Electric Power Monthly
| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, May 2021 and 2020 (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 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2021 | May 2020 |
| New England | 1,535.8 | 1,463.2 | 1,544.1 | 1,288.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,949.5 | 1,957.6 | 1,415.6 | 1,416.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,445.0 | 6,124.9 | 3,154.2 | 2,683.7 | 4,698.3 | 3,971.7 | 4,698.3 | 3,971.7 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 166.0 | 138.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 199.9 | 199.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 486.3 | 458.7 | 650.6 | 549.5 | 816.6 | 687.9 | 816.6 | 687.9 |
| Maine | 994.2 | 921.6 | 64.9 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 734.0 | 568.6 | 568.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,353.5 | 2,239.5 | 78.4 | 59.3 | 143.3 | 74.8 | 143.3 | 74.8 |
| Massachusetts | 105.7 | 105.7 | 1,025.5 | 905.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 266.3 | 284.2 | 284.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,681.7 | 1,562.3 | 1,896.0 | 1,648.7 | 2,921.5 | 2,554.1 | 2,921.5 | 2,554.1 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 959.3 | 956.9 | 134.7 | 108.9 | 137.1 | 108.9 | 137.1 | 108.9 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 72.8 | 161.6 | 107.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 277.2 | 222.8 | 253.9 | 189.7 | 415.5 | 296.9 | 415.5 | 296.9 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 123.7 | 121.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.3 | 331.2 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 687.0 | 684.7 | 140.7 | 127.6 | 264.4 | 249.1 | 264.4 | 249.1 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,453.7 | 3,453.4 | 1,792.6 | 1,590.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,470.2 | 5,471.6 | 1,103.1 | 1,172.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,819.6 | 11,688.1 | 4,370.6 | 3,802.6 | 6,163.2 | 5,393.3 | 6,163.2 | 5,393.3 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 954.3 | 922.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 197.1 | 193.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,171.3 | 1,136.6 | 1,944.3 | 1,759.6 | 2,898.6 | 2,682.5 | 2,898.6 | 2,682.5 |
| New York | 1,986.1 | 1,985.8 | 689.4 | 576.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,558.3 | 4,559.7 | 459.3 | 459.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,693.1 | 7,581.7 | 1,939.4 | 1,634.0 | 2,628.8 | 2,210.9 | 2,628.8 | 2,210.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,460.0 | 148.9 | 90.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 446.7 | 519.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,955.2 | 2,969.8 | 486.9 | 408.9 | 635.8 | 499.8 | 635.8 | 499.8 |
| East North Central | 13,852.0 | 11,423.3 | 1,250.3 | 543.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 879.2 | 873.8 | 1,148.7 | 1,122.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17,130.2 | 13,963.5 | 1,231.6 | 750.6 | 2,481.9 | 1,294.1 | 2,481.9 | 1,294.1 |
| Illinois | 6,300.6 | 5,596.0 | 147.9 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 34.1 | 80.2 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,561.6 | 5,763.5 | 612.7 | 283.1 | 760.6 | 328.3 | 760.6 | 328.3 |
| Indiana | 2,940.4 | 2,309.8 | 362.4 | 244.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 69.1 | 66.2 | 72.2 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,444.1 | 2,691.1 | 139.8 | 108.9 | 502.2 | 353.2 | 502.2 | 353.2 |
| Michigan | 2,784.3 | 2,354.3 | 241.9 | 102.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264.7 | 262.6 | 508.0 | 468.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,798.9 | 3,187.3 | 134.2 | 104.9 | 376.1 | 206.9 | 376.1 | 206.9 |
| Ohio | 1,102.3 | 843.5 | 265.5 | 111.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 138.7 | 138.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,608.4 | 1,195.7 | 213.3 | 170.4 | 478.8 | 282.0 | 478.8 | 282.0 |
| Wisconsin | 724.4 | 319.7 | 232.6 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 410.6 | 409.0 | 349.6 | 356.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,717.2 | 1,125.9 | 131.6 | 83.4 | 364.2 | 123.8 | 364.2 | 123.8 |
| West North Central | 35,440.3 | 29,735.6 | 1,291.0 | 1,085.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,331.6 | 3,304.1 | 398.7 | 421.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40,461.6 | 34,545.8 | 580.3 | 477.7 | 1,871.3 | 1,562.8 | 1,871.3 | 1,562.8 |
| Iowa | 11,580.3 | 10,502.6 | 118.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 173.9 | 146.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,892.8 | 10,685.6 | 157.4 | 133.5 | 275.4 | 149.5 | 275.4 | 149.5 |
| Kansas | 7,318.2 | 6,529.3 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,364.4 | 6,575.5 | 35.5 | 27.8 | 65.7 | 58.0 | 65.7 | 58.0 |
| Minnesota | 4,509.3 | 4,052.2 | 1,048.1 | 946.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 214.5 | 214.5 | 324.3 | 346.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,096.2 | 5,559.6 | 119.4 | 84.7 | 1,167.5 | 1,031.2 | 1,167.5 | 1,031.2 |
| Missouri | 2,227.8 | 1,196.3 | 66.0 | 63.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,856.4 | 1,822.6 | 250.8 | 218.0 | 316.8 | 281.7 | 316.8 | 281.7 |
| Nebraska | 2,710.8 | 2,180.8 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,033.7 | 2,503.9 | 15.3 | 12.2 | 43.0 | 39.9 | 43.0 | 39.9 |
| North Dakota | 4,326.7 | 3,678.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,846.5 | 4,198.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | 2,767.2 | 1,595.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,371.6 | 3,200.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| South Atlantic | 1,154.5 | 1,142.5 | 15,059.9 | 11,467.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,146.2 | 7,189.2 | 4,160.6 | 4,335.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,521.2 | 24,134.6 | 2,923.6 | 2,324.8 | 17,983.5 | 13,792.1 | 17,983.5 | 13,792.1 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 94.1 | 83.1 | 130.8 | 119.8 | 130.8 | 119.8 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 21.3 | 90.3 | 71.0 | 104.1 | 80.3 | 104.1 | 80.3 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,588.4 | 3,260.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,167.2 | 1,184.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,799.1 | 4,488.3 | 930.5 | 608.0 | 5,518.9 | 3,868.7 | 5,518.9 | 3,868.7 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,323.8 | 1,712.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 2,031.0 | 1,053.2 | 1,059.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,362.0 | 4,803.0 | NM | 189.2 | NM | 1,901.4 | NM | 1,901.4 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 366.6 | 333.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,287.5 | 1,254.8 | 851.8 | 784.6 | 1,218.4 | 1,118.5 | 1,218.4 | 1,118.5 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 5,263.2 | 4,625.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,008.0 | 2,006.0 | 412.5 | 564.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,891.7 | 7,403.1 | 260.2 | 208.6 | 5,523.4 | 4,833.7 | 5,523.4 | 4,833.7 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,106.0 | 889.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,312.9 | 1,311.9 | 554.5 | 554.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,973.4 | 2,755.7 | 280.1 | 242.2 | 1,386.1 | 1,131.5 | 1,386.1 | 1,131.5 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1,361.4 | 600.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 804.9 | 804.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,044.3 | 2,271.0 | 194.1 | 128.1 | 1,555.5 | 728.2 | 1,555.5 | 728.2 |
| West Virginia | 742.5 | 742.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,086.5 | 1,086.5 | 14.0 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 9.9 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 620.5 | 620.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,035.3 | 7,055.3 | 1,191.7 | 1,188.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,876.6 | 8,893.0 | 120.6 | 109.3 | 741.1 | 729.8 | 741.1 | 729.8 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 194.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 618.6 | 614.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,104.5 | 4,100.8 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,134.9 | 1,146.9 | 74.5 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,235.5 | 1,247.6 | 40.2 | 31.2 | 66.3 | 57.3 | 66.3 | 57.3 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 218.1 | 218.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 520.5 | 520.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 227.6 | 226.9 | 227.6 | 226.9 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 182.2 | 182.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.6 | 2,616.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,016.1 | 3,024.1 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 242.7 | 242.7 | 242.7 | 242.7 |
| West South Central | 40,737.5 | 37,026.9 | 6,005.4 | 2,881.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,013.7 | 3,001.4 | 1,127.1 | 1,160.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50,883.7 | 44,069.9 | 1,507.3 | 1,114.1 | 7,512.7 | 3,995.5 | 7,512.7 | 3,995.5 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 216.7 | 112.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 235.0 | 264.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,717.5 | 1,642.7 | 76.3 | 50.7 | 293.0 | 162.9 | 293.0 | 162.9 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 688.6 | 638.6 | 158.1 | 147.0 | 232.6 | 171.5 | 232.6 | 171.5 |
| Oklahoma | 9,869.8 | 8,168.9 | 45.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 849.8 | 863.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,841.3 | 9,139.2 | 26.4 | 15.2 | 71.9 | 45.7 | 71.9 | 45.7 |
| Texas | 30,867.7 | 28,858.0 | 5,668.7 | 2,714.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 706.1 | 680.0 | 393.8 | 397.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37,636.3 | 32,649.4 | 1,246.5 | 901.2 | 6,915.2 | 3,615.4 | 6,915.2 | 3,615.4 |
| Mountain | 13,292.7 | 9,930.0 | 8,291.3 | 6,803.7 | 474.1 | 474.1 | 10,690.1 | 10,660.2 | 175.5 | 179.1 | 684.3 | 656.7 | 33,608.0 | 28,703.8 | 3,527.3 | 2,939.1 | 11,818.6 | 9,742.8 | 12,292.7 | 10,216.9 |
| Arizona | 617.3 | 267.3 | 2,352.8 | 2,128.8 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 27.9 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,014.5 | 5,443.3 | 1,770.5 | 1,522.7 | 4,123.3 | 3,651.5 | 4,418.9 | 3,947.1 |
| Colorado | 4,814.8 | 3,757.9 | 710.5 | 677.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 691.2 | 691.2 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,245.2 | 5,155.2 | 499.9 | 409.8 | 1,210.4 | 1,087.2 | 1,210.4 | 1,087.2 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,769.7 | 2,764.2 | 86.3 | 88.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,078.4 | 4,075.3 | 67.3 | 50.3 | 309.3 | 292.3 | 309.3 | 292.3 |
| Montana | 872.9 | 872.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,807.2 | 2,782.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,701.7 | 3,675.5 | 27.1 | 19.3 | 44.1 | 36.3 | 44.1 | 36.3 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 2,765.5 | 2,051.0 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 595.0 | 567.4 | 4,750.5 | 4,008.4 | 565.6 | 456.3 | 3,331.1 | 2,507.3 | 3,509.6 | 2,685.8 |
| New Mexico | 2,972.7 | 2,035.9 | 735.8 | 678.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3,805.2 | 2,811.6 | 230.1 | 179.3 | 965.9 | 858.1 | 965.9 | 858.1 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 1,375.7 | 916.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 259.6 | 259.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 2,108.5 | 1,649.5 | 356.2 | 294.0 | 1,731.9 | 1,210.7 | 1,731.9 | 1,210.7 |
| Wyoming | 2,504.9 | 1,485.9 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,904.0 | 1,885.0 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 102.5 | 99.5 | 102.5 | 99.5 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,270.0 | 12,539.2 | 14,015.6 | 12,204.0 | 1,272.8 | 1,284.0 | 39,929.5 | 39,770.7 | 1,882.0 | 1,890.5 | 1,866.4 | 1,866.4 | 72,236.3 | 69,554.8 | 11,598.1 | 10,028.7 | 25,613.7 | 22,232.7 | 26,886.5 | 23,516.7 |
| California | 6,135.6 | 6,027.4 | 13,277.7 | 11,723.6 | 1,272.8 | 1,284.0 | 10,267.9 | 10,231.1 | 1,181.5 | 1,191.1 | 1,846.9 | 1,846.9 | 33,982.4 | 32,304.1 | 11,159.2 | 9,663.7 | 24,436.9 | 21,387.3 | 25,709.7 | 22,671.3 |
| Oregon | 3,759.5 | 3,415.3 | 714.5 | 460.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,317.0 | 8,317.0 | 316.1 | 315.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,126.6 | 12,527.5 | 211.2 | 182.3 | 925.7 | 643.0 | 925.7 | 643.0 |
| Washington | 3,374.9 | 3,096.5 | 23.4 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,344.6 | 21,222.6 | 384.4 | 384.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,127.3 | 24,723.2 | 227.7 | 182.7 | 251.1 | 202.4 | 251.1 | 202.4 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 293.0 | 266.6 | 283.5 | 277.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 508.0 | 503.0 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,288.4 | 1,251.4 | 757.4 | 696.8 | 1,040.9 | 974.7 | 1,040.9 | 974.7 |
| Alaska | 59.8 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 475.6 | 470.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 542.4 | 538.6 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 6.1 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 205.6 | 283.5 | 277.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 746.0 | 712.8 | 746.6 | 690.8 | 1,030.1 | 968.7 | 1,030.1 | 968.7 |
| U.S. Total | 123,058.6 | 107,009.8 | 50,154.2 | 38,762.1 | 1,746.9 | 1,758.1 | 79,953.3 | 79,786.9 | 12,763.9 | 13,046.8 | 2,593.7 | 2,566.1 | 270,270.6 | 242,929.8 | 29,770.9 | 24,927.4 | 79,925.1 | 63,689.5 | 81,672.0 | 65,447.6 |
| 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. |