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Data for March 2020 | Release date: May 26, 2020 | Next release: June 24, 2020 |
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, March 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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March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 | March 2020 | March 2019 |
| New England | 1,462.8 | 1,424.8 | 1,174.9 | 1,015.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,957.6 | 1,960.1 | 1,417.0 | 1,537.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,012.3 | 5,937.5 | 2,699.3 | 2,249.1 | 3,874.2 | 3,264.4 | 3,874.2 | 3,264.4 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 137.4 | 95.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.4 | 122.2 | 199.9 | 202.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 457.7 | 420.8 | 534.1 | 425.2 | 671.5 | 520.2 | 671.5 | 520.2 |
| Maine | 921.6 | 921.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 734.0 | 733.0 | 569.3 | 686.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,230.5 | 2,347.1 | 57.2 | 47.5 | 62.8 | 53.1 | 62.8 | 53.1 |
| Massachusetts | 105.7 | 96.1 | 854.9 | 775.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 267.0 | 284.9 | 284.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,511.8 | 1,423.3 | 1,691.2 | 1,488.0 | 2,546.1 | 2,263.3 | 2,546.1 | 2,263.3 |
| New Hampshire | 211.5 | 183.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 956.5 | 928.1 | 106.4 | 85.9 | 106.4 | 85.9 | 106.4 | 85.9 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 72.8 | 55.5 | 34.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 171.1 | 150.2 | 186.8 | 94.1 | 242.3 | 128.7 | 242.3 | 128.7 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 121.5 | 104.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.2 | 331.2 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 684.7 | 668.0 | 123.5 | 108.3 | 245.0 | 213.1 | 245.0 | 213.1 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,453.3 | 3,467.3 | 1,474.3 | 1,159.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,474.1 | 5,473.2 | 1,233.5 | 1,279.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,635.2 | 11,379.8 | 3,748.3 | 3,116.0 | 5,222.6 | 4,275.9 | 5,222.6 | 4,275.9 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 888.8 | 785.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 208.9 | 227.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,117.6 | 1,032.7 | 1,736.3 | 1,493.2 | 2,625.1 | 2,278.7 | 2,625.1 | 2,278.7 |
| New York | 1,985.7 | 2,089.7 | 494.6 | 310.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,562.2 | 4,561.3 | 500.3 | 524.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,542.8 | 7,485.7 | 1,613.4 | 1,295.2 | 2,108.0 | 1,605.8 | 2,108.0 | 1,605.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,370.0 | 90.9 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 524.3 | 528.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,974.8 | 2,861.4 | 398.6 | 327.6 | 489.5 | 391.4 | 489.5 | 391.4 |
| East North Central | 11,178.9 | 10,332.1 | 540.3 | 469.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 878.8 | 859.9 | 1,161.3 | 1,252.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,759.3 | 12,914.2 | 723.1 | 433.1 | 1,263.4 | 903.0 | 1,263.4 | 903.0 |
| Illinois | 5,568.2 | 4,803.7 | 43.6 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 88.2 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,734.1 | 4,966.6 | 250.4 | 96.7 | 294.0 | 137.3 | 294.0 | 137.3 |
| Indiana | 2,309.8 | 2,309.8 | 245.3 | 217.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 70.8 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,686.3 | 2,658.0 | 104.0 | 79.1 | 349.3 | 296.1 | 349.3 | 296.1 |
| Michigan | 2,137.7 | 2,061.8 | 102.0 | 100.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 273.4 | 269.9 | 500.0 | 562.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,013.1 | 2,993.9 | 105.2 | 70.0 | 207.2 | 170.2 | 207.2 | 170.2 |
| Ohio | 843.5 | 718.4 | 109.0 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 143.5 | 149.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,197.9 | 1,058.3 | 171.6 | 122.5 | 280.6 | 210.7 | 280.6 | 210.7 |
| Wisconsin | 319.7 | 438.4 | 40.4 | 23.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 409.0 | 393.6 | 358.8 | 381.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,127.9 | 1,237.4 | 91.8 | 64.9 | 132.2 | 88.8 | 132.2 | 88.8 |
| West North Central | 29,088.3 | 25,269.0 | 1,030.3 | 876.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,296.7 | 3,296.7 | 415.6 | 458.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33,830.9 | 29,899.9 | 456.3 | 353.4 | 1,486.6 | 1,229.4 | 1,486.6 | 1,229.4 |
| Iowa | 10,498.7 | 8,791.8 | 16.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,681.7 | 8,968.5 | 126.4 | 98.5 | 142.4 | 107.4 | 142.4 | 107.4 |
| Kansas | 6,329.2 | 5,658.5 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,355.4 | 5,684.7 | 27.2 | 21.2 | 37.4 | 31.4 | 37.4 | 31.4 |
| Minnesota | 3,850.9 | 3,850.5 | 922.7 | 775.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 205.9 | 205.9 | 346.4 | 388.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,325.9 | 5,220.4 | 75.7 | 63.2 | 998.4 | 839.0 | 998.4 | 839.0 |
| Missouri | 954.3 | 954.3 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,579.0 | 1,579.0 | 214.4 | 161.1 | 276.5 | 223.2 | 276.5 | 223.2 |
| Nebraska | 2,180.8 | 2,018.3 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 280.9 | 280.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,495.7 | 2,332.9 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 29.6 | 26.3 | 29.6 | 26.3 |
| North Dakota | 3,678.5 | 3,117.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,198.3 | 3,637.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| South Dakota | 1,595.9 | 877.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,194.9 | 2,476.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| South Atlantic | 1,086.3 | 1,086.3 | 10,670.0 | 8,085.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,201.2 | 7,224.4 | 4,335.6 | 4,193.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23,293.1 | 20,590.1 | 2,222.5 | 1,813.8 | 12,892.5 | 9,899.4 | 12,892.5 | 9,899.4 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 36.7 | 33.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.9 | 47.4 | 87.9 | 81.0 | 124.6 | 114.2 | 124.6 | 114.2 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 69.0 | 48.6 | 77.4 | 54.5 | 77.4 | 54.5 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,739.2 | 1,926.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 54.5 | 1,184.1 | 1,180.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,966.8 | 3,161.6 | 546.9 | 342.6 | 3,286.1 | 2,268.9 | 3,286.1 | 2,268.9 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,681.0 | 1,022.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,031.0 | 2,047.2 | 1,059.8 | 949.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,771.8 | 4,018.6 | NM | 174.0 | NM | 1,196.0 | NM | 1,196.0 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 327.8 | 279.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,248.7 | 1,200.5 | 782.2 | 726.0 | 1,110.0 | 1,005.6 | 1,110.0 | 1,005.6 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 4,581.3 | 4,053.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,006.0 | 2,002.0 | 564.0 | 558.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,359.3 | 6,822.6 | 196.5 | 152.5 | 4,777.8 | 4,206.2 | 4,777.8 | 4,206.2 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 735.2 | 371.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,323.9 | 1,323.9 | 554.5 | 526.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,613.6 | 2,221.5 | 238.6 | 209.8 | 973.8 | 580.9 | 973.8 | 580.9 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 560.4 | 393.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 804.9 | 809.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,231.3 | 2,069.7 | 106.4 | 71.6 | 666.8 | 465.4 | 666.8 | 465.4 |
| West Virginia | 686.3 | 686.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,030.3 | 1,030.3 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 7.5 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 620.5 | 558.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,055.5 | 1,191.1 | 1,170.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,896.0 | 8,814.0 | 108.6 | 97.3 | 729.1 | 655.9 | 729.1 | 655.9 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 194.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,292.0 | 617.9 | 600.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,103.8 | 4,086.1 | 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 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,247.6 | 1,245.2 | 31.5 | 23.7 | 57.6 | 49.8 | 57.6 | 49.8 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 218.1 | 160.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 520.5 | 463.0 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 227.4 | 168.2 | 227.4 | 168.2 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 182.2 | 177.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,616.6 | 2,616.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,024.1 | 3,019.7 | 59.1 | 57.5 | 241.3 | 235.3 | 241.3 | 235.3 |
| West South Central | 36,839.5 | 32,856.8 | 2,831.7 | 2,090.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,991.4 | 2,991.4 | 1,164.2 | 1,242.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43,826.8 | 39,181.4 | 915.0 | 700.4 | 3,746.7 | 2,790.7 | 3,746.7 | 2,790.7 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 112.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 264.7 | 331.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,642.7 | 1,697.1 | 31.0 | 19.4 | 143.2 | 119.4 | 143.2 | 119.4 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 421.9 | 422.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 615.0 | 615.5 | 143.8 | 139.0 | 144.9 | 140.1 | 144.9 | 140.1 |
| Oklahoma | 8,170.7 | 8,070.7 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 863.6 | 863.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,141.0 | 9,041.0 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 44.5 | 40.6 | 44.5 | 40.6 |
| Texas | 28,668.8 | 24,786.1 | 2,687.9 | 1,958.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 670.0 | 670.0 | 401.4 | 413.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32,428.1 | 27,827.8 | 726.1 | 531.9 | 3,414.0 | 2,490.6 | 3,414.0 | 2,490.6 |
| Mountain | 9,955.3 | 9,560.6 | 6,707.8 | 5,931.1 | 474.1 | 473.9 | 10,662.8 | 10,650.2 | 171.2 | 174.3 | 659.0 | 639.0 | 28,630.2 | 27,429.1 | 2,858.0 | 2,421.5 | 9,565.8 | 8,352.6 | 10,039.9 | 8,826.5 |
| Arizona | 267.3 | 267.3 | 2,022.5 | 1,786.8 | 295.6 | 295.4 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,337.0 | 5,101.1 | 1,490.6 | 1,286.8 | 3,513.1 | 3,073.6 | 3,808.7 | 3,369.0 |
| Colorado | 3,757.9 | 3,698.5 | 600.0 | 543.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 684.1 | 686.4 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,070.7 | 4,956.7 | 393.8 | 366.0 | 993.8 | 909.1 | 993.8 | 909.1 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 242.0 | 240.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,764.2 | 2,764.2 | 80.8 | 83.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,067.4 | 4,068.5 | 48.1 | 30.1 | 290.1 | 270.1 | 290.1 | 270.1 |
| Montana | 783.2 | 783.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,782.6 | 2,767.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,585.8 | 3,571.2 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 35.6 | 31.6 | 35.6 | 31.6 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 2,142.5 | 1,821.7 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.4 | 1,051.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 567.4 | 547.4 | 4,099.6 | 3,758.8 | 441.7 | 331.5 | 2,584.2 | 2,153.2 | 2,762.7 | 2,331.7 |
| New Mexico | 2,035.9 | 1,815.4 | 675.1 | 571.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 2,807.9 | 2,483.7 | 173.1 | 143.2 | 848.2 | 714.6 | 848.2 | 714.6 |
| Utah | 388.2 | 388.2 | 916.7 | 859.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 269.6 | 269.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 1,660.3 | 1,602.7 | 285.2 | 244.2 | 1,201.9 | 1,103.3 | 1,201.9 | 1,103.3 |
| Wyoming | 1,602.4 | 1,487.3 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,001.5 | 1,886.4 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 98.8 | 97.1 | 98.8 | 97.1 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 12,559.1 | 12,344.1 | 12,121.0 | 11,044.5 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 39,766.7 | 39,880.6 | 1,883.9 | 1,904.1 | 1,855.7 | 1,769.2 | 69,470.4 | 68,226.5 | 9,843.6 | 8,481.9 | 21,964.6 | 19,526.4 | 23,248.6 | 20,810.4 |
| California | 6,029.2 | 6,055.7 | 11,651.0 | 10,706.7 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 10,182.3 | 10,184.0 | 1,184.5 | 1,204.7 | 1,836.2 | 1,749.7 | 32,167.2 | 31,184.8 | 9,485.0 | 8,174.9 | 21,136.0 | 18,881.6 | 22,420.0 | 20,165.6 |
| Oregon | 3,424.0 | 3,215.3 | 450.3 | 318.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,317.0 | 8,402.3 | 315.0 | 315.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12,525.8 | 12,270.2 | 177.3 | 161.3 | 627.6 | 479.4 | 627.6 | 479.4 |
| Washington | 3,105.9 | 3,073.1 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,267.4 | 21,294.3 | 384.4 | 384.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24,777.4 | 24,771.5 | 181.3 | 145.8 | 201.0 | 165.5 | 201.0 | 165.5 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 266.2 | 266.2 | 267.7 | 124.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 503.0 | 503.0 | 273.9 | 273.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,353.8 | 1,210.2 | 684.1 | 617.7 | 951.8 | 741.8 | 951.8 | 741.8 |
| 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 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| Hawaii | 205.6 | 205.6 | 267.7 | 124.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 266.9 | 266.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 815.6 | 672.0 | 678.4 | 614.4 | 946.1 | 738.5 | 946.1 | 738.5 |
| U.S. Total | 105,918.8 | 96,636.3 | 37,438.5 | 31,355.3 | 1,758.1 | 1,757.9 | 79,787.6 | 79,895.0 | 13,247.3 | 13,487.0 | 2,557.7 | 2,451.2 | 240,708.0 | 225,582.7 | 24,258.8 | 20,284.2 | 61,697.3 | 51,639.5 | 63,455.4 | 53,397.4 |
| 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. |