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Data for January 2024 Release Date: March 26, 2024 Next Release Date: April 24, 2024 Full report PDF
SAS Output
Table 6.1.B. Estimated Net Summer Solar Photovoltaic Capacity From Small Scale Facilities by Sector (Megawatts):
2014 - January 2024

Period Residential Commercial Industrial Total
Annual Totals
2014 3,346.3 3,279.7 700.6 7,326.6
2015 5,191.5 3,706.7 880.3 9,778.5
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 32,850.1 12,285.3 2,568.5 47,703.9
Year 2022
January 21,342.5 10,082.9 2,209.6 33,635.1
February 21,777.1 10,239.2 2,213.5 34,229.8
March 22,187.6 10,363.3 2,220.8 34,771.7
April 22,604.0 10,429.8 2,230.8 35,264.5
May 22,993.1 10,550.3 2,235.8 35,779.3
June 23,394.8 10,681.1 2,245.6 36,321.4
July 23,816.8 10,780.8 2,251.4 36,849.0
August 24,279.7 10,833.1 2,260.6 37,373.4
Sept 24,735.6 10,976.6 2,270.5 37,982.6
October 25,241.5 11,003.9 2,294.3 38,539.7
November 25,728.0 11,117.3 2,300.5 39,145.7
December 26,294.0 11,212.3 2,321.7 39,828.0
Year 2023
January 26,889.3 11,324.1 2,363.4 40,576.8
February 27,336.2 11,483.1 2,367.5 41,186.8
March 27,809.1 11,458.3 2,386.0 41,653.3
April 28,383.1 11,605.2 2,439.9 42,428.3
May 28,947.1 11,721.8 2,441.3 43,110.2
June 29,594.2 11,789.6 2,453.9 43,837.8
July 30,117.2 11,861.4 2,463.1 44,441.7
August 30,904.9 11,917.0 2,457.4 45,279.3
Sept 31,370.9 12,045.9 2,476.0 45,892.7
October 31,898.1 12,140.8 2,508.6 46,547.6
November 32,359.2 12,336.0 2,563.0 47,258.2
December 32,850.1 12,285.3 2,568.5 47,703.9
Year 2024
January 33,093.6 12,417.9 2,572.6 48,084.1

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.