Electric Power Monthly
Data for August 2026
Release Date:
October 23, 2026
Next Release Date:
November 24, 2026
| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, August 2026 and 2025 (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 | ||||||||||
| |
August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 |
| New England | 2,558.7 | 1,760.5 | 3,573.9 | 3,481.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,957.2 | 1,957.2 | 1,200.4 | 1,247.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,290.2 | 8,446.4 | 6,677.3 | 5,921.0 | 10,251.2 | 9,402.6 | 10,251.2 | 9,402.6 |
| Connecticut | 5.0 | 5.0 | 500.8 | 471.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 122.0 | 122.0 | 139.6 | 139.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 767.4 | 738.4 | 1,496.2 | 1,296.2 | 1,997.0 | 1,768.0 | 1,997.0 | 1,768.0 |
| Maine | 1,214.3 | 1,214.3 | 963.8 | 927.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 725.8 | 488.6 | 488.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,392.5 | 3,356.5 | 1,009.8 | 917.1 | 1,973.6 | 1,844.9 | 1,973.6 | 1,844.9 |
| Massachusetts | 900.0 | 101.8 | 1,497.5 | 1,478.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 268.3 | 268.3 | 269.5 | 273.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,935.3 | 2,121.9 | 3,245.2 | 3,015.7 | 4,742.7 | 4,494.4 | 4,742.7 | 4,494.4 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 505.8 | 505.8 | 182.7 | 225.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 904.8 | 945.9 | 328.0 | 297.9 | 332.4 | 300.3 | 332.4 | 300.3 |
| Rhode Island | 77.3 | 77.3 | 451.3 | 446.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 573.0 | 568.0 | 222.0 | 209.1 | 673.3 | 655.4 | 673.3 | 655.4 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 156.1 | 154.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.0 | 331.0 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 717.2 | 715.7 | 376.3 | 184.9 | 532.4 | 339.5 | 532.4 | 339.5 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4,651.6 | 4,429.9 | 5,696.9 | 5,244.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,511.2 | 5,511.2 | 991.7 | 1,004.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16,851.4 | 16,190.2 | 8,306.2 | 7,310.2 | 14,003.1 | 12,554.8 | 14,003.1 | 12,554.8 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1,301.6 | 1,214.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 174.9 | 174.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,496.4 | 1,409.1 | 2,796.6 | 2,563.1 | 4,098.2 | 3,777.4 | 4,098.2 | 3,777.4 |
| New York | 2,981.7 | 2,869.7 | 3,189.1 | 2,905.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,569.4 | 4,569.4 | 388.2 | 397.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,128.4 | 10,742.1 | 4,129.2 | 3,667.4 | 7,318.3 | 6,572.6 | 7,318.3 | 6,572.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,662.3 | 1,552.6 | 1,206.2 | 1,125.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 929.5 | 929.5 | 428.6 | 431.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,226.6 | 4,039.0 | 1,380.4 | 1,079.7 | 2,586.6 | 2,204.8 | 2,586.6 | 2,204.8 |
| East North Central | 18,317.6 | 17,574.9 | 21,050.9 | 15,820.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 871.7 | 871.7 | 931.7 | 936.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41,171.9 | 35,203.2 | 3,708.5 | 2,912.6 | 24,759.4 | 18,733.1 | 24,759.4 | 18,733.1 |
| Illinois | 8,630.4 | 8,228.1 | 5,249.4 | 3,427.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,967.9 | 11,744.1 | 2,176.7 | 1,591.4 | 7,426.1 | 5,019.3 | 7,426.1 | 5,019.3 |
| Indiana | 3,851.8 | 3,651.7 | 5,292.2 | 3,972.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,264.2 | 7,744.1 | 303.2 | 285.8 | 5,595.4 | 4,258.0 | 5,595.4 | 4,258.0 |
| Michigan | 3,774.3 | 3,774.3 | 3,084.0 | 1,765.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263.9 | 263.9 | 480.0 | 480.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,602.2 | 6,283.2 | 354.2 | 299.3 | 3,438.2 | 2,064.3 | 3,438.2 | 2,064.3 |
| Ohio | 1,234.9 | 1,094.6 | 4,874.5 | 4,271.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 80.4 | 84.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,286.5 | 5,547.1 | 542.8 | 451.1 | 5,417.3 | 4,722.1 | 5,417.3 | 4,722.1 |
| Wisconsin | 826.2 | 826.2 | 2,550.8 | 2,384.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 406.6 | 406.6 | 267.5 | 267.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,051.1 | 3,884.7 | 331.6 | 285.0 | 2,882.4 | 2,669.4 | 2,882.4 | 2,669.4 |
| West North Central | 42,222.2 | 41,373.2 | 5,531.2 | 3,963.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,373.0 | 3,369.0 | 390.0 | 395.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51,516.4 | 49,101.6 | 1,544.6 | 1,361.5 | 7,075.8 | 5,325.4 | 7,075.8 | 5,325.4 |
| Iowa | 13,259.4 | 12,858.9 | 699.0 | 680.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 209.4 | 209.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,191.2 | 13,772.4 | 412.5 | 367.0 | 1,111.5 | 1,047.7 | 1,111.5 | 1,047.7 |
| Kansas | 9,651.1 | 9,651.1 | 433.9 | 277.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,101.0 | 9,945.0 | 140.2 | 120.3 | 574.1 | 398.2 | 574.1 | 398.2 |
| Minnesota | 4,946.3 | 4,947.8 | 2,161.6 | 1,659.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 216.0 | 212.0 | 316.6 | 316.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,640.5 | 7,135.9 | 388.5 | 333.2 | 2,550.1 | 1,992.7 | 2,550.1 | 1,992.7 |
| Missouri | 2,392.9 | 2,392.9 | 1,860.7 | 969.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,816.1 | 3,925.2 | 553.7 | 495.9 | 2,414.4 | 1,465.7 | 2,414.4 | 1,465.7 |
| Nebraska | 3,531.5 | 3,531.5 | 158.7 | 158.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 284.1 | 284.1 | 11.8 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,986.1 | 3,991.6 | 42.6 | 38.4 | 201.3 | 197.1 | 201.3 | 197.1 |
| North Dakota | 4,975.9 | 4,525.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,495.7 | 5,045.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| South Dakota | 3,465.1 | 3,465.1 | 217.3 | 217.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,285.8 | 5,285.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 221.6 | 221.8 | 221.6 | 221.8 |
| South Atlantic | 1,511.1 | 1,511.1 | 34,990.2 | 31,784.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.8 | 7,055.8 | 3,581.6 | 3,698.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47,138.7 | 44,050.0 | 7,583.7 | 6,806.3 | 42,573.9 | 38,590.7 | 42,573.9 | 38,590.7 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 134.5 | 100.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 150.7 | 117.1 | 162.4 | 151.1 | 296.9 | 252.0 | 296.9 | 252.0 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 41.2 | 282.6 | 235.2 | 317.2 | 264.4 | 317.2 | 264.4 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,343.1 | 11,925.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 991.4 | 994.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,378.0 | 12,963.5 | 3,369.4 | 3,048.6 | 16,712.5 | 14,974.1 | 16,712.5 | 14,974.1 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,484.5 | 5,402.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,985.0 | 850.7 | 952.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,320.2 | 8,339.9 | 389.2 | 364.3 | 5,873.7 | 5,766.6 | 5,873.7 | 5,766.6 |
| Maryland | 244.9 | 244.9 | 1,371.7 | 883.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 514.9 | 514.9 | 137.3 | 137.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,268.8 | 1,780.3 | 1,440.4 | 1,276.6 | 2,812.1 | 2,159.8 | 2,812.1 | 2,159.8 |
| North Carolina | 397.0 | 397.0 | 7,084.8 | 6,797.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,012.0 | 2,012.0 | 414.5 | 409.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,908.3 | 9,615.3 | 677.7 | 619.7 | 7,762.5 | 7,416.9 | 7,762.5 | 7,416.9 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,997.7 | 1,648.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,293.0 | 1,293.0 | 445.0 | 462.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,735.7 | 3,404.2 | 424.8 | 412.3 | 2,422.5 | 2,061.0 | 2,422.5 | 2,061.0 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5,296.0 | 4,867.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.6 | 866.6 | 713.3 | 713.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,887.9 | 6,459.1 | 766.4 | 643.6 | 6,062.4 | 5,510.8 | 6,062.4 | 5,510.8 |
| West Virginia | 855.2 | 855.2 | 243.3 | 130.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,442.5 | 1,329.4 | 70.8 | 54.9 | 314.1 | 185.1 | 314.1 | 185.1 |
| East South Central | 184.5 | 184.5 | 5,330.8 | 3,674.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,036.6 | 7,036.6 | 1,077.4 | 1,077.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,629.3 | 11,972.9 | 225.2 | 212.2 | 5,556.0 | 3,886.6 | 5,556.0 | 3,886.6 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 983.5 | 663.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,290.6 | 3,290.6 | 617.8 | 617.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,891.9 | 4,571.9 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,372.1 | 786.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,137.4 | 1,137.4 | 70.5 | 70.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,580.0 | 1,994.0 | 128.3 | 118.3 | 1,500.4 | 904.4 | 1,500.4 | 904.4 |
| Mississippi | 184.5 | 184.5 | 1,724.5 | 1,419.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,211.4 | 1,906.6 | 23.3 | 20.2 | 1,747.8 | 1,439.9 | 1,747.8 | 1,439.9 |
| Tennessee | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,250.7 | 805.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.6 | 2,608.6 | 86.7 | 86.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,946.0 | 3,500.4 | 53.4 | 54.3 | 1,304.1 | 859.4 | 1,304.1 | 859.4 |
| West South Central | 58,433.1 | 56,306.7 | 39,175.7 | 30,857.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,015.0 | 3,009.0 | 1,054.2 | 1,054.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101,678.0 | 91,227.1 | 4,356.8 | 3,911.4 | 43,532.5 | 34,768.6 | 43,532.5 | 34,768.6 |
| Arkansas | 135.0 | 135.0 | 2,782.1 | 2,319.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,264.5 | 1,264.5 | 225.7 | 225.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,407.3 | 3,944.7 | 417.2 | 352.9 | 3,199.3 | 2,672.4 | 3,199.3 | 2,672.4 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,538.1 | 1,225.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 420.1 | 420.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,150.2 | 1,837.2 | 230.3 | 238.2 | 1,768.4 | 1,463.3 | 1,768.4 | 1,463.3 |
| Oklahoma | 13,741.2 | 12,775.3 | 1,184.6 | 273.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 846.4 | 840.4 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15,848.4 | 13,965.1 | 179.7 | 159.4 | 1,364.3 | 432.6 | 1,364.3 | 432.6 |
| Texas | 44,556.9 | 43,396.4 | 33,670.9 | 27,039.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 712.1 | 712.1 | 332.2 | 332.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 79,272.1 | 71,480.1 | 3,529.6 | 3,160.9 | 37,200.5 | 30,200.3 | 37,200.5 | 30,200.3 |
| Mountain | 23,870.8 | 18,628.6 | 24,745.1 | 19,870.0 | 474.2 | 474.2 | 10,636.1 | 10,637.4 | 161.4 | 161.4 | 743.5 | 743.5 | 60,631.1 | 50,515.1 | 7,277.7 | 6,853.0 | 32,022.8 | 26,723.0 | 32,497.0 | 27,197.2 |
| Arizona | 1,734.5 | 1,234.5 | 8,241.8 | 6,052.5 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,718.9 | 2,718.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,018.7 | 10,329.4 | 3,208.2 | 3,032.0 | 11,450.0 | 9,084.5 | 11,745.6 | 9,380.1 |
| Colorado | 5,848.0 | 5,346.0 | 3,297.7 | 2,491.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 693.2 | 693.2 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,855.0 | 8,547.2 | 1,363.8 | 1,273.1 | 4,661.5 | 3,765.0 | 4,661.5 | 3,765.0 |
| Idaho | 1,128.3 | 1,128.3 | 826.6 | 701.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,690.9 | 2,690.9 | 87.6 | 87.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 4,744.1 | 4,619.1 | 205.7 | 189.8 | 1,032.3 | 891.4 | 1,032.3 | 891.4 |
| Montana | 1,956.8 | 1,956.8 | 181.0 | 181.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,832.3 | 2,833.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,976.3 | 4,977.6 | 121.6 | 98.2 | 302.6 | 279.2 | 302.6 | 279.2 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 5,216.2 | 5,101.2 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 653.5 | 653.5 | 7,259.7 | 7,144.7 | 1,277.5 | 1,195.9 | 6,493.7 | 6,297.1 | 6,672.2 | 6,475.6 |
| New Mexico | 8,079.2 | 4,429.0 | 3,288.5 | 2,601.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 11,462.2 | 7,125.4 | 420.8 | 424.5 | 3,709.3 | 3,026.4 | 3,709.3 | 3,026.4 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 3,451.3 | 2,497.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 259.3 | 259.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 4,181.7 | 3,228.3 | 652.3 | 614.7 | 4,103.6 | 3,112.6 | 4,103.7 | 3,112.7 |
| Wyoming | 4,584.3 | 3,994.3 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,133.4 | 4,543.4 | 27.7 | 24.8 | 269.7 | 266.8 | 269.7 | 266.8 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,990.3 | 13,989.9 | 25,988.6 | 24,246.5 | 917.8 | 917.8 | 40,080.6 | 40,025.4 | 1,503.4 | 1,529.8 | 1,897.4 | 1,897.4 | 84,378.1 | 82,606.8 | 22,458.6 | 20,394.5 | 48,447.2 | 44,641.0 | 49,365.0 | 45,558.8 |
| California | 6,446.8 | 6,446.4 | 24,177.0 | 22,692.6 | 917.8 | 917.8 | 10,227.0 | 10,227.5 | 972.8 | 971.2 | 1,877.9 | 1,877.9 | 44,619.3 | 43,133.4 | 21,240.1 | 19,322.4 | 45,417.1 | 42,015.0 | 46,334.9 | 42,932.8 |
| Oregon | 4,170.4 | 4,170.4 | 1,463.3 | 1,285.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,284.9 | 8,284.9 | 255.4 | 283.4 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 14,193.5 | 14,043.8 | 600.5 | 526.5 | 2,063.8 | 1,812.1 | 2,063.8 | 1,812.1 |
| Washington | 3,373.1 | 3,373.1 | 348.3 | 268.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,568.7 | 21,513.0 | 275.2 | 275.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,565.3 | 25,429.6 | 618.0 | 545.6 | 966.3 | 813.9 | 966.3 | 813.9 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 290.7 | 292.2 | 593.7 | 592.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 509.0 | 509.0 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,597.3 | 1,597.3 | 1,054.0 | 983.8 | 1,647.7 | 1,576.0 | 1,647.7 | 1,576.0 |
| Alaska | 57.5 | 59.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 476.6 | 476.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.8 | 550.3 | 24.4 | 20.5 | 32.1 | 28.2 | 32.1 | 28.2 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 233.2 | 586.0 | 584.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,048.5 | 1,047.0 | 1,029.6 | 963.3 | 1,615.6 | 1,547.8 | 1,615.6 | 1,547.8 |
| U.S. Total | 166,030.6 | 156,051.5 | 166,677.0 | 139,535.3 | 1,392.0 | 1,392.0 | 80,046.2 | 79,982.3 | 11,052.7 | 11,265.6 | 2,683.9 | 2,683.9 | 427,882.4 | 390,910.6 | 63,192.6 | 56,666.5 | 229,869.6 | 196,201.8 | 231,261.6 | 197,593.8 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2025 are final. Values for 2026 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. |