Electric Power Monthly
Data for November 2018 | Release Date: January 25, 2019 | Next Release: February 26, 2019
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, November 2018 and 2017 (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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November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 | November 2018 | November 2017 |
| New England | 1,402.1 | 1,370.6 | 853.6 | 747.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,960.7 | 1,960.7 | 1,530.2 | 1,531.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,746.6 | 5,610.2 | 2,146.4 | 1,734.3 | 3,000.0 | 2,482.2 | 3,000.0 | 2,482.2 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 63.6 | 34.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 122.2 | 122.2 | 203.5 | 203.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 390.3 | 361.2 | 400.6 | 320.6 | 464.2 | 355.1 | 464.2 | 355.1 |
| Maine | 921.6 | 921.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 732.4 | 732.4 | 686.0 | 686.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,345.6 | 2,345.6 | 39.9 | 31.9 | 45.5 | 37.5 | 45.5 | 37.5 |
| Massachusetts | 94.4 | 92.9 | 686.6 | 625.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 267.4 | 267.4 | 285.3 | 286.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,333.7 | 1,272.0 | 1,434.9 | 1,181.1 | 2,121.5 | 1,806.7 | 2,121.5 | 1,806.7 |
| New Hampshire | 183.1 | 183.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.8 | 504.8 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 928.9 | 928.9 | 81.7 | 69.0 | 81.7 | 69.0 | 81.7 | 69.0 |
| Rhode Island | 51.8 | 51.8 | 18.7 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 113.3 | 104.8 | 88.4 | 43.3 | 107.1 | 53.5 | 107.1 | 53.5 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 120.2 | 79.1 | 72.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.2 | 331.2 | 74.3 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 634.8 | 597.7 | 100.8 | 88.6 | 179.9 | 160.6 | 179.9 | 160.6 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,284.0 | 3,205.6 | 1,013.3 | 847.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,466.2 | 5,466.2 | 1,280.0 | 1,304.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,043.5 | 10,824.1 | 2,961.7 | 2,471.8 | 3,975.0 | 3,319.3 | 3,975.0 | 3,319.3 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 715.1 | 659.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 227.3 | 227.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 962.3 | 906.2 | 1,452.7 | 1,246.3 | 2,167.8 | 1,905.3 | 2,167.8 | 1,905.3 |
| New York | 1,904.6 | 1,826.2 | 243.4 | 136.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,554.3 | 4,554.3 | 524.1 | 524.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,226.4 | 7,041.3 | 1,191.3 | 954.9 | 1,434.7 | 1,091.6 | 1,434.7 | 1,091.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,371.8 | 1,371.8 | 54.8 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 528.6 | 553.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,854.8 | 2,876.6 | 317.7 | 270.6 | 372.5 | 322.4 | 372.5 | 322.4 |
| East North Central | 9,684.1 | 8,633.0 | 436.6 | 367.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 857.3 | 857.3 | 1,268.6 | 1,290.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,246.6 | 11,148.0 | 381.0 | 269.1 | 817.6 | 636.1 | 817.6 | 636.1 |
| Illinois | 4,380.9 | 3,983.8 | 34.9 | 32.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 100.0 | 121.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,549.9 | 4,172.4 | 74.3 | 48.6 | 109.2 | 81.4 | 109.2 | 81.4 |
| Indiana | 2,309.8 | 1,989.7 | 200.7 | 185.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,647.2 | 2,312.2 | 73.5 | 30.6 | 274.2 | 216.4 | 274.2 | 216.4 |
| Michigan | 1,735.8 | 1,691.8 | 97.2 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.9 | 266.9 | 559.1 | 560.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,659.0 | 2,581.7 | 61.3 | 50.2 | 158.5 | 112.7 | 158.5 | 112.7 |
| Ohio | 818.4 | 538.4 | 81.7 | 67.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 147.4 | 147.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,149.4 | 855.2 | 116.2 | 97.3 | 197.9 | 164.8 | 197.9 | 164.8 |
| Wisconsin | 439.2 | 429.3 | 22.1 | 18.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 394.0 | 394.0 | 385.8 | 384.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,241.1 | 1,226.5 | 55.7 | 42.3 | 77.8 | 60.7 | 77.8 | 60.7 |
| West North Central | 22,545.1 | 21,706.9 | 804.4 | 514.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.7 | 3,291.7 | 502.4 | 557.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,143.6 | 26,070.3 | 324.0 | 254.5 | 1,128.4 | 768.8 | 1,128.4 | 768.8 |
| Iowa | 7,313.8 | 6,802.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,489.3 | 6,977.7 | 90.4 | 66.2 | 98.1 | 73.9 | 98.1 | 73.9 |
| Kansas | 5,116.0 | 5,116.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,136.2 | 5,136.2 | 18.2 | 11.0 | 22.4 | 15.2 | 22.4 | 15.2 |
| Minnesota | 3,699.4 | 3,507.9 | 713.8 | 443.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 205.9 | 205.9 | 430.0 | 485.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,049.1 | 4,641.8 | 60.9 | 44.2 | 774.7 | 487.2 | 774.7 | 487.2 |
| Missouri | 954.3 | 954.3 | 62.1 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,581.4 | 1,567.9 | 146.4 | 128.7 | 208.5 | 177.3 | 208.5 | 177.3 |
| Nebraska | 1,454.3 | 1,415.7 | 15.6 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 275.9 | 275.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,761.5 | 1,717.1 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 22.8 | 13.5 | 22.8 | 13.5 |
| North Dakota | 3,121.0 | 3,073.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,640.8 | 3,592.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 886.3 | 837.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,485.3 | 2,436.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| South Atlantic | 1,086.3 | 1,086.3 | 6,904.5 | 4,992.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,229.2 | 7,268.2 | 4,303.1 | 4,382.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19,523.1 | 17,729.5 | 1,673.2 | 1,329.9 | 8,577.7 | 6,322.8 | 8,577.7 | 6,322.8 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 34.1 | 31.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.3 | 46.1 | 78.1 | 67.2 | 112.2 | 99.1 | 112.2 | 99.1 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 49.9 | 36.9 | 49.9 | 36.9 | 49.9 | 36.9 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,261.9 | 493.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 1,230.8 | 1,307.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,547.2 | 1,856.2 | 274.9 | 187.3 | 1,536.8 | 681.2 | 1,536.8 | 681.2 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,010.9 | 973.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,047.2 | 2,047.2 | 905.4 | 905.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,963.5 | 3,926.0 | 160.9 | NM | 1,171.8 | NM | 1,171.8 | NM |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 241.8 | 168.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.0 | 142.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,161.8 | 1,090.1 | 708.8 | 609.8 | 950.6 | 777.9 | 950.6 | 777.9 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 3,691.3 | 2,973.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,002.0 | 2,002.0 | 568.3 | 568.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,469.6 | 5,751.8 | 137.2 | 113.9 | 3,828.5 | 3,087.4 | 3,828.5 | 3,087.4 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 290.0 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,328.7 | 1,367.7 | 531.0 | 531.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,149.7 | 1,966.1 | 191.7 | 117.7 | 481.7 | 185.1 | 481.7 | 185.1 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 374.5 | 284.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 892.4 | 892.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,132.9 | 2,043.1 | 64.9 | 45.5 | 439.4 | 330.2 | 439.4 | 330.2 |
| 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 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 455.5 | 307.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,049.3 | 7,056.3 | 1,229.0 | 1,229.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,762.9 | 8,621.8 | 94.1 | 82.2 | 549.6 | 389.6 | 549.6 | 389.6 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 179.3 | 92.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,290.8 | 3,290.8 | 685.9 | 685.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,156.0 | 4,069.6 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,146.9 | 1,146.9 | 72.2 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,245.4 | 1,238.7 | 23.0 | 16.3 | 49.3 | 35.9 | 49.3 | 35.9 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 160.6 | 108.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 274.7 | 274.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 435.3 | 383.3 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 168.0 | 115.0 | 168.0 | 115.0 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 89.3 | 86.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,611.6 | 2,618.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,926.2 | 2,930.2 | 56.6 | 54.4 | 145.9 | 140.7 | 145.9 | 140.7 |
| West South Central | 30,998.9 | 28,697.9 | 1,863.4 | 1,078.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,989.5 | 2,987.5 | 1,310.6 | 1,321.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37,162.4 | 34,085.9 | 629.4 | 434.9 | 2,492.8 | 1,513.8 | 2,492.8 | 1,513.8 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,263.9 | 1,263.9 | 331.3 | 330.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,695.2 | 1,608.3 | 15.2 | 6.9 | 115.2 | 20.9 | 115.2 | 20.9 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 490.1 | 490.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 683.2 | 683.2 | 142.8 | 120.0 | 143.9 | 121.1 | 143.9 | 121.1 |
| Oklahoma | 7,693.4 | 6,743.2 | 30.5 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 863.6 | 861.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,663.7 | 7,701.5 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 37.7 | 24.2 | 37.7 | 24.2 |
| Texas | 23,305.5 | 21,954.7 | 1,731.8 | 1,043.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 670.0 | 670.0 | 413.0 | 424.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26,120.3 | 24,092.9 | 464.2 | 304.2 | 2,196.0 | 1,347.5 | 2,196.0 | 1,347.5 |
| Mountain | 8,965.4 | 8,439.5 | 5,618.9 | 5,459.1 | 473.9 | 473.9 | 10,575.9 | 10,577.1 | 174.3 | 174.3 | 582.8 | 545.8 | 26,391.2 | 25,669.7 | 2,319.5 | 1,922.2 | 7,938.4 | 7,381.3 | 8,412.3 | 7,855.2 |
| Arizona | 267.3 | 267.3 | 1,776.5 | 1,697.3 | 295.4 | 295.4 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,090.8 | 5,011.6 | 1,262.0 | 1,049.6 | 3,038.5 | 2,746.9 | 3,333.9 | 3,042.3 |
| Colorado | 3,103.2 | 3,031.2 | 468.3 | 453.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 687.4 | 687.4 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,287.6 | 4,201.0 | 350.5 | 323.2 | 818.8 | 776.9 | 818.8 | 776.9 |
| Idaho | 970.5 | 970.5 | 240.0 | 240.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,707.5 | 2,710.2 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,011.9 | 4,014.6 | 25.1 | 12.5 | 265.1 | 252.5 | 265.1 | 252.5 |
| Montana | 783.5 | 678.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,749.3 | 2,747.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,552.8 | 3,446.3 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 28.0 | 30.7 | 28.0 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 1,707.7 | 1,684.6 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.4 | 1,051.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 498.2 | 461.2 | 3,595.6 | 3,535.5 | 290.3 | 225.0 | 1,998.0 | 1,909.6 | 2,176.5 | 2,088.1 |
| New Mexico | 1,815.4 | 1,466.5 | 552.3 | 509.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2,457.6 | 2,065.8 | 140.4 | 113.6 | 692.7 | 623.0 | 692.7 | 623.0 |
| 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 | 233.4 | 184.3 | 1,090.5 | 1,041.4 | 1,090.5 | 1,041.4 |
| Wyoming | 1,487.3 | 1,487.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,794.4 | 1,794.4 | 4.2 | NM | 4.2 | NM | 4.2 | NM |
| Pacific Contiguous | 12,121.5 | 12,012.1 | 10,553.8 | 9,246.7 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 39,976.9 | 39,835.7 | 1,939.6 | 1,988.4 | 1,873.5 | 1,862.3 | 67,749.3 | 66,229.2 | 8,125.2 | 6,650.7 | 18,679.0 | 15,897.4 | 19,963.0 | 17,181.4 |
| California | 5,838.2 | 5,728.8 | 10,242.0 | 9,090.3 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 10,198.2 | 10,198.0 | 1,230.5 | 1,263.0 | 1,854.0 | 1,842.8 | 30,646.9 | 29,406.9 | 7,843.6 | 6,420.4 | 18,085.6 | 15,510.7 | 19,369.6 | 16,794.7 |
| Oregon | 3,210.2 | 3,210.2 | 292.1 | 155.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,423.2 | 8,423.2 | 314.7 | 314.7 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12,259.7 | 12,123.5 | 153.3 | 133.7 | 445.4 | 289.6 | 445.4 | 289.6 |
| Washington | 3,073.1 | 3,073.1 | 19.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,355.5 | 21,214.5 | 394.4 | 410.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24,842.7 | 24,698.8 | 128.2 | 96.6 | 147.9 | 97.1 | 147.9 | 97.1 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 266.2 | 266.2 | 104.1 | 98.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 496.5 | 496.5 | 274.7 | 224.3 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,184.5 | 1,128.3 | 610.0 | 570.2 | 714.1 | 668.5 | 714.1 | 668.5 |
| 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 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Hawaii | 205.6 | 205.6 | 104.1 | 98.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 267.7 | 217.3 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 646.3 | 590.1 | 606.9 | 568.2 | 711.0 | 666.5 | 711.0 | 666.5 |
| U.S. Total | 90,382.7 | 85,447.2 | 28,608.1 | 23,660.0 | 1,757.9 | 1,757.9 | 79,893.2 | 79,797.2 | 13,812.5 | 14,003.6 | 2,499.3 | 2,451.1 | 216,953.7 | 207,117.0 | 19,264.4 | 15,719.9 | 47,872.5 | 39,379.9 | 49,630.4 | 41,137.8 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2017 are final. Values for 2018 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. |