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Data for May 2019 | Release date: July 24, 2019 | Next release: August 26, 2019
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, May 2019 and 2018 (Megawatts) |
| Summer Capacity at Utility Scale Facilities | Small Scale Capacity | Capacity From Utility and Small Scale Facilities | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census Division and State |
Wind | Solar Photovoltaic |
Solar Thermal | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Biomass Sources | Geothermal | Total Renewable Sources |
Estimated Solar Photovoltaic | Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic | Estimated Total Solar | ||||||||||
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May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2019 | May 2018 |
| New England | 1,424.8 | 1,402.1 | 976.4 | 828.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,960.1 | 1,960.7 | 1,530.2 | 1,530.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,891.5 | 5,721.7 | 2,461.7 | 1,945.3 | 3,438.1 | 2,774.0 | 3,438.1 | 2,774.0 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 86.8 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 122.2 | 122.2 | 202.6 | 203.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 412.6 | 389.2 | 447.3 | 359.0 | 534.1 | 421.5 | 534.1 | 421.5 |
| Maine | 921.6 | 921.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 733.0 | 732.4 | 686.9 | 686.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,347.1 | 2,345.6 | 51.4 | 36.6 | 57.0 | 42.2 | 57.0 | 42.2 |
| Massachusetts | 96.1 | 94.4 | 748.9 | 667.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 267.0 | 267.4 | 285.3 | 285.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,397.3 | 1,314.8 | 1,652.9 | 1,323.2 | 2,401.8 | 1,990.9 | 2,401.8 | 1,990.9 |
| New Hampshire | 183.1 | 183.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.8 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 928.1 | 928.9 | 88.9 | 75.2 | 88.9 | 75.2 | 88.9 | 75.2 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 51.8 | 34.6 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 150.2 | 113.3 | 112.4 | 57.5 | 147.0 | 76.2 | 147.0 | 76.2 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 100.5 | 74.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.2 | 331.2 | 74.3 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 656.2 | 629.9 | 108.8 | 93.8 | 209.3 | 168.0 | 209.3 | 168.0 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,363.3 | 3,205.6 | 1,091.4 | 916.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,473.2 | 5,469.2 | 1,278.4 | 1,280.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,206.3 | 10,870.9 | 3,214.5 | 2,714.8 | 4,305.9 | 3,630.9 | 4,305.9 | 3,630.9 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 743.8 | 680.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 227.3 | 227.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 991.0 | 927.2 | 1,539.7 | 1,347.9 | 2,283.5 | 2,027.9 | 2,283.5 | 2,027.9 |
| New York | 1,985.7 | 1,826.2 | 286.8 | 184.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,561.3 | 4,557.3 | 524.1 | 524.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,357.9 | 7,091.9 | 1,332.7 | 1,074.0 | 1,619.5 | 1,258.3 | 1,619.5 | 1,258.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,370.0 | 1,371.8 | 60.8 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 527.0 | 528.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,857.4 | 2,851.8 | 342.1 | 292.9 | 402.9 | 344.7 | 402.9 | 344.7 |
| East North Central | 10,332.1 | 9,152.2 | 462.5 | 403.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 859.9 | 857.3 | 1,237.9 | 1,268.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,892.4 | 11,681.1 | 471.8 | 334.0 | 934.3 | 737.0 | 934.3 | 737.0 |
| Illinois | 4,803.7 | 4,261.9 | 40.6 | 34.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 88.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,967.2 | 4,430.9 | 108.3 | 59.5 | 148.9 | 94.4 | 148.9 | 94.4 |
| Indiana | 2,309.8 | 2,109.4 | 216.2 | 196.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 70.8 | 76.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,657.2 | 2,442.8 | 82.5 | 63.9 | 298.7 | 260.6 | 298.7 | 260.6 |
| Michigan | 2,061.8 | 1,735.8 | 98.2 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 269.9 | 266.9 | 562.0 | 559.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,991.9 | 2,636.1 | 69.0 | 53.5 | 167.2 | 127.8 | 167.2 | 127.8 |
| Ohio | 718.4 | 605.9 | 83.6 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 149.8 | 147.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,053.7 | 931.4 | 145.6 | 107.4 | 229.2 | 183.6 | 229.2 | 183.6 |
| Wisconsin | 438.4 | 439.2 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 393.6 | 394.0 | 366.5 | 385.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,222.4 | 1,239.9 | 66.4 | 49.7 | 90.3 | 70.6 | 90.3 | 70.6 |
| West North Central | 25,574.5 | 22,250.2 | 895.9 | 710.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,293.7 | 3,291.7 | 464.4 | 557.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30,228.5 | 26,810.1 | 359.6 | 296.6 | 1,255.5 | 1,007.4 | 1,255.5 | 1,007.4 |
| Iowa | 8,794.0 | 7,143.8 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,972.3 | 7,320.8 | 99.1 | 79.3 | 109.6 | 88.5 | 109.6 | 88.5 |
| Kansas | 5,857.8 | 5,116.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,878.0 | 5,136.2 | 20.4 | 15.6 | 24.6 | 19.8 | 24.6 | 19.8 |
| Minnesota | 3,850.5 | 3,707.9 | 800.1 | 632.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 205.9 | 205.9 | 394.4 | 485.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,250.9 | 5,031.0 | 66.0 | 54.2 | 866.1 | 686.4 | 866.1 | 686.4 |
| Missouri | 954.3 | 954.3 | 62.1 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,579.0 | 1,567.9 | 164.9 | 140.9 | 227.0 | 189.5 | 227.0 | 189.5 |
| Nebraska | 2,018.3 | 1,417.4 | 18.0 | 15.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 277.9 | 275.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,329.9 | 1,724.6 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 26.0 | 21.4 | 26.0 | 21.4 |
| North Dakota | 3,221.8 | 3,073.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,741.6 | 3,592.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 877.8 | 837.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,476.8 | 2,436.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| South Atlantic | 1,086.3 | 1,086.3 | 8,074.2 | 6,384.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,226.4 | 7,229.2 | 4,201.1 | 4,366.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20,588.0 | 19,066.1 | 1,879.6 | 1,504.9 | 9,953.8 | 7,888.9 | 9,953.8 | 7,888.9 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 31.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.5 | 46.1 | 82.0 | 73.0 | 115.3 | 104.9 | 115.3 | 104.9 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.9 | 23.0 | 51.2 | 44.0 | 58.1 | 44.0 | 58.1 | 44.0 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,918.4 | 1,117.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 1,180.8 | 1,296.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,153.7 | 2,468.5 | 366.9 | 230.9 | 2,285.3 | 1,348.1 | 2,285.3 | 1,348.1 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,013.9 | 1,011.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,047.2 | 2,047.2 | 949.4 | 905.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,010.5 | 3,964.5 | NM | 156.3 | NM | 1,168.2 | NM | 1,168.2 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 278.0 | 229.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 142.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,198.9 | 1,151.0 | 752.0 | 662.2 | 1,030.0 | 891.2 | 1,030.0 | 891.2 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 4,035.8 | 3,374.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,004.0 | 2,002.0 | 558.9 | 568.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,806.7 | 6,153.1 | 156.5 | 121.3 | 4,192.3 | 3,496.1 | 4,192.3 | 3,496.1 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 394.1 | 266.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,323.9 | 1,328.7 | 526.5 | 526.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,244.5 | 2,121.7 | 211.0 | 157.7 | 605.1 | 424.2 | 605.1 | 424.2 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 393.8 | 352.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 809.4 | 892.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,069.2 | 2,111.1 | 73.7 | 53.3 | 467.5 | 406.0 | 467.5 | 406.0 |
| West Virginia | 686.3 | 686.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,027.1 | 1,027.1 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 559.2 | 455.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,050.5 | 7,056.3 | 1,248.0 | 1,229.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,886.8 | 8,769.6 | 97.6 | 89.3 | 656.8 | 544.5 | 656.8 | 544.5 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 179.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,292.0 | 3,290.8 | 677.2 | 685.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,163.3 | 4,156.0 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,146.9 | 1,146.9 | 72.2 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,245.4 | 1,245.4 | 24.7 | 20.0 | 51.0 | 46.3 | 51.0 | 46.3 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 160.6 | 160.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 274.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 463.0 | 435.3 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 168.1 | 167.4 | 168.1 | 167.4 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 178.2 | 89.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,611.6 | 2,618.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,015.1 | 2,932.9 | 57.6 | 56.0 | 235.8 | 145.0 | 235.8 | 145.0 |
| West South Central | 32,887.0 | 30,281.9 | 2,092.1 | 1,756.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,991.4 | 2,987.5 | 1,238.7 | 1,311.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39,209.2 | 36,337.2 | 723.0 | 550.8 | 2,815.1 | 2,307.2 | 2,815.1 | 2,307.2 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,263.9 | 331.3 | 330.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,697.1 | 1,694.3 | 18.5 | 12.8 | 118.5 | 112.8 | 118.5 | 112.8 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.4 | 490.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 615.5 | 683.2 | 153.7 | 132.9 | 154.8 | 134.0 | 154.8 | 134.0 |
| Oklahoma | 8,070.7 | 7,494.8 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 863.6 | 861.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,041.0 | 8,463.1 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 38.9 | 36.8 | 38.9 | 36.8 |
| Texas | 24,816.3 | 22,787.1 | 1,960.5 | 1,624.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 670.0 | 670.0 | 408.8 | 414.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,855.6 | 25,496.6 | 542.4 | 398.8 | 2,502.9 | 2,023.6 | 2,502.9 | 2,023.6 |
| Mountain | 9,565.8 | 8,914.0 | 5,921.4 | 5,533.0 | 473.9 | 473.9 | 10,654.8 | 10,575.9 | 175.7 | 174.3 | 606.9 | 582.8 | 27,398.5 | 26,253.9 | 2,489.0 | 2,158.5 | 8,410.4 | 7,691.5 | 8,884.3 | 8,165.4 |
| Arizona | 267.3 | 267.3 | 1,776.8 | 1,721.5 | 295.4 | 295.4 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,091.1 | 5,035.8 | 1,323.7 | 1,186.8 | 3,100.5 | 2,908.3 | 3,395.9 | 3,203.7 |
| Colorado | 3,703.7 | 3,182.7 | 545.4 | 465.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 686.4 | 687.4 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,964.2 | 4,364.1 | 366.8 | 339.6 | 912.2 | 804.9 | 912.2 | 804.9 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.5 | 240.0 | 240.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,765.6 | 2,707.5 | 85.3 | 83.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,071.3 | 4,011.9 | 32.6 | 18.3 | 272.6 | 258.3 | 272.6 | 258.3 |
| Montana | 783.5 | 703.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,771.1 | 2,749.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,574.6 | 3,472.8 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 32.0 | 29.2 | 32.0 | 29.2 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 1,821.7 | 1,687.7 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.4 | 1,051.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 515.3 | 498.2 | 3,726.7 | 3,575.6 | 347.8 | 253.0 | 2,169.5 | 1,940.7 | 2,348.0 | 2,119.2 |
| New Mexico | 1,815.4 | 1,764.5 | 571.4 | 544.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 2,483.7 | 2,398.8 | 148.5 | 130.3 | 719.9 | 674.7 | 719.9 | 674.7 |
| Utah | 388.2 | 388.2 | 857.1 | 857.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 269.4 | 269.4 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 1,600.5 | 1,600.5 | 249.5 | 214.6 | 1,106.6 | 1,071.7 | 1,106.6 | 1,071.7 |
| Wyoming | 1,487.3 | 1,487.3 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,886.4 | 1,794.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 97.1 | 3.7 | 97.1 | 3.7 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 12,340.8 | 12,140.0 | 11,036.1 | 10,186.7 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 39,863.4 | 39,854.9 | 1,907.6 | 1,973.3 | 1,789.7 | 1,873.5 | 68,221.6 | 67,312.4 | 8,700.7 | 7,412.6 | 19,736.8 | 17,599.3 | 21,020.8 | 18,883.3 |
| California | 6,057.5 | 5,856.7 | 10,696.1 | 9,934.1 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 10,185.9 | 10,198.2 | 1,208.5 | 1,264.2 | 1,770.2 | 1,854.0 | 31,202.2 | 30,391.2 | 8,369.4 | 7,160.2 | 19,065.5 | 17,094.3 | 20,349.5 | 18,378.3 |
| Oregon | 3,210.2 | 3,210.2 | 320.3 | 252.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,380.4 | 8,423.2 | 314.7 | 314.7 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12,245.1 | 12,219.7 | 181.6 | 143.8 | 501.9 | 395.9 | 501.9 | 395.9 |
| Washington | 3,073.1 | 3,073.1 | 19.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,297.1 | 21,233.5 | 384.4 | 394.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24,774.3 | 24,701.5 | 149.7 | 108.6 | 169.4 | 109.1 | 169.4 | 109.1 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 266.2 | 266.2 | 124.1 | 101.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 503.0 | 496.5 | 273.9 | 224.3 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,210.2 | 1,131.2 | 621.2 | 593.8 | 745.3 | 695.0 | 745.3 | 695.0 |
| Alaska | 60.6 | 60.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 470.6 | 470.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 538.2 | 538.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Hawaii | 205.6 | 205.6 | 124.1 | 101.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 25.9 | 266.9 | 217.3 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 672.0 | 593.0 | 617.7 | 591.3 | 741.8 | 692.5 | 741.8 | 692.5 |
| U.S. Total | 96,869.9 | 88,727.6 | 31,233.3 | 27,275.1 | 1,757.9 | 1,757.9 | 79,876.4 | 79,779.2 | 13,555.9 | 13,915.1 | 2,439.6 | 2,499.3 | 225,733.0 | 213,954.2 | 21,018.7 | 17,600.7 | 52,252.0 | 44,875.8 | 54,009.9 | 46,633.7 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values are preliminary. 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.' 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. |