Electric Power Monthly
| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, January 2021 and 2020 (Megawatts) |
| Summer Capacity at Utility Scale Facilities | Small Scale Capacity | Capacity From Utility and Small Scale Facilities | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 | January 2021 | January 2020 |
| New England | 1,535.8 | 1,463.2 | 1,471.5 | 1,281.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,957.7 | 1,957.6 | 1,417.4 | 1,417.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,382.4 | 6,118.8 | 3,023.7 | 2,606.9 | 4,495.2 | 3,887.9 | 4,495.2 | 3,887.9 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 163.0 | 137.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 199.9 | 199.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 483.3 | 457.7 | 612.8 | 521.4 | 775.8 | 658.8 | 775.8 | 658.8 |
| Maine | 994.2 | 921.6 | 64.9 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 734.0 | 734.0 | 570.4 | 569.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,363.5 | 2,240.4 | 73.9 | 55.5 | 138.8 | 71.0 | 138.8 | 71.0 |
| Massachusetts | 105.7 | 105.7 | 970.0 | 899.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 266.3 | 284.2 | 284.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,626.2 | 1,556.3 | 1,843.5 | 1,618.7 | 2,813.5 | 2,518.1 | 2,813.5 | 2,518.1 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 956.9 | 956.9 | 122.5 | 104.0 | 122.5 | 104.0 | 122.5 | 104.0 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 72.8 | 149.9 | 107.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 265.5 | 222.8 | 234.8 | 184.1 | 384.7 | 291.3 | 384.7 | 291.3 |
| 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 | 136.2 | 123.3 | 259.9 | 244.8 | 259.9 | 244.8 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,453.7 | 3,453.4 | 1,748.2 | 1,542.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,471.6 | 5,470.4 | 1,107.5 | 1,187.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,781.0 | 11,653.3 | 4,207.3 | 3,655.1 | 5,955.5 | 5,197.1 | 5,955.5 | 5,197.1 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 951.0 | 907.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 193.8 | 208.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,164.7 | 1,136.7 | 1,883.9 | 1,694.2 | 2,834.9 | 2,602.1 | 2,834.9 | 2,602.1 |
| New York | 1,986.1 | 1,985.8 | 648.3 | 543.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,559.7 | 4,558.5 | 459.3 | 459.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,653.4 | 7,546.8 | 1,858.0 | 1,571.9 | 2,506.3 | 2,115.1 | 2,506.3 | 2,115.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,460.0 | 148.9 | 90.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 454.4 | 519.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,962.9 | 2,969.8 | 465.3 | 389.0 | 614.2 | 479.9 | 614.2 | 479.9 |
| East North Central | 13,370.5 | 10,841.7 | 924.1 | 539.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 877.5 | 879.8 | 1,157.7 | 1,162.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16,329.8 | 13,423.9 | 1,132.0 | 653.3 | 2,056.1 | 1,192.8 | 2,056.1 | 1,192.8 |
| Illinois | 6,329.0 | 5,231.0 | 123.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 88.2 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,574.3 | 5,397.1 | 545.1 | 220.6 | 668.1 | 264.4 | 668.1 | 264.4 |
| Indiana | 2,940.4 | 2,309.8 | 278.2 | 244.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 72.2 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,357.0 | 2,691.1 | 131.7 | 96.9 | 409.9 | 341.2 | 409.9 | 341.2 |
| Michigan | 2,634.3 | 2,137.7 | 207.0 | 102.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264.7 | 268.6 | 508.0 | 506.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,614.0 | 3,014.7 | 130.4 | 95.9 | 337.4 | 197.9 | 337.4 | 197.9 |
| Ohio | 852.5 | 843.5 | 111.5 | 109.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 138.7 | 138.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,204.6 | 1,193.1 | 203.4 | 161.6 | 314.9 | 270.6 | 314.9 | 270.6 |
| Wisconsin | 614.3 | 319.7 | 204.4 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 410.6 | 409.0 | 350.6 | 358.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,579.9 | 1,127.9 | 121.3 | 78.1 | 325.7 | 118.5 | 325.7 | 118.5 |
| West North Central | 33,848.3 | 28,405.4 | 1,178.5 | 1,026.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,304.1 | 3,304.1 | 398.7 | 421.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38,729.6 | 33,156.5 | 545.6 | 456.2 | 1,724.1 | 1,482.2 | 1,724.1 | 1,482.2 |
| Iowa | 11,289.1 | 10,235.3 | 18.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,474.1 | 10,415.7 | 150.8 | 124.3 | 168.8 | 137.7 | 168.8 | 137.7 |
| Kansas | 6,861.0 | 6,133.4 | 30.2 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,907.2 | 6,159.6 | 33.7 | 26.1 | 63.9 | 36.3 | 63.9 | 36.3 |
| Minnesota | 4,509.3 | 3,847.2 | 1,037.9 | 914.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 214.5 | 214.5 | 324.1 | 346.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,085.8 | 5,322.5 | 107.2 | 84.5 | 1,145.1 | 998.9 | 1,145.1 | 998.9 |
| Missouri | 1,982.2 | 954.3 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.5 | 1,580.6 | 238.5 | 208.5 | 302.2 | 272.2 | 302.2 | 272.2 |
| Nebraska | 2,575.8 | 2,180.8 | 27.7 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,898.9 | 2,499.5 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 41.4 | 34.6 | 41.4 | 34.6 |
| 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 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | 2,304.2 | 1,375.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,908.6 | 2,980.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| South Atlantic | 1,154.5 | 1,086.3 | 13,871.0 | 10,237.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,146.2 | 7,189.2 | 4,327.1 | 4,335.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26,498.8 | 22,848.4 | 2,693.3 | 2,177.2 | 16,564.3 | 12,414.5 | 16,564.3 | 12,414.5 |
| 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 | 89.2 | 85.9 | 125.9 | 122.6 | 125.9 | 122.6 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 84.5 | 67.7 | 93.8 | 75.5 | 93.8 | 75.5 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,842.6 | 2,589.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,184.1 | 1,184.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,070.2 | 3,817.4 | 798.6 | 517.5 | 4,641.2 | 3,107.3 | 4,641.2 | 3,107.3 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,149.8 | 1,514.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 2,031.0 | 1,059.8 | 1,059.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,194.6 | 4,605.3 | NM | 184.5 | NM | 1,699.0 | NM | 1,699.0 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 346.3 | 321.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,267.2 | 1,241.9 | 831.7 | 781.2 | 1,178.0 | 1,102.2 | 1,178.0 | 1,102.2 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 5,184.0 | 4,530.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,008.0 | 2,006.0 | 555.5 | 564.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,955.5 | 7,308.2 | 241.1 | 190.9 | 5,425.1 | 4,721.1 | 5,425.1 | 4,721.1 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,070.8 | 661.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,312.9 | 1,311.9 | 554.5 | 554.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,938.2 | 2,527.6 | 267.7 | 233.4 | 1,338.5 | 894.6 | 1,338.5 | 894.6 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1,231.5 | 576.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 804.9 | 804.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,914.4 | 2,247.0 | 166.7 | 106.8 | 1,398.2 | 682.9 | 1,398.2 | 682.9 |
| 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 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 9.2 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 620.5 | 620.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,055.3 | 1,203.3 | 1,188.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,908.2 | 8,893.0 | 115.6 | 108.3 | 736.1 | 728.8 | 736.1 | 728.8 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 194.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 630.2 | 614.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,116.1 | 4,100.8 | 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 | 74.5 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,247.5 | 1,247.6 | 36.2 | 30.6 | 62.3 | 56.7 | 62.3 | 56.7 |
| 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 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 227.3 | 226.9 | 227.3 | 226.9 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 182.2 | 182.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,616.6 | 2,616.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,024.1 | 3,024.1 | 60.8 | 60.2 | 243.0 | 242.4 | 243.0 | 242.4 |
| West South Central | 39,785.5 | 36,226.9 | 5,257.9 | 2,864.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,013.7 | 2,991.4 | 1,130.2 | 1,160.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49,187.3 | 43,243.1 | 1,361.9 | 1,007.0 | 6,619.8 | 3,871.6 | 6,619.8 | 3,871.6 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 212.2 | 112.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 236.7 | 264.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,714.7 | 1,642.7 | 60.5 | 41.1 | 272.7 | 153.3 | 272.7 | 153.3 |
| 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 | 157.0 | 142.1 | 231.5 | 166.6 | 231.5 | 166.6 |
| Oklahoma | 9,319.0 | 8,168.9 | 40.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 849.8 | 863.6 | 77.6 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,286.9 | 9,139.2 | 22.6 | 13.7 | 63.1 | 44.2 | 63.1 | 44.2 |
| Texas | 30,466.5 | 28,058.0 | 4,930.7 | 2,697.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 706.1 | 670.0 | 393.8 | 397.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36,497.1 | 31,822.6 | 1,121.8 | 810.1 | 6,052.5 | 3,507.5 | 6,052.5 | 3,507.5 |
| Mountain | 12,773.9 | 9,850.0 | 7,502.8 | 6,735.0 | 474.1 | 474.1 | 10,687.2 | 10,660.2 | 179.1 | 179.1 | 674.1 | 656.7 | 32,291.2 | 28,555.1 | 3,323.4 | 2,791.8 | 10,826.2 | 9,526.8 | 11,300.3 | 10,000.9 |
| Arizona | 617.3 | 267.3 | 2,328.8 | 2,128.8 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,993.3 | 5,443.3 | 1,682.6 | 1,454.1 | 4,011.4 | 3,582.9 | 4,307.0 | 3,878.5 |
| Colorado | 4,710.8 | 3,757.9 | 682.5 | 614.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 691.2 | 691.2 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,113.2 | 5,092.0 | 466.6 | 393.4 | 1,149.1 | 1,007.6 | 1,149.1 | 1,007.6 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,767.4 | 2,764.2 | 88.7 | 88.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,078.5 | 4,075.3 | 62.5 | 45.8 | 304.5 | 287.8 | 304.5 | 287.8 |
| Montana | 872.9 | 792.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,806.4 | 2,782.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,699.3 | 3,595.5 | 26.0 | 18.3 | 43.0 | 35.3 | 43.0 | 35.3 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 2,211.0 | 2,051.0 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 584.8 | 567.4 | 4,185.8 | 4,008.4 | 528.2 | 422.5 | 2,739.2 | 2,473.5 | 2,917.7 | 2,652.0 |
| New Mexico | 2,557.9 | 2,035.9 | 733.8 | 673.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3,388.6 | 2,806.1 | 214.0 | 172.6 | 947.8 | 845.9 | 947.8 | 845.9 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 1,195.7 | 916.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 259.6 | 259.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 1,928.5 | 1,649.5 | 334.0 | 278.4 | 1,529.7 | 1,195.1 | 1,529.7 | 1,195.1 |
| 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 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 101.6 | 98.8 | 101.6 | 98.8 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,163.4 | 12,587.6 | 13,655.6 | 11,959.1 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 39,940.1 | 39,770.7 | 1,901.8 | 1,889.5 | 1,866.4 | 1,855.7 | 71,811.3 | 69,346.6 | 11,079.5 | 9,617.2 | 24,735.1 | 21,576.3 | 26,019.1 | 22,860.3 |
| California | 6,025.6 | 6,075.8 | 13,043.6 | 11,536.2 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 10,278.5 | 10,231.1 | 1,202.4 | 1,190.1 | 1,846.9 | 1,836.2 | 33,681.0 | 32,153.4 | 10,667.4 | 9,268.0 | 23,711.0 | 20,804.2 | 24,995.0 | 22,088.2 |
| Oregon | 3,761.3 | 3,415.3 | 589.1 | 403.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,317.0 | 8,317.0 | 315.0 | 315.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,001.9 | 12,470.0 | 198.9 | 173.9 | 788.0 | 577.1 | 788.0 | 577.1 |
| Washington | 3,376.5 | 3,096.5 | 22.9 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,344.6 | 21,222.6 | 384.4 | 384.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,128.4 | 24,723.2 | 213.2 | 175.4 | 236.1 | 195.1 | 236.1 | 195.1 |
| 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 | 742.8 | 675.3 | 1,026.3 | 953.2 | 1,026.3 | 953.2 |
| 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 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 5.7 |
| 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 | 733.3 | 669.6 | 1,016.8 | 947.5 | 1,016.8 | 947.5 |
| U.S. Total | 119,407.7 | 104,210.2 | 46,513.6 | 37,082.9 | 1,758.1 | 1,758.1 | 79,961.4 | 79,781.7 | 12,983.7 | 13,101.8 | 2,583.5 | 2,555.4 | 263,208.0 | 238,490.1 | 28,225.0 | 23,748.2 | 74,738.6 | 60,831.1 | 76,496.7 | 62,589.2 |
| 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. |