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Data for December 2025 Release Date: February 24, 2026 Next Release Date: March 24, 2026 Full report PDF
SAS Output
Table 6.1.A. Estimated Net Summer Solar Photovoltaic Capacity From Utility and Small Scale Facilities (Megawatts)
2015 - December 2025

Period Utility Solar
Photovoltaic
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic
Annual Totals
2015 11,905.4 9,778.5 21,683.9
2016 20,192.9 12,765.1 32,958.0
2017 25,209.0 16,147.8 41,356.8
2018 30,120.5 19,547.1 49,667.6
2019 35,710.2 23,213.6 58,923.8
2020 46,306.2 27,584.8 73,891.0
2021 60,070.1 33,081.0 93,151.1
2022 71,386.3 39,828.0 111,214.3
2023 90,527.7 47,774.7 138,302.4
2024 122,060.1 53,228.1 175,288.2
Year 2023
January 72,851.8 40,442.7 113,294.5
February 73,402.2 41,008.3 114,410.5
March 73,948.2 41,589.0 115,537.2
April 74,882.0 42,188.4 117,070.4
May 75,981.9 42,943.5 118,925.4
June 77,601.9 43,659.3 121,261.2
July 78,928.8 44,259.8 123,188.6
August 79,649.3 45,307.2 124,956.5
Sept 80,606.0 45,923.3 126,529.3
October 82,386.8 46,563.2 128,950.0
November 83,387.3 47,224.9 130,612.2
December 90,527.7 47,774.7 138,302.4
Year 2024
January 93,683.0 47,712.3 141,395.3
February 94,294.2 48,289.8 142,584.0
March 97,255.0 48,727.9 145,982.9
April 98,675.7 49,136.7 147,812.4
May 101,218.5 49,744.2 150,962.7
June 103,884.6 50,074.6 153,959.2
July 104,866.2 50,519.6 155,385.8
August 106,072.6 51,026.8 157,099.4
Sept 108,566.7 51,583.5 160,150.2
October 111,402.8 52,016.4 163,419.2
November 116,405.3 52,480.8 168,886.1
December 122,060.1 53,228.1 175,288.2
Year 2025
January 125,431.4 53,644.5 179,075.9
February 126,586.3 54,129.0 180,715.3
March 129,177.0 54,620.3 183,797.3
April 131,243.8 55,029.2 186,273.0
May 132,606.8 55,424.3 188,031.1
June 135,119.0 55,872.7 190,991.7
July 136,570.1 56,307.1 192,877.2
August 139,106.7 56,741.8 195,848.5
Sept 141,039.9 57,508.0 198,547.9
October 142,662.4 58,077.3 200,739.7
November 144,976.2 58,684.3 203,660.5
December 149,798.5 59,505.5 209,304.0

Values for 2024 are final. Values for 2025 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.