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Data for January 2026 Release Date: March 24, 2026 Next Release Date: April 23, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 1.1.A. Net Generation from Renewable Sources: Total (All Sectors), 2016-January 2026
(Thousand Megawatthours)

  Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Small Scale Generation Generation From Utility and Small Scale Facilities
Period Wind Solar
Photovoltaic		 Solar
Thermal		 Wood and
Wood-Derived
Fuels		 Landfill
Gas		 Biogenic
Municipal
Solid Waste		 Other Waste Biomass Geothermal Conventional
Hydroelectric		 Total Renewable Generation at Utility Scale Facilities Estimated Solar Photovoltaic Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic Estimated Total Solar
Annual Totals
2016 226,993 32,670 3,384 40,947 11,218 7,265 3,331 15,826 267,812 609,445 18,812 51,483 54,866
2017 254,303 50,018 3,269 41,124 11,543 6,951 3,115 15,927 300,333 686,583 23,990 74,008 77,277
2018 272,667 60,234 3,592 40,936 11,036 7,136 2,724 15,967 292,524 706,816 29,539 89,773 93,365
2019 295,882 68,719 3,218 38,543 10,468 6,093 2,402 15,473 287,874 728,673 34,957 103,676 106,894
2020 337,938 86,066 3,133 36,219 10,212 6,080 2,201 15,890 285,274 783,012 41,522 127,588 130,721
2021 378,197 112,335 2,924 36,463 9,421 6,101 2,267 15,975 251,585 815,267 49,164 161,499 164,422
2022 434,297 140,793 2,999 35,466 8,535 5,776 2,073 16,087 254,789 900,814 61,282 202,075 205,074
2023 421,141 162,683 2,847 31,615 7,935 5,568 2,082 16,367 245,002 895,241 73,406 236,090 238,937
2024 451,904 216,715 3,118 31,564 7,341 5,402 2,115 15,407 242,896 976,463 83,918 300,634 303,752
2025 464,391 292,817 2,855 31,809 7,083 5,266 2,029 15,669 247,023 1,068,941 93,148 385,965 388,820
Year 2024
January 34,791 9,504 79 2,849 642 467 186 1,399 21,554 71,471 4,726 14,230 14,309
February 40,982 12,421 119 2,621 605 421 176 1,303 20,795 79,444 5,342 17,763 17,882
March 45,102 15,798 221 2,651 638 422 181 1,359 23,363 89,736 7,113 22,911 23,132
April 47,088 18,909 332 2,423 583 408 158 1,280 20,916 92,097 7,832 26,741 27,073
May 39,256 21,957 414 2,575 638 469 176 1,246 24,477 91,209 8,539 30,496 30,910
June 38,661 24,045 414 2,681 593 450 168 1,202 22,397 90,610 8,553 32,598 33,012
July 28,304 24,122 361 2,806 624 475 166 1,218 21,384 79,460 8,778 32,901 33,262
August 29,290 23,974 354 2,839 641 480 175 1,227 20,491 79,472 8,412 32,387 32,741
Sept 29,178 20,203 335 2,563 604 447 170 1,201 15,911 70,614 7,511 27,714 28,049
October 39,592 19,595 233 2,240 608 448 187 1,261 15,352 79,514 6,736 26,331 26,564
November 40,133 13,705 136 2,550 577 456 180 1,317 16,723 75,779 5,393 19,098 19,234
December 39,527 12,481 120 2,765 588 457 192 1,393 19,533 77,057 4,984 17,465 17,585
Year 2025
January 43,600 15,366 88 2,758 622 449 184 1,389 21,431 85,887 5,397 20,763 20,851
February 39,346 16,309 139 2,527 577 417 170 1,252 19,543 80,280 5,805 22,114 22,253
March 50,591 23,068 170 2,691 633 432 183 1,388 22,451 101,606 7,961 31,029 31,199
April 45,876 26,482 298 2,290 572 428 176 1,306 22,839 100,268 8,758 35,240 35,538
May 36,873 29,416 330 2,588 599 433 165 1,253 24,356 96,013 9,306 38,721 39,051
June 35,776 31,647 387 2,700 615 435 155 1,278 22,159 95,152 9,423 41,070 41,458
July 31,810 33,056 369 2,899 610 461 159 1,285 19,982 90,630 9,857 42,913 43,281
August 27,307 31,472 337 2,833 583 464 156 1,349 20,098 84,599 9,319 40,791 41,128
Sept 25,673 27,892 257 2,713 560 426 150 1,284 15,285 74,239 8,176 36,069 36,325
October 39,534 24,371 234 2,467 561 429 170 1,267 16,545 85,579 7,589 31,960 32,195
November 40,957 18,462 130 2,581 568 443 177 1,263 18,415 82,996 5,987 24,450 24,580
December 47,048 15,276 116 2,762 584 448 182 1,355 23,920 91,691 5,569 20,846 20,962
Year 2026
January 44,434 17,908 77 2,828 579 411 175 1,417 27,909 95,738 6,051 23,959 24,036
Year to Date
2024 34,791 9,504 79 2,849 642 467 186 1,399 21,554 71,471 4,726 14,230 14,309
2025 43,600 15,366 88 2,758 622 449 184 1,389 21,431 85,887 5,397 20,763 20,851
2026 44,434 17,908 77 2,828 579 411 175 1,417 27,909 95,738 6,051 23,959 24,036
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 460,714 222,577 3,127 31,473 7,321 5,383 2,114 15,397 242,773 990,879 84,589 307,167 310,294
2026 465,224 295,359 2,844 31,878 7,041 5,229 2,019 15,697 253,501 1,078,792 93,802 389,161 392,005

Wood and Wood-derived fuels include wood/wood waste solids (including paper pellets, railroad ties, utility poles, wood chips, bark, and wood waste solids), wood waste liquids (red liquor, sludge wood, spent sulfite liquor, and other wood-based liquids), and black liquor.
Other Waste Biomass includes sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, other biomass solids, other biomass liquids, and other biomass gases (including digester gases, methane, and other biomass gases).
Notes: Beginning with 2001 data, non-biogenic municipal solid waste and tire-derived fuels are reclassified as non-renewable energy sources and included in Other. Biogenic municipal solid waste is included in Other Renewable Sources.
See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 and 2026 are preliminary. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms..
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. NM=Not meaningful due to large standard error. W=Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report; and predecessor forms.
Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report; Form EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.
Estimated small scale solar photovoltaic generation and small scale solar photovoltaic capacity are based on data from Form EIA-861M, Form EIA-861 and from estimation methods described in the technical notes.