Electric Power Monthly
Data for September 2022
Release Date: November 23, 2022
Next Release Date: December 22, 2022
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, September 2022 and 2021 (Megawatts) |
| Summer Capacity at Utility Scale Facilities | Small Scale Capacity | Capacity From Utility and Small Scale Facilities | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 | September 2022 | September 2021 |
| New England | 1,559.6 | 1,539.8 | 2,110.1 | 1,757.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,950.9 | 1,950.9 | 1,261.1 | 1,319.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,881.7 | 6,567.5 | 3,715.1 | 3,221.4 | 5,825.2 | 4,978.6 | 5,825.2 | 4,978.6 |
| Connecticut | 5.0 | 5.0 | 247.5 | 191.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 140.6 | 199.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 512.5 | 515.4 | 770.0 | 684.0 | 1,017.5 | 875.9 | 1,017.5 | 875.9 |
| Maine | 1,009.5 | 994.2 | 254.7 | 106.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 725.8 | 488.6 | 488.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,478.6 | 2,314.9 | 272.0 | 103.4 | 526.7 | 209.7 | 526.7 | 209.7 |
| Massachusetts | 105.7 | 105.7 | 1,224.9 | 1,140.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 267.7 | 267.7 | 284.2 | 284.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,882.5 | 1,798.3 | 1,984.3 | 1,885.6 | 3,209.2 | 3,026.3 | 3,209.2 | 3,026.3 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 225.8 | 225.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 944.1 | 944.1 | 172.1 | 140.7 | 174.5 | 143.1 | 174.5 | 143.1 |
| Rhode Island | 77.3 | 72.8 | 243.6 | 188.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 363.7 | 303.8 | 358.5 | 264.2 | 602.1 | 452.4 | 602.1 | 452.4 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 137.0 | 127.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.3 | 331.3 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 700.3 | 691.0 | 158.2 | 143.6 | 295.2 | 271.3 | 295.2 | 271.3 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,657.4 | 3,577.7 | 2,249.7 | 1,951.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,507.7 | 5,507.7 | 1,100.5 | 1,098.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,515.3 | 12,134.5 | 5,414.5 | 4,516.6 | 7,664.2 | 6,467.6 | 7,664.2 | 6,467.6 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1,055.9 | 1,006.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 193.8 | 193.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,269.6 | 1,220.5 | 2,275.1 | 1,971.3 | 3,331.0 | 2,978.1 | 3,331.0 | 2,978.1 |
| New York | 2,189.8 | 2,110.1 | 1,039.1 | 789.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,565.8 | 4,565.8 | 456.9 | 459.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,251.6 | 7,924.7 | 2,529.4 | 2,055.4 | 3,568.5 | 2,844.9 | 3,568.5 | 2,844.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,460.0 | 154.7 | 154.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 929.6 | 929.6 | 449.8 | 445.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,994.1 | 2,989.3 | 610.0 | 489.8 | 764.7 | 644.5 | 764.7 | 644.5 |
| East North Central | 15,549.9 | 14,473.4 | 3,046.8 | 1,876.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 879.4 | 877.0 | 1,127.3 | 1,131.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20,603.4 | 18,358.7 | 1,734.9 | 1,340.9 | 4,781.7 | 3,217.7 | 4,781.7 | 3,217.7 |
| Illinois | 7,034.6 | 6,333.3 | 909.3 | 423.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,050.0 | 6,863.0 | 940.3 | 696.6 | 1,849.6 | 1,120.2 | 1,849.6 | 1,120.2 |
| Indiana | 3,453.1 | 3,150.7 | 620.0 | 398.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 69.1 | 72.1 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,216.8 | 3,689.9 | 198.6 | 155.4 | 818.6 | 553.4 | 818.6 | 553.4 |
| Michigan | 3,240.6 | 3,167.8 | 473.7 | 243.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263.5 | 263.5 | 500.0 | 500.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,477.8 | 4,174.6 | 182.5 | 144.4 | 656.2 | 387.7 | 656.2 | 387.7 |
| Ohio | 1,097.3 | 1,097.3 | 479.8 | 466.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 134.3 | 137.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,813.3 | 1,802.6 | 255.9 | 211.5 | 735.7 | 677.8 | 735.7 | 677.8 |
| Wisconsin | 724.3 | 724.3 | 564.0 | 345.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 409.5 | 409.6 | 347.7 | 349.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,045.5 | 1,828.6 | 157.5 | 133.0 | 721.5 | 478.6 | 721.5 | 478.6 |
| West North Central | 37,560.1 | 35,525.0 | 1,544.9 | 1,332.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,363.1 | 3,363.1 | 398.7 | 398.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42,866.8 | 40,619.2 | 811.7 | 639.2 | 2,356.6 | 1,971.6 | 2,356.6 | 1,971.6 |
| Iowa | 12,195.0 | 11,598.4 | 276.6 | 118.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 205.4 | 205.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,697.6 | 11,942.4 | 210.1 | 168.1 | 486.7 | 286.1 | 486.7 | 286.1 |
| Kansas | 8,238.1 | 7,311.8 | 32.2 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,286.3 | 7,358.0 | 55.0 | 40.7 | 87.2 | 70.9 | 87.2 | 70.9 |
| Minnesota | 4,698.5 | 4,694.1 | 1,113.3 | 1,075.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 214.5 | 214.5 | 324.3 | 324.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,350.6 | 6,308.0 | 175.5 | 131.3 | 1,288.8 | 1,206.4 | 1,288.8 | 1,206.4 |
| Missouri | 2,121.9 | 2,121.9 | 89.7 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,774.2 | 2,760.5 | 344.7 | 281.0 | 434.4 | 357.0 | 434.4 | 357.0 |
| Nebraska | 3,212.7 | 2,704.9 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,540.0 | 3,032.2 | 23.9 | 16.0 | 56.0 | 48.1 | 56.0 | 48.1 |
| North Dakota | 4,326.7 | 4,326.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,846.5 | 4,846.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| South Dakota | 2,767.2 | 2,767.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,371.6 | 4,371.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| South Atlantic | 1,268.0 | 1,153.0 | 19,116.1 | 15,853.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,142.9 | 7,142.9 | 4,126.2 | 4,144.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31,653.2 | 28,293.0 | 4,146.2 | 3,138.9 | 23,262.3 | 18,992.0 | 23,262.3 | 18,992.0 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.2 | 54.2 | 111.6 | 94.9 | 149.6 | 132.9 | 149.6 | 132.9 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 26.5 | 112.3 | 94.7 | 128.8 | 109.2 | 128.8 | 109.2 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,786.1 | 4,653.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,153.5 | 1,155.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,983.1 | 5,852.3 | 1,706.9 | 1,053.0 | 7,493.0 | 5,706.8 | 7,493.0 | 5,706.8 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,274.7 | 2,327.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,011.4 | 1,009.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,271.1 | 5,322.0 | 271.3 | 220.9 | 3,546.0 | 2,548.4 | 3,546.0 | 2,548.4 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 408.7 | 390.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 139.6 | 138.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,328.3 | 1,309.3 | 956.3 | 869.7 | 1,365.0 | 1,260.4 | 1,365.0 | 1,260.4 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 5,948.1 | 5,422.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,005.7 | 2,005.7 | 436.5 | 454.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,598.3 | 8,090.7 | 390.7 | 285.8 | 6,338.8 | 5,708.5 | 6,338.8 | 5,708.5 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,161.9 | 1,118.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,311.9 | 1,311.9 | 553.7 | 553.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,027.5 | 2,983.9 | 329.9 | 292.6 | 1,491.8 | 1,410.9 | 1,491.8 | 1,410.9 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2,482.1 | 1,887.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 802.1 | 803.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,162.2 | 3,569.1 | 243.3 | 211.5 | 2,725.4 | 2,099.1 | 2,725.4 | 2,099.1 |
| West Virginia | 856.0 | 741.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,200.0 | 1,085.0 | 23.9 | 15.9 | 23.9 | 15.9 | 23.9 | 15.9 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 1,110.3 | 848.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,037.8 | 7,037.8 | 1,110.9 | 1,110.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,288.1 | 9,026.5 | 158.5 | 123.0 | 1,268.8 | 971.7 | 1,268.8 | 971.7 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 421.1 | 421.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 619.3 | 619.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,332.2 | 4,332.2 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 27.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,137.4 | 1,137.4 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,239.7 | 1,239.3 | 72.2 | 47.1 | 100.0 | 74.5 | 100.0 | 74.5 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 319.3 | 218.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 220.9 | 220.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 540.2 | 439.0 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 334.5 | 227.9 | 334.5 | 227.9 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 342.1 | 182.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.6 | 2,608.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,176.0 | 3,016.0 | 56.3 | 54.5 | 398.4 | 236.6 | 398.4 | 236.6 |
| West South Central | 48,924.5 | 43,190.1 | 10,676.6 | 7,855.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,014.5 | 3,004.5 | 1,100.2 | 1,100.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63,715.8 | 55,150.0 | 2,439.4 | 1,704.6 | 13,116.0 | 9,559.8 | 13,116.0 | 9,559.8 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 323.7 | 218.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 227.0 | 227.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,816.5 | 1,711.5 | 156.0 | 106.3 | 479.7 | 325.0 | 479.7 | 325.0 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 688.6 | 688.6 | 165.8 | 156.3 | 240.3 | 230.8 | 240.3 | 230.8 |
| Oklahoma | 11,714.4 | 10,153.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 840.6 | 840.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12,673.7 | 11,112.8 | 54.3 | 32.0 | 96.8 | 74.5 | 96.8 | 74.5 |
| Texas | 37,210.1 | 33,036.6 | 10,235.9 | 7,519.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 716.1 | 706.1 | 374.9 | 374.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48,537.0 | 41,637.1 | 2,063.3 | 1,410.0 | 12,299.2 | 8,929.5 | 12,299.2 | 8,929.5 |
| Mountain | 15,795.5 | 13,643.9 | 9,633.1 | 8,512.9 | 474.2 | 474.1 | 10,585.4 | 10,557.4 | 172.3 | 175.5 | 723.2 | 684.3 | 37,383.7 | 34,048.1 | 4,588.5 | 3,908.6 | 14,221.6 | 12,421.5 | 14,695.8 | 12,895.6 |
| Arizona | 617.3 | 617.3 | 2,589.6 | 2,487.0 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,251.3 | 6,148.7 | 2,115.1 | 1,872.0 | 4,704.7 | 4,359.0 | 5,000.3 | 4,654.6 |
| Colorado | 5,136.2 | 4,786.2 | 1,079.6 | 796.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 689.5 | 691.0 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,934.0 | 6,302.2 | 822.5 | 690.3 | 1,902.1 | 1,486.6 | 1,902.1 | 1,486.6 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,629.4 | 2,623.8 | 83.1 | 86.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3,934.9 | 3,932.5 | 114.2 | 74.6 | 356.2 | 316.6 | 356.2 | 316.6 |
| Montana | 1,114.1 | 1,112.7 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,844.4 | 2,820.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,980.1 | 3,954.8 | 36.4 | 28.4 | 53.4 | 45.4 | 53.4 | 45.4 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 3,235.0 | 2,764.2 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 633.9 | 595.0 | 5,258.9 | 4,749.2 | 739.8 | 609.2 | 3,974.8 | 3,373.4 | 4,153.3 | 3,551.9 |
| New Mexico | 4,410.9 | 3,113.9 | 840.7 | 738.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5,348.3 | 3,949.3 | 301.9 | 249.0 | 1,142.6 | 987.7 | 1,142.6 | 987.7 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 1,537.2 | 1,375.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 259.7 | 259.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 2,270.2 | 2,108.6 | 443.9 | 374.0 | 1,981.1 | 1,749.7 | 1,981.2 | 1,749.7 |
| Wyoming | 3,006.9 | 2,503.7 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,406.0 | 2,902.8 | 14.6 | 11.2 | 106.6 | 103.2 | 106.6 | 103.2 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,517.4 | 13,381.2 | 16,452.4 | 14,386.5 | 1,005.8 | 1,085.8 | 39,960.8 | 39,960.5 | 1,771.0 | 1,766.9 | 1,886.4 | 1,869.4 | 74,593.8 | 72,450.3 | 14,296.3 | 12,174.4 | 30,748.7 | 26,560.9 | 31,754.5 | 27,646.7 |
| California | 6,175.4 | 6,240.5 | 15,640.7 | 13,648.9 | 1,005.8 | 1,085.8 | 10,267.5 | 10,267.5 | 1,129.5 | 1,127.7 | 1,866.9 | 1,849.9 | 36,085.8 | 34,220.3 | 13,690.9 | 11,705.2 | 29,331.6 | 25,354.1 | 30,337.4 | 26,439.9 |
| Oregon | 3,967.1 | 3,765.8 | 778.3 | 714.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,334.7 | 8,334.4 | 311.3 | 311.3 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,410.9 | 13,145.2 | 292.6 | 226.5 | 1,070.9 | 940.7 | 1,070.9 | 940.7 |
| Washington | 3,374.9 | 3,374.9 | 33.4 | 23.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,358.6 | 21,358.6 | 330.2 | 327.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,097.1 | 25,084.8 | 312.7 | 242.8 | 346.1 | 266.2 | 346.1 | 266.2 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 292.2 | 292.2 | 327.9 | 285.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 508.0 | 508.0 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,332.0 | 1,289.9 | 786.7 | 757.9 | 1,114.6 | 1,043.7 | 1,114.6 | 1,043.7 |
| Alaska | 59.0 | 59.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 475.6 | 475.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 542.4 | 542.4 | 15.8 | 13.0 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 16.6 | 13.8 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 233.2 | 327.1 | 285.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 789.6 | 747.5 | 770.9 | 744.9 | 1,098.0 | 1,029.9 | 1,098.0 | 1,029.9 |
| U.S. Total | 138,153.7 | 126,805.4 | 66,267.9 | 54,659.6 | 1,480.0 | 1,559.9 | 79,950.5 | 79,909.8 | 12,329.1 | 12,406.3 | 2,652.6 | 2,596.7 | 300,833.8 | 277,937.7 | 38,091.7 | 31,525.4 | 104,359.6 | 86,185.0 | 105,839.6 | 87,744.9 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2021 are final. Values for 2022 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. |