Electric Power Monthly
Data for August 2026
Release Date:
October 23, 2026
Next Release Date:
November 24, 2026
| Table 6.2.A. Net Summer Capacity of Utility Scale Units by Technology and by State, August 2026 and 2025 (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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August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 |
| New England | 9,290.2 | 8,446.4 | 20,898.4 | 21,031.0 | 1,863.4 | 1,863.4 | 1,020.4 | 593.2 | 3,355.4 | 3,355.4 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 36,449.8 | 35,311.4 |
| Connecticut | 767.4 | 738.4 | 7,222.8 | 7,220.8 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2,108.4 | 2,108.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,129.6 | 10,098.6 |
| Maine | 3,392.5 | 3,356.5 | 2,304.7 | 2,434.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 237.3 | 62.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5,956.5 | 5,875.7 |
| Massachusetts | 2,935.3 | 2,121.9 | 7,246.0 | 7,271.0 | 1,834.0 | 1,834.0 | 743.6 | 491.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,758.9 | 11,718.3 |
| New Hampshire | 904.8 | 945.9 | 2,165.0 | 2,260.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1,247.0 | 1,247.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,330.8 | 4,467.3 |
| Rhode Island | 573.0 | 568.0 | 1,842.3 | 1,726.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,418.3 | 2,297.3 |
| Vermont | 717.2 | 715.7 | 117.6 | 117.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 855.7 | 854.2 |
| Middle Atlantic | 16,851.4 | 16,190.2 | 70,432.8 | 70,369.2 | 3,320.0 | 3,320.0 | 469.4 | 438.8 | 16,680.8 | 16,680.8 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 107,765.6 | 107,010.2 |
| New Jersey | 1,496.4 | 1,409.1 | 11,248.3 | 11,232.3 | 418.0 | 418.0 | 129.6 | 119.6 | 3,458.9 | 3,458.9 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 16,762.4 | 16,649.1 |
| New York | 11,128.4 | 10,742.1 | 25,407.0 | 25,420.9 | 1,410.5 | 1,410.5 | 285.2 | 264.6 | 3,325.9 | 3,325.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41,557.0 | 41,164.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,226.6 | 4,039.0 | 33,777.5 | 33,716.0 | 1,491.5 | 1,491.5 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 9,896.0 | 9,896.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49,446.2 | 49,197.1 |
| East North Central | 41,171.9 | 35,203.2 | 102,779.6 | 102,003.8 | 2,179.8 | 2,179.8 | 1,152.4 | 715.4 | 19,005.6 | 19,005.6 | 166.0 | 166.0 | 166,455.3 | 159,273.8 |
| Illinois | 13,967.9 | 11,744.1 | 22,991.9 | 23,584.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 102.3 | 100.3 | 11,595.6 | 11,595.6 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 48,735.7 | 47,102.4 |
| Indiana | 9,264.2 | 7,744.1 | 21,973.1 | 21,973.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 587.3 | 337.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 31,912.6 | 30,142.5 |
| Michigan | 7,602.2 | 6,283.2 | 20,166.3 | 20,208.8 | 2,179.8 | 2,179.8 | 115.3 | 115.3 | 4,086.5 | 4,086.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34,150.1 | 32,873.6 |
| Ohio | 6,286.5 | 5,547.1 | 24,701.0 | 23,800.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.8 | 46.8 | 2,134.0 | 2,134.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33,157.3 | 31,528.5 |
| Wisconsin | 4,051.1 | 3,884.7 | 12,947.3 | 12,436.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 311.7 | 115.7 | 1,189.5 | 1,189.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18,499.6 | 17,626.8 |
| West North Central | 51,516.4 | 49,101.6 | 56,750.0 | 56,566.8 | 657.0 | 657.0 | 142.0 | 38.0 | 4,792.2 | 4,792.2 | 10.9 | 16.2 | 113,868.5 | 111,171.8 |
| Iowa | 14,191.2 | 13,772.4 | 9,470.0 | 9,477.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 109.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 23,774.5 | 23,264.5 |
| Kansas | 10,101.0 | 9,945.0 | 8,855.1 | 8,848.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,176.7 | 1,176.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 20,133.6 | 19,970.8 |
| Minnesota | 7,640.5 | 7,135.9 | 9,374.8 | 9,347.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 1,657.0 | 1,657.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 18,701.4 | 18,167.5 |
| Missouri | 4,816.1 | 3,925.2 | 15,175.8 | 15,175.8 | 657.0 | 657.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1,190.0 | 1,190.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,839.9 | 20,949.0 |
| Nebraska | 3,986.1 | 3,991.6 | 6,736.0 | 6,579.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 768.5 | 768.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,498.5 | 11,344.1 |
| North Dakota | 5,495.7 | 5,045.7 | 5,176.3 | 5,176.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 10,672.0 | 10,227.3 |
| South Dakota | 5,285.8 | 5,285.8 | 1,962.0 | 1,962.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,248.6 | 7,248.6 |
| South Atlantic | 47,138.7 | 44,050.0 | 152,756.3 | 152,635.6 | 8,176.4 | 8,148.4 | 2,796.2 | 1,154.7 | 27,047.0 | 27,047.0 | 373.3 | 377.3 | 238,287.9 | 233,413.0 |
| Delaware | 150.7 | 117.1 | 2,779.9 | 2,779.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,930.6 | 2,897.0 |
| District of Columbia | 46.6 | 41.2 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 67.2 | 61.8 |
| Florida | 14,378.0 | 12,963.5 | 55,529.8 | 55,482.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,199.6 | 658.1 | 3,649.0 | 3,649.0 | 311.0 | 315.0 | 75,067.4 | 73,068.0 |
| Georgia | 8,320.2 | 8,339.9 | 23,327.0 | 23,327.0 | 1,897.4 | 1,897.4 | 863.7 | 146.2 | 6,289.0 | 6,289.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 40,705.6 | 40,007.8 |
| Maryland | 2,268.8 | 1,780.3 | 8,413.4 | 8,402.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1,745.2 | 1,745.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,437.9 | 11,938.1 |
| North Carolina | 9,908.3 | 9,615.3 | 21,263.8 | 21,263.8 | 86.0 | 86.0 | 293.3 | 139.8 | 5,149.6 | 5,149.6 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 36,755.0 | 36,308.5 |
| South Carolina | 3,735.7 | 3,404.2 | 11,654.6 | 11,596.6 | 3,024.0 | 2,996.0 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 6,646.2 | 6,646.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,148.5 | 24,731.0 |
| Virginia | 6,887.9 | 6,459.1 | 16,007.1 | 16,003.1 | 3,169.0 | 3,169.0 | 230.6 | 80.6 | 3,568.0 | 3,568.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29,862.6 | 29,279.8 |
| West Virginia | 1,442.5 | 1,329.4 | 13,760.1 | 13,760.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 110.5 | 31.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15,313.1 | 15,121.0 |
| East South Central | 13,629.3 | 11,972.9 | 61,548.8 | 61,548.8 | 1,616.3 | 1,616.3 | 152.5 | 102.5 | 11,372.1 | 11,372.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 88,320.4 | 86,614.0 |
| Alabama | 4,891.9 | 4,571.9 | 20,980.8 | 20,980.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5,452.7 | 5,452.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31,326.4 | 31,006.4 |
| Kentucky | 2,580.0 | 1,994.0 | 16,712.0 | 16,712.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19,292.0 | 18,706.0 |
| Mississippi | 2,211.4 | 1,906.6 | 12,778.4 | 12,778.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 151.5 | 101.5 | 1,396.7 | 1,396.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 16,539.4 | 16,184.6 |
| Tennessee | 3,946.0 | 3,500.4 | 11,077.6 | 11,077.6 | 1,616.3 | 1,616.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,522.7 | 4,522.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,162.6 | 20,717.0 |
| West South Central | 101,678.0 | 91,227.1 | 141,432.5 | 139,467.4 | 271.5 | 271.5 | 18,616.7 | 11,108.0 | 8,842.2 | 8,842.2 | 636.1 | 636.1 | 271,477.0 | 251,552.3 |
| Arkansas | 4,407.3 | 3,944.7 | 10,820.6 | 10,774.1 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 1,807.0 | 1,807.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17,093.1 | 16,584.0 |
| Louisiana | 2,150.2 | 1,837.2 | 21,302.9 | 20,624.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,055.2 | 2,055.2 | 356.0 | 356.0 | 25,864.3 | 24,872.6 |
| Oklahoma | 15,848.4 | 13,965.1 | 17,900.4 | 17,849.8 | 241.5 | 241.5 | 432.0 | 180.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34,422.3 | 32,236.4 |
| Texas | 79,272.1 | 71,480.1 | 91,408.6 | 90,219.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18,156.5 | 10,899.8 | 4,980.0 | 4,980.0 | 280.1 | 280.1 | 194,097.3 | 177,859.3 |
| Mountain | 60,631.1 | 50,515.1 | 58,205.6 | 58,655.8 | 794.8 | 794.8 | 12,340.1 | 7,435.7 | 3,937.0 | 3,937.0 | 121.6 | 121.6 | 136,030.2 | 121,460.0 |
| Arizona | 13,018.7 | 10,329.4 | 17,773.3 | 17,431.3 | 216.3 | 216.3 | 6,645.8 | 4,134.8 | 3,937.0 | 3,937.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41,591.1 | 36,048.8 |
| Colorado | 9,855.0 | 8,547.2 | 10,674.7 | 10,598.5 | 578.5 | 578.5 | 666.3 | 456.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 21,780.6 | 20,186.6 |
| Idaho | 4,744.1 | 4,619.1 | 1,148.7 | 1,129.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 659.0 | 459.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 6,566.6 | 6,222.1 |
| Montana | 4,976.3 | 4,977.6 | 2,239.2 | 2,233.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 7,255.5 | 7,251.2 |
| Nevada | 7,259.7 | 7,144.7 | 8,533.5 | 8,530.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,087.8 | 1,587.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 17,887.5 | 17,269.8 |
| New Mexico | 11,462.2 | 7,125.4 | 4,722.1 | 4,747.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,360.2 | 796.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 17,545.2 | 12,670.0 |
| Utah | 4,181.7 | 3,228.3 | 6,435.5 | 7,305.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 921.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 11,578.4 | 10,575.4 |
| Wyoming | 5,133.4 | 4,543.4 | 6,678.6 | 6,679.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 11,825.3 | 11,236.1 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 84,378.1 | 82,606.8 | 44,964.9 | 44,914.8 | 4,183.9 | 4,183.9 | 16,805.7 | 14,322.2 | 3,391.0 | 3,391.0 | 91.2 | 91.2 | 153,822.8 | 149,517.9 |
| California | 44,619.3 | 43,133.4 | 37,125.6 | 37,073.7 | 3,869.9 | 3,869.9 | 16,278.7 | 13,795.2 | 2,240.0 | 2,240.0 | 91.2 | 91.2 | 104,232.7 | 100,211.4 |
| Oregon | 14,193.5 | 14,043.8 | 3,766.7 | 3,768.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 523.0 | 523.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18,483.2 | 18,335.3 |
| Washington | 25,565.3 | 25,429.6 | 4,072.6 | 4,072.6 | 314.0 | 314.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1,151.0 | 1,151.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31,106.9 | 30,971.2 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 1,597.3 | 1,597.3 | 4,058.1 | 4,058.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 648.6 | 648.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6,331.5 | 6,332.1 |
| Alaska | 548.8 | 550.3 | 2,174.6 | 2,175.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 133.7 | 133.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,857.1 | 2,859.2 |
| Hawaii | 1,048.5 | 1,047.0 | 1,883.5 | 1,883.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 514.9 | 514.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3,474.4 | 3,472.9 |
| U.S. Total | 427,882.4 | 390,910.6 | 713,827.0 | 711,251.9 | 23,063.1 | 23,035.1 | 54,144.0 | 36,557.1 | 98,423.3 | 98,423.3 | 1,461.2 | 1,470.5 | 1,318,809.0 | 1,261,656.5 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2025 are final. Values for 2026 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.' |