Electric Power Monthly
Data for October 2020
Release Date: December 23, 2020
Next Release Date: January 26, 2021
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, October 2020 and 2019 (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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October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 | October 2020 | October 2019 |
| New England | 1,463.2 | 1,429.4 | 1,319.0 | 1,098.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,957.6 | 1,957.6 | 1,417.0 | 1,440.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,156.8 | 5,926.4 | 2,844.8 | 2,446.4 | 4,163.8 | 3,545.3 | 4,163.8 | 3,545.3 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 142.4 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 199.9 | 199.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 462.7 | 416.3 | 588.9 | 487.9 | 731.3 | 583.9 | 731.3 | 583.9 |
| Maine | 921.6 | 921.6 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 734.0 | 734.0 | 569.3 | 592.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,240.4 | 2,254.0 | 69.2 | 56.6 | 84.7 | 62.2 | 84.7 | 62.2 |
| Massachusetts | 105.7 | 100.7 | 920.7 | 830.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 266.3 | 284.9 | 284.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,577.6 | 1,482.0 | 1,731.8 | 1,553.8 | 2,652.5 | 2,383.9 | 2,652.5 | 2,383.9 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 183.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 956.9 | 928.1 | 115.3 | 96.6 | 115.3 | 96.6 | 115.3 | 96.6 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 72.8 | 118.9 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 234.5 | 163.5 | 206.2 | 135.2 | 325.1 | 183.1 | 325.1 | 183.1 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 121.5 | 119.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.2 | 331.2 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 684.7 | 682.5 | 133.3 | 116.3 | 254.8 | 235.6 | 254.8 | 235.6 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,453.3 | 3,363.3 | 1,667.8 | 1,335.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,471.6 | 5,470.4 | 1,107.5 | 1,206.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,700.2 | 11,375.5 | 3,994.7 | 3,410.0 | 5,662.5 | 4,745.3 | 5,662.5 | 4,745.3 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 942.4 | 853.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 193.8 | 208.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,156.1 | 1,082.3 | 1,826.4 | 1,598.8 | 2,768.8 | 2,452.3 | 2,768.8 | 2,452.3 |
| New York | 1,985.7 | 1,985.7 | 591.5 | 414.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,559.7 | 4,558.5 | 459.3 | 478.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,596.2 | 7,436.9 | 1,726.4 | 1,441.6 | 2,317.9 | 1,856.0 | 2,317.9 | 1,856.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,370.0 | 133.9 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 454.4 | 519.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,947.9 | 2,856.3 | 441.9 | 369.6 | 575.8 | 437.0 | 575.8 | 437.0 |
| East North Central | 11,894.3 | 10,241.2 | 595.3 | 504.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 886.1 | 884.6 | 1,162.5 | 1,165.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,538.2 | 12,795.7 | 921.2 | 586.8 | 1,516.5 | 1,091.1 | 1,516.5 | 1,091.1 |
| Illinois | 5,798.0 | 4,831.5 | 58.9 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 88.2 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,979.2 | 4,994.4 | 395.7 | 172.6 | 454.6 | 213.2 | 454.6 | 213.2 |
| Indiana | 2,439.8 | 2,309.8 | 277.4 | 222.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 70.8 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,854.2 | 2,669.1 | 118.4 | 92.7 | 395.8 | 315.0 | 395.8 | 315.0 |
| Michigan | 2,484.3 | 2,061.8 | 102.0 | 100.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 273.4 | 273.4 | 508.0 | 504.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,367.7 | 2,939.4 | 120.6 | 87.5 | 222.6 | 187.7 | 222.6 | 187.7 |
| Ohio | 852.5 | 718.4 | 111.6 | 100.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 138.7 | 143.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,204.7 | 1,064.6 | 186.2 | 155.6 | 297.8 | 256.4 | 297.8 | 256.4 |
| Wisconsin | 319.7 | 319.7 | 45.4 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 410.5 | 409.0 | 356.8 | 359.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,132.4 | 1,128.2 | 100.4 | 78.5 | 145.8 | 118.9 | 145.8 | 118.9 |
| West North Central | 30,396.0 | 25,897.0 | 1,137.1 | 971.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,295.5 | 3,295.5 | 421.0 | 421.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35,249.6 | 30,585.1 | 509.8 | 421.3 | 1,646.9 | 1,392.9 | 1,646.9 | 1,392.9 |
| Iowa | 10,829.5 | 8,844.2 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,012.5 | 9,024.6 | 142.7 | 111.2 | 158.7 | 124.6 | 158.7 | 124.6 |
| Kansas | 6,529.3 | 6,133.4 | 30.2 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,575.5 | 6,159.6 | 30.1 | 24.1 | 60.3 | 34.3 | 60.3 | 34.3 |
| Minnesota | 4,052.2 | 3,847.2 | 1,004.5 | 866.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 205.9 | 205.9 | 346.4 | 346.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,609.0 | 5,266.1 | 93.6 | 76.5 | 1,098.1 | 943.1 | 1,098.1 | 943.1 |
| Missouri | 1,196.3 | 954.3 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,821.0 | 1,579.0 | 229.0 | 198.4 | 291.1 | 260.5 | 291.1 | 260.5 |
| Nebraska | 2,410.8 | 2,018.3 | 23.3 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,729.5 | 2,332.0 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 36.0 | 28.1 | 36.0 | 28.1 |
| North Dakota | 3,678.5 | 3,221.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,198.3 | 3,741.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | 1,699.4 | 877.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,303.8 | 2,482.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| South Atlantic | 1,142.5 | 1,086.3 | 12,283.1 | 8,534.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,189.2 | 7,187.2 | 4,335.6 | 4,219.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24,950.4 | 21,027.8 | 2,542.5 | 2,039.3 | 14,825.6 | 10,574.0 | 14,825.6 | 10,574.0 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 36.7 | 33.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.9 | 47.9 | 86.1 | 84.5 | 122.8 | 118.2 | 122.8 | 118.2 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 18.9 | 79.4 | 63.9 | 88.7 | 70.8 | 88.7 | 70.8 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,414.7 | 1,975.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,184.1 | 1,184.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,642.3 | 3,203.5 | 726.6 | 441.0 | 4,141.3 | 2,416.9 | 4,141.3 | 2,416.9 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,013.4 | 1,041.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,031.0 | 2,031.0 | 1,059.8 | 943.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,104.2 | 4,015.8 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 335.8 | 310.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,256.7 | 1,231.4 | 810.8 | 767.4 | 1,146.6 | 1,077.9 | 1,146.6 | 1,077.9 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 4,689.0 | 4,197.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,006.0 | 2,004.0 | 564.0 | 564.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,467.0 | 6,973.3 | 226.0 | 174.1 | 4,915.0 | 4,371.4 | 4,915.0 | 4,371.4 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 966.4 | 555.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,311.9 | 1,311.9 | 554.5 | 554.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,832.8 | 2,422.1 | 257.9 | 226.8 | 1,224.3 | 782.5 | 1,224.3 | 782.5 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 817.8 | 413.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 804.9 | 804.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,488.7 | 2,084.6 | 148.9 | 91.7 | 966.7 | 505.4 | 966.7 | 505.4 |
| West Virginia | 742.5 | 686.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,086.5 | 1,030.3 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 9.2 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 620.5 | 566.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,055.3 | 1,206.3 | 1,200.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,911.2 | 8,851.6 | 112.8 | 102.5 | 733.3 | 668.8 | 733.3 | 668.8 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 194.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 633.1 | 629.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,119.0 | 4,115.0 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,146.9 | 1,146.9 | 74.6 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,247.6 | 1,246.2 | 34.1 | 26.9 | 60.2 | 53.0 | 60.2 | 53.0 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 218.1 | 165.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 520.5 | 468.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 227.0 | 174.1 | 227.0 | 174.1 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 182.2 | 180.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,616.6 | 2,616.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,024.1 | 3,022.4 | 60.8 | 58.4 | 243.0 | 238.9 | 243.0 | 238.9 |
| West South Central | 37,255.7 | 35,218.3 | 4,558.5 | 2,122.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,029.5 | 2,991.4 | 1,164.4 | 1,164.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46,008.1 | 41,496.1 | 1,259.4 | 815.2 | 5,817.9 | 2,937.2 | 5,817.9 | 2,937.2 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 212.2 | 110.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 264.7 | 264.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,742.7 | 1,640.5 | 57.1 | 24.0 | 269.3 | 134.0 | 269.3 | 134.0 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 665.2 | 615.2 | 154.9 | 145.9 | 206.0 | 147.0 | 206.0 | 147.0 |
| Oklahoma | 8,168.7 | 8,068.7 | 40.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 865.6 | 863.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,151.0 | 9,039.0 | 19.3 | 11.9 | 59.8 | 42.4 | 59.8 | 42.4 |
| Texas | 29,087.0 | 27,149.6 | 4,254.7 | 1,980.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 706.1 | 670.0 | 401.4 | 401.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34,449.2 | 30,201.4 | 1,028.1 | 633.5 | 5,282.8 | 2,613.9 | 5,282.8 | 2,613.9 |
| Mountain | 11,109.9 | 9,787.5 | 7,028.1 | 6,304.2 | 474.1 | 474.1 | 10,663.1 | 10,652.9 | 179.1 | 183.6 | 656.7 | 636.7 | 30,111.0 | 28,039.0 | 3,151.7 | 2,660.5 | 10,179.8 | 8,964.7 | 10,653.9 | 9,438.8 |
| Arizona | 267.3 | 267.3 | 2,025.3 | 1,832.8 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,339.8 | 5,147.3 | 1,607.3 | 1,392.7 | 3,632.6 | 3,225.5 | 3,928.2 | 3,521.1 |
| Colorado | 4,714.9 | 3,698.5 | 675.8 | 561.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 691.2 | 684.1 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,110.6 | 4,972.7 | 444.9 | 381.3 | 1,120.7 | 942.7 | 1,120.7 | 942.7 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,767.4 | 2,764.2 | 88.7 | 93.2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,078.5 | 4,079.8 | 56.5 | 40.0 | 298.5 | 282.0 | 298.5 | 282.0 |
| Montana | 871.3 | 791.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,782.6 | 2,782.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,673.9 | 3,594.0 | 24.4 | 17.0 | 41.4 | 34.0 | 41.4 | 34.0 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 2,203.5 | 2,039.1 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.4 | 1,051.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 567.4 | 547.4 | 4,160.6 | 3,976.2 | 499.3 | 394.7 | 2,702.8 | 2,433.8 | 2,881.3 | 2,612.3 |
| New Mexico | 2,035.9 | 2,035.9 | 733.8 | 603.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 2,866.6 | 2,736.0 | 193.8 | 163.2 | 927.6 | 766.4 | 927.6 | 766.4 |
| Utah | 388.2 | 388.2 | 1,038.7 | 916.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 259.6 | 259.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 1,770.0 | 1,648.0 | 317.3 | 265.6 | 1,356.0 | 1,182.3 | 1,356.0 | 1,182.3 |
| Wyoming | 1,711.9 | 1,485.9 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,111.0 | 1,885.0 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 100.3 | 98.0 | 100.3 | 98.0 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 12,539.2 | 12,344.1 | 12,351.5 | 11,379.5 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 39,893.2 | 39,774.0 | 1,904.5 | 1,896.9 | 1,855.7 | 1,855.7 | 69,828.1 | 68,534.2 | 10,640.7 | 9,210.3 | 22,992.2 | 20,589.8 | 24,276.2 | 21,873.8 |
| California | 6,027.4 | 6,055.7 | 11,784.5 | 11,032.9 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 10,231.6 | 10,231.6 | 1,205.1 | 1,197.5 | 1,836.2 | 1,836.2 | 32,368.8 | 31,637.9 | 10,252.8 | 8,880.8 | 22,037.3 | 19,913.7 | 23,321.3 | 21,197.7 |
| Oregon | 3,415.3 | 3,215.3 | 547.3 | 326.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,317.0 | 8,317.0 | 315.0 | 315.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12,614.1 | 12,193.7 | 191.1 | 166.3 | 738.4 | 493.2 | 738.4 | 493.2 |
| Washington | 3,096.5 | 3,073.1 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,344.6 | 21,225.4 | 384.4 | 384.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24,845.2 | 24,702.6 | 196.7 | 163.2 | 216.4 | 182.9 | 216.4 | 182.9 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 266.6 | 266.6 | 273.3 | 184.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 503.0 | 503.0 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,246.8 | 1,158.2 | 722.6 | 665.4 | 995.9 | 850.1 | 995.9 | 850.1 |
| Alaska | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 470.6 | 470.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 538.6 | 538.6 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 5.1 |
| Hawaii | 205.6 | 205.6 | 273.3 | 184.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 708.2 | 619.6 | 714.9 | 660.3 | 988.2 | 845.0 | 988.2 | 845.0 |
| U.S. Total | 109,549.8 | 99,662.8 | 41,834.2 | 33,001.5 | 1,758.1 | 1,758.1 | 79,944.1 | 79,771.9 | 13,058.8 | 13,059.9 | 2,555.4 | 2,535.4 | 248,700.4 | 229,789.6 | 26,700.0 | 22,357.7 | 68,534.2 | 55,359.2 | 70,292.3 | 57,117.3 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2019 are final. Values for 2020 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. |