Electric Power Monthly
Data for September 2019 | Release date: November 26, 2019 Next release: December 23, 2019 |
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, September 2019 and 2018 (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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September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 | September 2019 | September 2018 |
| New England | 1,424.8 | 1,403.8 | 1,034.5 | 866.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,961.6 | 1,959.5 | 1,480.6 | 1,537.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,901.5 | 5,767.0 | 2,450.0 | 2,216.5 | 3,484.5 | 3,082.5 | 3,484.5 | 3,082.5 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 86.8 | 64.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 122.2 | 122.2 | 202.6 | 202.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 412.6 | 390.6 | 485.5 | 400.8 | 572.3 | 465.6 | 572.3 | 465.6 |
| Maine | 921.6 | 921.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 735.2 | 732.4 | 629.8 | 686.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,292.2 | 2,346.5 | 55.6 | 41.2 | 61.2 | 46.8 | 61.2 | 46.8 |
| Massachusetts | 96.1 | 96.1 | 779.2 | 700.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 267.0 | 285.3 | 285.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,426.9 | 1,349.3 | 1,565.7 | 1,529.2 | 2,344.9 | 2,230.1 | 2,344.9 | 2,230.1 |
| New Hampshire | 183.1 | 183.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 928.1 | 928.1 | 95.4 | 81.3 | 95.4 | 81.3 | 95.4 | 81.3 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 51.8 | 47.9 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 163.5 | 113.3 | 132.5 | 65.1 | 180.4 | 83.8 | 180.4 | 83.8 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 115.0 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.2 | 331.2 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 678.2 | 639.2 | 115.3 | 98.9 | 230.3 | 174.9 | 230.3 | 174.9 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,363.3 | 3,283.4 | 1,255.0 | 1,028.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,473.2 | 5,473.2 | 1,254.9 | 1,278.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,346.4 | 11,063.4 | 3,383.0 | 2,907.1 | 4,638.0 | 3,935.5 | 4,638.0 | 3,935.5 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 817.5 | 731.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 210.7 | 227.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,048.1 | 978.5 | 1,610.7 | 1,413.1 | 2,428.2 | 2,144.4 | 2,428.2 | 2,144.4 |
| New York | 1,985.7 | 1,905.8 | 370.1 | 240.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,561.3 | 4,561.3 | 520.9 | 524.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,438.0 | 7,232.0 | 1,412.2 | 1,181.0 | 1,782.3 | 1,421.8 | 1,782.3 | 1,421.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,370.0 | 1,370.0 | 67.4 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 523.3 | 527.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,860.3 | 2,852.9 | 360.1 | 313.0 | 427.5 | 369.3 | 427.5 | 369.3 |
| East North Central | 10,332.1 | 9,574.2 | 502.1 | 441.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 859.9 | 859.9 | 1,235.7 | 1,252.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,929.8 | 12,128.1 | 561.8 | 370.9 | 1,063.9 | 812.0 | 1,063.9 | 812.0 |
| Illinois | 4,803.7 | 4,406.8 | 40.6 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,967.2 | 4,570.3 | 158.7 | 67.4 | 199.3 | 108.0 | 199.3 | 108.0 |
| Indiana | 2,309.8 | 2,109.4 | 221.5 | 196.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 70.8 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,662.5 | 2,437.3 | 92.1 | 70.4 | 313.6 | 267.1 | 313.6 | 267.1 |
| Michigan | 2,061.8 | 1,900.5 | 100.2 | 98.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 269.9 | 269.9 | 561.2 | 562.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,993.1 | 2,830.6 | 85.7 | 62.1 | 185.9 | 160.3 | 185.9 | 160.3 |
| Ohio | 718.4 | 718.4 | 99.4 | 81.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 149.8 | 149.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,069.5 | 1,051.8 | 150.2 | 113.0 | 249.6 | 194.7 | 249.6 | 194.7 |
| Wisconsin | 438.4 | 439.1 | 40.4 | 23.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 393.6 | 393.6 | 365.1 | 381.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,237.5 | 1,238.1 | 75.1 | 58.0 | 115.5 | 81.9 | 115.5 | 81.9 |
| West North Central | 25,847.9 | 22,320.9 | 951.2 | 769.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,293.7 | 3,293.7 | 464.4 | 556.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30,557.2 | 26,940.3 | 414.0 | 314.7 | 1,365.2 | 1,083.8 | 1,365.2 | 1,083.8 |
| Iowa | 8,791.8 | 7,140.2 | 13.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,973.1 | 7,316.9 | 109.7 | 86.8 | 123.2 | 95.7 | 123.2 | 95.7 |
| Kansas | 6,133.4 | 5,115.7 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,159.6 | 5,135.9 | 23.7 | 17.6 | 33.9 | 21.8 | 33.9 | 21.8 |
| Minnesota | 3,850.5 | 3,703.9 | 846.1 | 674.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 205.9 | 205.9 | 394.4 | 484.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,296.9 | 5,068.9 | 74.1 | 56.1 | 920.2 | 731.0 | 920.2 | 731.0 |
| Missouri | 954.3 | 954.3 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,579.0 | 1,581.4 | 195.6 | 146.4 | 257.7 | 208.5 | 257.7 | 208.5 |
| Nebraska | 2,018.3 | 1,495.2 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 277.9 | 277.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,330.2 | 1,806.8 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 27.9 | 25.0 | 27.9 | 25.0 |
| North Dakota | 3,221.8 | 3,073.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,741.6 | 3,593.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 877.8 | 837.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,476.8 | 2,436.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| South Atlantic | 1,086.3 | 1,086.3 | 8,322.7 | 6,766.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,226.4 | 7,229.2 | 4,190.2 | 4,331.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20,825.6 | 19,413.6 | 2,009.9 | 1,622.1 | 10,332.6 | 8,388.8 | 10,332.6 | 8,388.8 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 33.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 47.5 | 83.3 | 76.8 | 117.1 | 110.1 | 117.1 | 110.1 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 56.7 | 47.8 | 63.6 | 47.8 | 63.6 | 47.8 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,973.0 | 1,272.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 1,180.8 | 1,227.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,208.3 | 2,555.0 | 426.9 | 264.2 | 2,399.9 | 1,536.8 | 2,399.9 | 1,536.8 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,039.6 | 1,013.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,047.2 | 2,047.2 | 949.4 | 949.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,036.2 | 4,010.5 | NM | 158.6 | NM | 1,172.5 | NM | 1,172.5 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 292.6 | 263.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 140.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,213.5 | 1,183.4 | 770.2 | 695.3 | 1,062.8 | 958.7 | 1,062.8 | 958.7 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 4,097.3 | 3,521.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,004.0 | 2,002.0 | 562.2 | 560.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,871.5 | 6,291.0 | 170.8 | 132.1 | 4,268.1 | 3,653.1 | 4,268.1 | 3,653.1 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 485.7 | 285.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,323.9 | 1,328.7 | 526.5 | 526.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,336.1 | 2,140.2 | 224.5 | 186.8 | 710.2 | 471.8 | 710.2 | 471.8 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 393.8 | 377.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 806.2 | 892.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,066.0 | 2,135.9 | 88.5 | 53.7 | 482.3 | 431.2 | 482.3 | 431.2 |
| West Virginia | 686.3 | 686.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,027.1 | 1,027.1 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 6.6 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 561.5 | 471.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,055.5 | 1,176.7 | 1,171.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,822.6 | 8,727.4 | 101.8 | 91.7 | 663.3 | 563.4 | 663.3 | 563.4 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 179.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,292.0 | 604.9 | 600.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,090.8 | 4,071.7 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,146.9 | 1,146.9 | 73.2 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,246.4 | 1,245.4 | 26.3 | 21.8 | 52.6 | 48.1 | 52.6 | 48.1 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 160.6 | 160.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 463.0 | 463.0 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 169.0 | 167.2 | 169.0 | 167.2 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 180.5 | 105.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,616.6 | 2,616.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,022.4 | 2,947.3 | 58.4 | 56.4 | 238.9 | 161.8 | 238.9 | 161.8 |
| West South Central | 34,988.6 | 30,998.2 | 2,122.0 | 1,758.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,991.4 | 2,989.4 | 1,233.6 | 1,309.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41,335.6 | 37,055.7 | 792.9 | 596.9 | 2,914.9 | 2,355.3 | 2,914.9 | 2,355.3 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 110.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 331.3 | 330.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,707.1 | 1,696.2 | 22.5 | 14.1 | 132.5 | 114.1 | 132.5 | 114.1 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.4 | 490.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 615.5 | 683.2 | 143.4 | 137.2 | 144.5 | 138.3 | 144.5 | 138.3 |
| Oklahoma | 8,070.7 | 7,693.4 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 863.6 | 861.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,041.0 | 8,661.7 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 42.0 | 37.3 | 42.0 | 37.3 |
| Texas | 26,917.9 | 23,304.8 | 1,980.4 | 1,626.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 670.0 | 670.0 | 403.7 | 413.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29,972.0 | 26,014.6 | 615.5 | 438.9 | 2,595.9 | 2,065.7 | 2,595.9 | 2,065.7 |
| Mountain | 9,834.3 | 8,834.9 | 5,995.1 | 5,635.8 | 473.9 | 473.9 | 10,653.4 | 10,650.0 | 175.7 | 174.3 | 648.3 | 593.5 | 27,780.7 | 26,362.4 | 2,623.4 | 2,255.9 | 8,618.5 | 7,891.7 | 9,092.4 | 8,365.6 |
| Arizona | 267.3 | 267.3 | 1,817.7 | 1,776.8 | 295.4 | 295.4 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,132.0 | 5,091.1 | 1,378.6 | 1,231.2 | 3,196.3 | 3,008.0 | 3,491.7 | 3,303.4 |
| Colorado | 3,703.7 | 3,103.7 | 546.9 | 469.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 686.4 | 686.4 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,965.7 | 4,288.6 | 378.6 | 348.6 | 925.5 | 818.4 | 925.5 | 818.4 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 242.0 | 240.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,764.2 | 2,764.2 | 85.3 | 83.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,071.9 | 4,068.5 | 38.4 | 22.7 | 280.4 | 262.7 | 280.4 | 262.7 |
| Montana | 783.5 | 703.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,771.1 | 2,767.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,574.6 | 3,491.2 | 16.8 | 13.2 | 33.8 | 30.2 | 33.8 | 30.2 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 1,829.0 | 1,721.7 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.4 | 1,051.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 556.7 | 508.9 | 3,775.4 | 3,620.3 | 383.2 | 280.5 | 2,212.2 | 2,002.2 | 2,390.7 | 2,180.7 |
| New Mexico | 2,035.9 | 1,764.5 | 591.4 | 553.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 2,724.2 | 2,407.8 | 160.4 | 129.4 | 751.8 | 682.8 | 751.8 | 682.8 |
| Utah | 388.2 | 388.2 | 859.1 | 857.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 269.4 | 269.4 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 1,602.5 | 1,600.5 | 261.6 | 226.2 | 1,120.7 | 1,083.3 | 1,120.7 | 1,083.3 |
| Wyoming | 1,535.3 | 1,487.3 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,934.4 | 1,794.4 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 97.9 | 4.1 | 97.9 | 4.1 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 12,349.5 | 12,145.5 | 11,448.8 | 10,151.1 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 39,760.1 | 39,744.6 | 1,901.7 | 1,905.2 | 1,763.6 | 1,755.7 | 68,507.7 | 66,986.1 | 9,148.9 | 7,803.2 | 20,597.7 | 17,954.3 | 21,881.7 | 19,238.3 |
| California | 6,057.5 | 5,862.2 | 11,108.8 | 9,850.5 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 10,185.9 | 10,184.3 | 1,202.6 | 1,206.1 | 1,744.1 | 1,736.2 | 31,582.9 | 30,123.3 | 8,792.8 | 7,531.0 | 19,901.6 | 17,381.5 | 21,185.6 | 18,665.5 |
| Oregon | 3,218.9 | 3,210.2 | 320.3 | 300.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,380.4 | 8,401.2 | 314.7 | 314.7 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12,253.8 | 12,245.7 | 191.2 | 150.6 | 511.5 | 450.7 | 511.5 | 450.7 |
| Washington | 3,073.1 | 3,073.1 | 19.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,193.8 | 21,159.1 | 384.4 | 384.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24,671.0 | 24,617.1 | 164.9 | 121.6 | 184.6 | 122.1 | 184.6 | 122.1 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 266.2 | 266.2 | 184.7 | 101.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 503.0 | 496.5 | 273.9 | 273.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,270.8 | 1,180.8 | 662.5 | 602.0 | 847.2 | 703.2 | 847.2 | 703.2 |
| 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 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 3.0 |
| Hawaii | 205.6 | 205.6 | 184.7 | 101.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 25.9 | 266.9 | 266.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 732.6 | 642.6 | 657.8 | 599.1 | 842.5 | 700.3 | 842.5 | 700.3 |
| U.S. Total | 99,522.1 | 89,942.5 | 32,377.6 | 27,989.5 | 1,757.9 | 1,757.9 | 79,778.0 | 79,751.5 | 13,387.4 | 13,791.2 | 2,454.9 | 2,392.2 | 229,277.9 | 215,624.8 | 22,148.2 | 18,780.9 | 54,525.8 | 46,770.4 | 56,283.7 | 48,528.3 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2018 are final. Values for 2019 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. |