | 5,257.6 | 10,363.9 | 10,370.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1,657.0 | 1,657.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 17,640.6 | 17,317.3 |
| Missouri | 1,821.0 | 1,579.0 | 17,453.6 | 17,659.0 | 657.0 | 657.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1,190.0 | 1,190.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,123.8 | 21,087.2 |
| Nebraska | 2,729.5 | 2,332.0 | 6,196.3 | 6,196.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 770.0 | 770.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,695.8 | 9,298.3 |
| North Dakota | 4,198.3 | 3,741.6 | 4,601.4 | 4,601.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8,805.0 | 8,348.3 |
| South Dakota | 3,303.8 | 2,482.2 | 1,701.1 | 1,704.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,005.7 | 4,187.9 |
| South Atlantic | 24,811.6 | 20,862.3 | 160,317.8 | 161,152.9 | 7,906.4 | 7,906.4 | 90.3 | 76.5 | 24,706.6 | 24,688.6 | 468.9 | 496.8 | 218,301.6 | 215,183.5 |
| Delaware | 50.9 | 47.9 | 3,321.5 | 3,321.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,372.4 | 3,369.4 |
| District of Columbia | 21.3 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 39.5 |
| Florida | 4,642.3 | 3,203.5 | 53,486.2 | 53,174.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 3,626.0 | 3,626.0 | 312.9 | 340.8 | 62,086.4 | 60,359.1 |
| Georgia | 5,103.1 | 4,015.8 | 26,100.8 | 26,100.8 | 1,863.4 | 1,863.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4,061.0 | 4,061.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37,129.3 | 36,042.0 |
| Maryland | 1,254.8 | 1,229.4 | 10,781.2 | 11,670.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1,707.8 | 1,707.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 13,756.8 | 14,620.9 |
| North Carolina | 7,406.2 | 6,884.7 | 22,192.8 | 22,022.6 | 86.0 | 86.0 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 5,149.6 | 5,149.6 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 34,898.4 | 34,197.9 |
| South Carolina | 2,832.8 | 2,347.2 | 11,764.1 | 12,141.3 | 2,716.0 | 2,716.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6,594.2 | 6,576.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23,911.1 | 23,784.7 |
| Virginia | 2,413.7 | 2,084.6 | 18,912.7 | 18,912.7 | 3,241.0 | 3,241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,568.0 | 3,568.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 28,231.4 | 27,902.3 |
| West Virginia | 1,086.5 | 1,030.3 | 13,737.9 | 13,787.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,873.9 | 14,867.7 |
| East South Central | 8,911.2 | 8,846.6 | 61,431.4 | 62,732.2 | 1,616.3 | 1,616.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11,449.1 | 11,449.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 83,410.4 | 84,646.6 |
| Alabama | 4,119.0 | 4,115.0 | 19,635.1 | 19,610.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5,525.4 | 5,525.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29,280.5 | 29,251.5 |
| Kentucky | 1,247.6 | 1,246.2 | 16,877.1 | 18,261.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18,124.7 | 19,508.1 |
| Mississippi | 520.5 | 463.0 | 12,676.9 | 12,617.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,401.0 | 1,401.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 14,599.8 | 14,483.3 |
| Tennessee | 3,024.1 | 3,022.4 | 12,242.3 | 12,242.3 | 1,616.3 | 1,616.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,522.7 | 4,522.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,405.4 | 21,403.7 |
| West South Central | 46,008.1 | 41,564.4 | 139,507.2 | 139,295.5 | 286.0 | 286.0 | 161.5 | 131.7 | 8,910.7 | 8,910.7 | 548.6 | 548.6 | 195,422.1 | 190,736.9 |
| Arkansas | 1,742.7 | 1,707.1 | 11,281.0 | 11,281.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1,817.8 | 1,817.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,881.5 | 14,845.9 |
| Louisiana | 665.2 | 615.2 | 22,487.2 | 21,262.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2,132.9 | 2,132.9 | 329.6 | 329.6 | 25,615.4 | 24,340.4 |
| Oklahoma | 9,151.0 | 9,039.0 | 17,978.6 | 17,978.6 | 258.0 | 258.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,397.6 | 27,275.6 |
| Texas | 34,449.2 | 30,203.1 | 87,760.4 | 88,773.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 139.0 | 119.2 | 4,960.0 | 4,960.0 | 219.0 | 219.0 | 127,527.6 | 124,275.0 |
| Mountain | 29,761.9 | 27,824.8 | 59,544.1 | 61,711.6 | 778.8 | 778.8 | 54.3 | 56.1 | 3,937.0 | 3,937.0 | 123.7 | 123.7 | 94,199.8 | 94,432.0 |
| Arizona | 5,339.8 | 5,147.3 | 17,505.7 | 18,985.7 | 216.3 | 216.3 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 3,937.0 | 3,937.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,040.8 | 28,328.3 |
| Colorado | 5,933.5 | 4,970.0 | 10,932.9 | 10,932.9 | 562.5 | 562.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 17,448.5 | 16,485.0 |
| Idaho | 4,078.5 | 4,079.8 | 1,121.8 | 1,121.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 5,215.1 | 5,216.4 |
| Montana | 3,673.9 | 3,592.5 | 2,125.1 | 2,739.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 5,839.0 | 6,371.6 |
| Nevada | 4,110.6 | 3,776.2 | 7,821.6 | 7,821.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 11,938.7 | 11,604.3 |
| New Mexico | 2,866.6 | 2,726.0 | 5,964.4 | 5,962.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8,833.5 | 8,693.2 |
| Utah | 1,648.0 | 1,648.0 | 7,303.3 | 7,378.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 8,991.5 | 9,066.5 |
| Wyoming | 2,111.0 | 1,885.0 | 6,769.3 | 6,769.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 8,892.7 | 8,666.7 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 69,795.6 | 68,533.0 | 46,640.2 | 47,655.5 | 4,121.1 | 4,121.1 | 536.8 | 260.7 | 3,403.0 | 3,403.0 | 106.3 | 106.3 | 124,603.0 | 124,079.6 |
| California | 32,353.8 | 31,637.9 | 37,583.2 | 38,598.7 | 3,807.1 | 3,807.1 | 525.6 | 249.5 | 2,240.0 | 2,240.0 | 106.3 | 106.3 | 76,616.0 | 76,639.5 |
| Oregon | 12,596.6 | 12,192.5 | 4,315.2 | 4,315.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16,916.8 | 16,512.7 |
| Washington | 24,845.2 | 24,702.6 | 4,741.8 | 4,741.6 | 314.0 | 314.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1,163.0 | 1,163.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31,070.2 | 30,927.4 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 1,243.3 | 1,158.2 | 4,362.9 | 4,345.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 108.2 | 108.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 5,741.0 | 5,638.1 |
| Alaska | 538.6 | 538.6 | 2,191.6 | 2,173.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.2 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,777.4 | 2,759.6 |
| Hawaii | 704.7 | 619.6 | 2,171.3 | 2,171.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 2,963.6 | 2,878.5 |
| U.S. Total | 247,909.3 | 229,455.4 | 737,470.1 | 744,912.4 | 22,795.3 | 22,778.3 | 1,395.9 | 1,045.7 | 96,519.5 | 98,119.0 | 1,544.6 | 1,572.5 | 1,107,634.7 | 1,097,883.3 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2019 are final. Values for 2020 are preliminary. NOTES: Capacity from facilities with a total generator nameplate capacity less than 1 MW are excluded from this report. This exclusion may represent a significant portion of capacity for some technologies such as solar photovoltaic generation. Concentrated Solar Power Energy Storage is included in 'Renewable sources'; it is not included in 'Other Energy Storage' Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, 'Annual Electric Generator Report' and Form EIA-860M, 'Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report.' |