Electric Power Monthly
Data for December 2022
Release Date:
February 27, 2023
Next Release Date:
March 24, 2023
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, December 2022 and 2021 (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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December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 | December 2022 | December 2021 |
| New England | 1,559.7 | 1,559.6 | 2,206.4 | 2,013.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,950.7 | 1,950.9 | 1,253.6 | 1,319.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,970.4 | 6,843.1 | 3,804.5 | 3,346.0 | 6,010.9 | 5,359.0 | 6,010.9 | 5,359.0 |
| Connecticut | 5.0 | 5.0 | 273.5 | 247.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.2 | 119.4 | 140.6 | 199.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 538.3 | 571.0 | 795.6 | 708.7 | 1,069.1 | 956.2 | 1,069.1 | 956.2 |
| Maine | 1,009.5 | 1,009.5 | 288.6 | 201.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 725.8 | 488.6 | 488.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,512.5 | 2,425.2 | 298.5 | 116.0 | 587.1 | 317.3 | 587.1 | 317.3 |
| Massachusetts | 105.8 | 105.7 | 1,254.1 | 1,197.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 267.7 | 267.7 | 276.7 | 284.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,904.3 | 1,854.8 | 2,002.8 | 1,907.1 | 3,256.9 | 3,104.3 | 3,256.9 | 3,104.3 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 225.8 | 225.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 944.1 | 944.1 | 182.4 | 149.9 | 184.8 | 152.3 | 184.8 | 152.3 |
| Rhode Island | 77.3 | 77.3 | 248.6 | 230.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 368.7 | 351.0 | 362.8 | 317.7 | 611.4 | 548.6 | 611.4 | 548.6 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 139.2 | 133.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.3 | 331.3 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 702.5 | 697.0 | 162.3 | 146.7 | 301.5 | 280.4 | 301.5 | 280.4 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,657.4 | 3,657.4 | 2,491.5 | 2,103.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,507.7 | 5,507.7 | 1,100.5 | 1,102.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,757.1 | 12,371.0 | 5,627.6 | 4,750.6 | 8,119.1 | 6,853.6 | 8,119.1 | 6,853.6 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1,053.8 | 1,024.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 193.8 | 193.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,267.5 | 1,237.7 | 2,359.4 | 2,022.8 | 3,413.2 | 3,046.8 | 3,413.2 | 3,046.8 |
| New York | 2,189.8 | 2,189.8 | 1,263.0 | 924.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,565.8 | 4,565.8 | 456.9 | 459.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,475.5 | 8,139.2 | 2,642.8 | 2,207.9 | 3,905.8 | 3,132.2 | 3,905.8 | 3,132.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,460.0 | 174.7 | 154.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 929.6 | 929.6 | 449.8 | 449.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,014.1 | 2,994.1 | 625.3 | 519.9 | 800.0 | 674.6 | 800.0 | 674.6 |
| East North Central | 15,549.9 | 15,615.6 | 3,315.8 | 2,589.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 876.7 | 876.9 | 1,108.6 | 1,130.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20,851.0 | 20,212.0 | 1,734.9 | 1,445.4 | 5,050.7 | 4,034.8 | 5,050.7 | 4,034.8 |
| Illinois | 7,034.6 | 7,173.1 | 922.8 | 647.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,063.5 | 7,926.2 | 892.3 | 770.1 | 1,815.1 | 1,417.1 | 1,815.1 | 1,417.1 |
| Indiana | 3,453.1 | 3,453.1 | 629.2 | 606.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 69.1 | 72.1 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,226.0 | 4,201.0 | 211.1 | 162.1 | 840.3 | 768.8 | 840.3 | 768.8 |
| Michigan | 3,240.6 | 3,167.8 | 508.7 | 353.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264.1 | 263.5 | 482.3 | 500.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,495.7 | 4,284.6 | 191.0 | 152.5 | 699.7 | 505.8 | 699.7 | 505.8 |
| Ohio | 1,097.3 | 1,097.3 | 481.2 | 479.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 134.3 | 137.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,814.7 | 1,816.1 | 266.6 | 219.4 | 747.8 | 699.2 | 747.8 | 699.2 |
| Wisconsin | 724.3 | 724.3 | 773.9 | 502.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 406.2 | 409.5 | 346.7 | 347.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,251.1 | 1,984.1 | 173.9 | 141.2 | 947.8 | 643.8 | 947.8 | 643.8 |
| West North Central | 38,105.9 | 36,843.9 | 1,546.9 | 1,350.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,363.1 | 3,363.1 | 428.8 | 398.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43,444.7 | 41,956.5 | 850.6 | 673.7 | 2,397.5 | 2,024.5 | 2,397.5 | 2,024.5 |
| Iowa | 12,301.1 | 11,740.3 | 260.5 | 118.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 205.4 | 205.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,787.6 | 12,084.3 | 224.2 | 177.0 | 484.7 | 295.0 | 484.7 | 295.0 |
| Kansas | 8,238.1 | 8,238.1 | 33.5 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,287.6 | 8,284.3 | 63.2 | 43.5 | 96.7 | 73.7 | 96.7 | 73.7 |
| Minnesota | 4,832.6 | 4,694.1 | 1,120.4 | 1,093.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 214.5 | 214.5 | 351.6 | 324.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,519.1 | 6,326.4 | 188.9 | 142.5 | 1,309.3 | 1,236.0 | 1,309.3 | 1,236.0 |
| Missouri | 2,121.9 | 2,121.9 | 90.9 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,775.4 | 2,760.5 | 345.7 | 291.3 | 436.6 | 367.3 | 436.6 | 367.3 |
| Nebraska | 3,518.3 | 2,955.6 | 40.6 | 32.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,854.1 | 3,282.9 | 25.8 | 17.1 | 66.4 | 49.2 | 66.4 | 49.2 |
| North Dakota | 4,326.7 | 4,326.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,849.3 | 4,846.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| South Dakota | 2,767.2 | 2,767.2 | 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 | 4,371.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| South Atlantic | 1,268.0 | 1,153.0 | 20,229.5 | 17,480.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,145.9 | 7,142.9 | 4,186.9 | 4,134.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32,830.3 | 29,910.9 | 4,381.1 | 3,354.2 | 24,610.6 | 20,834.8 | 24,610.6 | 20,834.8 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 89.5 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 105.7 | 54.2 | 111.3 | 99.4 | 200.8 | 137.4 | 200.8 | 137.4 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 27.3 | 116.3 | 100.5 | 132.8 | 115.8 | 132.8 | 115.8 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,980.2 | 4,951.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,153.5 | 1,153.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,177.2 | 6,148.8 | 1,857.6 | 1,187.1 | 7,837.8 | 6,138.9 | 7,837.8 | 6,138.9 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,631.3 | 3,068.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,071.0 | 1,011.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,687.3 | 6,064.8 | NM | 234.1 | NM | 3,302.5 | NM | 3,302.5 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 502.8 | 402.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 139.6 | 138.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,422.4 | 1,321.3 | 993.0 | 883.6 | 1,495.8 | 1,286.3 | 1,495.8 | 1,286.3 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 5,965.4 | 5,733.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,008.7 | 2,005.7 | 436.5 | 444.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,618.6 | 8,391.0 | 405.2 | 306.3 | 6,370.6 | 6,039.3 | 6,370.6 | 6,039.3 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,261.1 | 1,134.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,311.9 | 1,311.9 | 553.7 | 553.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,126.7 | 2,999.9 | 340.6 | 299.6 | 1,601.7 | 1,433.9 | 1,601.7 | 1,433.9 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2,782.7 | 2,137.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 803.2 | 803.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,463.9 | 3,818.6 | 249.5 | 225.9 | 3,032.2 | 2,363.0 | 3,032.2 | 2,363.0 |
| West Virginia | 856.0 | 741.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,200.0 | 1,085.0 | 26.4 | 17.7 | 26.4 | 17.7 | 26.4 | 17.7 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 1,180.0 | 858.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,037.8 | 7,037.8 | 1,110.9 | 1,110.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,357.8 | 9,036.7 | 164.5 | 139.6 | 1,344.5 | 998.5 | 1,344.5 | 998.5 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 421.1 | 421.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 619.3 | 619.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,332.2 | 4,332.2 | NM | 14.4 | NM | 435.5 | NM | 435.5 |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 27.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,137.4 | 1,137.4 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,289.7 | 1,239.3 | 77.9 | 57.5 | 155.7 | 84.9 | 155.7 | 84.9 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 319.3 | 219.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 220.9 | 220.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 540.2 | 440.2 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 334.5 | 231.0 | 334.5 | 231.0 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 361.8 | 191.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.6 | 2,608.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,195.7 | 3,025.0 | 56.3 | 56.1 | 418.1 | 247.2 | 418.1 | 247.2 |
| West South Central | 50,716.8 | 44,782.1 | 11,724.6 | 9,178.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,014.5 | 3,004.5 | 1,100.2 | 1,100.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66,556.1 | 58,065.5 | 2,576.6 | 1,841.6 | 14,301.2 | 11,020.3 | 14,301.2 | 11,020.3 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 323.7 | 223.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 227.0 | 227.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,816.5 | 1,716.5 | 174.9 | 112.8 | 498.6 | 336.5 | 498.6 | 336.5 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 124.5 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 738.6 | 688.6 | 166.4 | 155.5 | 290.9 | 230.0 | 290.9 | 230.0 |
| Oklahoma | 11,714.4 | 10,411.8 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 840.6 | 840.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,673.7 | 11,371.1 | 65.1 | 37.2 | 107.6 | 79.7 | 107.6 | 79.7 |
| Texas | 39,002.4 | 34,370.3 | 11,233.9 | 8,838.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 716.1 | 706.1 | 374.9 | 374.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51,327.3 | 44,289.3 | 2,170.3 | 1,536.0 | 13,404.2 | 10,374.0 | 13,404.2 | 10,374.0 |
| Mountain | 16,161.0 | 15,504.1 | 10,095.6 | 9,017.1 | 474.2 | 474.2 | 10,567.3 | 10,557.4 | 172.3 | 175.5 | 723.2 | 684.3 | 38,193.6 | 36,412.6 | 4,696.4 | 4,101.8 | 14,792.0 | 13,118.9 | 15,266.2 | 13,593.1 |
| Arizona | 617.3 | 617.3 | 2,702.1 | 2,487.0 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,363.8 | 6,148.7 | 2,104.1 | 1,959.7 | 4,806.2 | 4,446.7 | 5,101.8 | 4,742.3 |
| Colorado | 5,136.2 | 4,991.2 | 1,294.6 | 1,059.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 689.5 | 691.0 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,149.0 | 6,770.5 | 858.9 | 722.0 | 2,153.5 | 1,781.6 | 2,153.5 | 1,781.6 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 362.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,629.4 | 2,623.8 | 83.1 | 86.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,054.9 | 3,932.5 | 124.1 | 90.0 | 486.1 | 332.0 | 486.1 | 332.0 |
| Montana | 1,479.6 | 1,112.7 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,826.3 | 2,820.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,327.5 | 3,954.8 | 39.0 | 30.1 | 56.0 | 47.1 | 56.0 | 47.1 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 3,235.0 | 2,925.1 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 633.9 | 595.0 | 5,258.9 | 4,910.1 | 773.4 | 637.2 | 4,008.4 | 3,562.3 | 4,186.9 | 3,740.8 |
| New Mexico | 4,410.9 | 4,265.9 | 855.7 | 738.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5,363.3 | 5,101.3 | 317.0 | 262.3 | 1,172.7 | 1,001.0 | 1,172.7 | 1,001.0 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 1,537.2 | 1,455.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 259.7 | 259.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 2,270.2 | 2,188.7 | 464.3 | 388.6 | 2,001.5 | 1,844.3 | 2,001.6 | 1,844.4 |
| Wyoming | 3,006.9 | 3,006.9 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,406.0 | 3,406.0 | 15.6 | 11.9 | 107.6 | 103.9 | 107.6 | 103.9 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,596.3 | 13,316.4 | 17,510.1 | 15,189.7 | 1,005.8 | 1,005.8 | 40,007.8 | 39,960.5 | 1,773.9 | 1,759.2 | 1,886.4 | 1,869.4 | 75,780.3 | 73,101.0 | 14,854.7 | 12,663.8 | 32,364.8 | 27,853.5 | 33,370.6 | 28,859.3 |
| California | 6,246.3 | 6,175.7 | 16,530.2 | 14,439.9 | 1,005.8 | 1,005.8 | 10,263.1 | 10,267.5 | 1,130.4 | 1,129.7 | 1,866.9 | 1,849.9 | 37,042.7 | 34,868.5 | 14,207.9 | 12,166.4 | 30,738.1 | 26,606.3 | 31,743.9 | 27,612.1 |
| Oregon | 3,975.1 | 3,765.8 | 791.5 | 726.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,334.7 | 8,334.4 | 313.3 | 311.3 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,434.1 | 13,157.4 | 314.6 | 239.5 | 1,106.1 | 965.9 | 1,106.1 | 965.9 |
| Washington | 3,374.9 | 3,374.9 | 188.4 | 23.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,410.0 | 21,358.6 | 330.2 | 318.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,303.5 | 25,075.1 | 332.2 | 257.9 | 520.6 | 281.3 | 520.6 | 281.3 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 292.2 | 292.2 | 327.9 | 288.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 508.0 | 508.0 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,332.0 | 1,293.0 | 795.7 | 764.3 | 1,123.6 | 1,053.2 | 1,123.6 | 1,053.2 |
| Alaska | 59.0 | 59.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 475.6 | 475.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 542.4 | 542.4 | 16.2 | 13.8 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 14.6 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 233.2 | 327.1 | 288.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 789.6 | 750.6 | 779.5 | 750.5 | 1,106.6 | 1,038.6 | 1,106.6 | 1,038.6 |
| U.S. Total | 140,936.3 | 132,753.4 | 70,628.3 | 60,070.1 | 1,480.0 | 1,480.0 | 79,979.5 | 79,909.7 | 12,396.6 | 12,392.4 | 2,652.6 | 2,596.7 | 308,073.3 | 289,202.3 | 39,486.5 | 33,081.0 | 110,114.8 | 93,151.1 | 111,594.8 | 94,631.1 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2021 are final. Values for 2022 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. |