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Data for June 2026 Release Date: August 26, 2026 Next Release Date: September 24, 2026
SAS Output
Table 6.1.B. Estimated Net Summer Solar Photovoltaic Capacity From Small Scale Facilities by Sector (Megawatts):
2016 - June 2026

Period Residential Commercial Industrial Total
Annual Totals
2016 7,527.0 4,022.8 1,215.3 12,765.1
2017 9,626.8 5,155.8 1,365.1 16,147.8
2018 11,720.4 6,271.4 1,555.4 19,547.1
2019 14,249.0 7,167.9 1,796.6 23,213.6
2020 17,163.3 8,376.1 2,045.3 27,584.8
2021 21,116.2 9,752.0 2,212.7 33,081.0
2022 26,294.0 11,212.3 2,321.7 39,828.0
2023 32,611.3 12,605.1 2,558.3 47,774.7
2024 36,501.8 14,014.0 2,712.2 53,228.1
2025 40,474.8 16,031.4 2,999.3 59,505.5
Year 2024
January 32,849.2 12,292.1 2,571.1 47,712.3
February 33,261.7 12,429.8 2,598.3 48,289.8
March 33,583.3 12,540.5 2,604.1 48,727.9
April 33,861.7 12,655.1 2,620.0 49,136.7
May 34,190.2 12,954.8 2,599.2 49,744.2
June 34,425.9 13,042.3 2,606.5 50,074.6
July 34,741.0 13,169.6 2,608.9 50,519.6
August 35,113.1 13,291.5 2,622.3 51,026.8
Sept 35,475.3 13,415.2 2,693.0 51,583.5
October 35,767.6 13,548.7 2,700.1 52,016.4
November 36,027.3 13,730.3 2,723.1 52,480.8
December 36,501.8 14,014.0 2,712.2 53,228.1
Year 2025
January 36,761.1 14,157.7 2,725.7 53,644.5
February 37,097.4 14,276.8 2,754.9 54,129.0
March 37,391.5 14,467.6 2,761.2 54,620.3
April 37,663.5 14,591.4 2,774.3 55,029.2
May 37,925.1 14,706.7 2,792.5 55,424.3
June 38,219.2 14,851.3 2,802.1 55,872.7
July 38,498.3 14,988.1 2,820.7 56,307.1
August 38,795.5 15,100.9 2,845.4 56,741.8
Sept 39,243.3 15,380.2 2,884.5 57,508.0
October 39,640.8 15,521.8 2,914.7 58,077.3
November 39,958.4 15,800.9 2,925.0 58,684.3
December 40,474.8 16,031.4 2,999.3 59,505.5
Year 2026
January 40,825.5 16,124.6 3,000.0 59,950.1
February 41,059.7 16,141.0 2,997.2 60,197.9
March 41,398.5 16,547.3 3,032.6 60,978.4
April 41,660.3 16,808.1 3,053.0 61,521.5
May 42,055.3 16,945.2 3,088.1 62,088.6
June 42,280.5 17,002.2 3,081.9 62,364.7

Values are preliminary.
Improved renewable data reporting has resulted in realignment of the commercial and industrial sectors.
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.

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