Electric Power Monthly
Data for December 2020
Release Date: February 24, 2021
Next Release Date: March 24, 2021
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, December 2020 and 2019 (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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December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2019 |
| New England | 1,535.8 | 1,463.2 | 1,448.0 | 1,198.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,957.6 | 1,957.6 | 1,416.1 | 1,408.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,357.5 | 6,027.9 | 2,925.4 | 2,563.6 | 4,373.4 | 3,762.2 | 4,373.4 | 3,762.2 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 162.0 | 137.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 199.9 | 199.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 482.3 | 457.7 | 605.6 | 511.7 | 767.6 | 649.1 | 767.6 | 649.1 |
| Maine | 994.2 | 921.6 | 64.9 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 734.0 | 734.0 | 568.4 | 560.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,361.5 | 2,222.0 | 67.8 | 60.0 | 132.7 | 65.6 | 132.7 | 65.6 |
| Massachusetts | 105.7 | 105.7 | 946.7 | 854.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 266.3 | 284.9 | 284.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,603.6 | 1,511.5 | 1,763.6 | 1,587.9 | 2,710.3 | 2,442.5 | 2,710.3 | 2,442.5 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 956.9 | 956.9 | 121.3 | 102.3 | 121.3 | 102.3 | 121.3 | 102.3 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 72.8 | 150.7 | 79.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 195.1 | 233.4 | 182.3 | 384.1 | 261.8 | 384.1 | 261.8 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 123.7 | 121.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.2 | 331.2 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 686.9 | 684.7 | 133.7 | 119.4 | 257.4 | 240.9 | 257.4 | 240.9 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,453.4 | 3,453.3 | 1,745.2 | 1,420.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,471.6 | 5,471.6 | 1,107.5 | 1,187.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,777.7 | 11,532.5 | 4,135.9 | 3,567.3 | 5,881.1 | 4,987.4 | 5,881.1 | 4,987.4 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 950.0 | 856.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 193.8 | 208.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,163.7 | 1,085.5 | 1,865.9 | 1,668.2 | 2,815.9 | 2,524.9 | 2,815.9 | 2,524.9 |
| New York | 1,985.8 | 1,985.7 | 646.3 | 482.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,559.7 | 4,559.7 | 459.3 | 459.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,651.1 | 7,487.2 | 1,811.3 | 1,515.3 | 2,457.6 | 1,997.8 | 2,457.6 | 1,997.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,460.0 | 148.9 | 80.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 454.4 | 519.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,962.9 | 2,959.8 | 458.7 | 383.9 | 607.6 | 464.8 | 607.6 | 464.8 |
| East North Central | 13,075.9 | 10,764.6 | 916.1 | 539.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 875.3 | 884.6 | 1,163.9 | 1,160.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16,031.2 | 13,349.2 | 1,078.2 | 644.9 | 1,994.3 | 1,184.4 | 1,994.3 | 1,184.4 |
| Illinois | 6,329.0 | 5,231.0 | 115.7 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 88.2 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,567.0 | 5,397.1 | 514.9 | 205.9 | 630.6 | 249.7 | 630.6 | 249.7 |
| Indiana | 2,940.4 | 2,309.8 | 277.4 | 244.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 72.2 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,356.2 | 2,691.1 | 126.7 | 96.2 | 404.1 | 340.5 | 404.1 | 340.5 |
| Michigan | 2,634.3 | 2,185.7 | 207.0 | 102.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 262.6 | 273.4 | 508.0 | 504.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,611.9 | 3,065.1 | 126.9 | 96.2 | 333.9 | 198.2 | 333.9 | 198.2 |
| Ohio | 852.5 | 718.4 | 111.6 | 109.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 138.7 | 138.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,204.7 | 1,068.0 | 194.6 | 161.6 | 306.2 | 270.6 | 306.2 | 270.6 |
| Wisconsin | 319.7 | 319.7 | 204.4 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 410.5 | 409.0 | 356.8 | 358.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,291.4 | 1,127.9 | 115.2 | 85.0 | 319.6 | 125.4 | 319.6 | 125.4 |
| West North Central | 32,688.4 | 27,804.1 | 1,168.1 | 1,004.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,304.1 | 3,295.5 | 421.0 | 421.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37,581.6 | 32,525.2 | 527.1 | 439.7 | 1,695.2 | 1,444.3 | 1,695.2 | 1,444.3 |
| Iowa | 11,284.4 | 9,784.0 | 18.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,469.4 | 9,964.4 | 147.3 | 117.6 | 165.3 | 131.0 | 165.3 | 131.0 |
| Kansas | 6,523.6 | 6,133.4 | 30.2 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,569.8 | 6,159.6 | 31.8 | 25.3 | 62.0 | 35.5 | 62.0 | 35.5 |
| Minnesota | 4,309.3 | 3,847.2 | 1,027.5 | 894.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 214.5 | 205.9 | 346.4 | 346.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,897.7 | 5,294.1 | 98.0 | 82.2 | 1,125.5 | 976.8 | 1,125.5 | 976.8 |
| Missouri | 1,982.2 | 954.3 | 63.7 | 62.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.5 | 1,579.0 | 235.5 | 203.3 | 299.2 | 265.4 | 299.2 | 265.4 |
| Nebraska | 2,410.8 | 2,180.8 | 27.7 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,733.9 | 2,499.5 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 40.6 | 33.2 | 40.6 | 33.2 |
| North Dakota | 4,027.9 | 3,528.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,547.7 | 4,048.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | 2,150.2 | 1,375.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,754.6 | 2,980.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| South Atlantic | 1,142.5 | 1,086.3 | 13,611.4 | 9,705.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,191.2 | 7,187.2 | 4,334.6 | 4,335.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26,279.7 | 22,314.5 | 2,645.9 | 2,130.0 | 16,257.3 | 11,835.3 | 16,257.3 | 11,835.3 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 88.3 | 86.2 | 125.0 | 122.9 | 125.0 | 122.9 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 18.9 | 82.6 | 66.5 | 91.9 | 73.4 | 91.9 | 73.4 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,782.2 | 2,142.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,184.1 | 1,184.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,009.8 | 3,370.4 | 772.5 | 492.0 | 4,554.7 | 2,634.8 | 4,554.7 | 2,634.8 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,149.8 | 1,512.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,031.0 | 2,031.0 | 1,059.8 | 1,059.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,240.6 | 4,603.2 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 344.3 | 316.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.2 | 1,237.4 | 825.4 | 779.7 | 1,169.7 | 1,096.2 | 1,169.7 | 1,096.2 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 5,000.2 | 4,477.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,008.0 | 2,004.0 | 563.0 | 564.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,779.2 | 7,253.8 | 238.1 | 182.4 | 5,238.3 | 4,660.2 | 5,238.3 | 4,660.2 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,057.4 | 656.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,311.9 | 1,311.9 | 554.5 | 554.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,923.8 | 2,522.6 | 264.8 | 231.4 | 1,322.2 | 887.6 | 1,322.2 | 887.6 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,231.5 | 556.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 804.9 | 804.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,902.4 | 2,227.0 | 162.4 | 100.6 | 1,393.9 | 656.7 | 1,393.9 | 656.7 |
| West Virginia | 742.5 | 686.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,086.5 | 1,030.3 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 9.3 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 620.5 | 618.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,055.3 | 1,188.1 | 1,206.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,893.0 | 8,909.5 | 114.5 | 107.1 | 735.0 | 725.9 | 735.0 | 725.9 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 194.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 614.9 | 633.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,100.8 | 4,119.0 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,146.9 | 1,146.9 | 74.6 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,247.6 | 1,247.6 | 35.4 | 30.4 | 61.5 | 56.5 | 61.5 | 56.5 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 218.1 | 218.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 520.5 | 520.5 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 227.2 | 227.3 | 227.2 | 227.3 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 182.2 | 180.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,616.6 | 2,616.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,024.1 | 3,022.4 | 60.8 | 58.8 | 243.0 | 239.3 | 243.0 | 239.3 |
| West South Central | 39,542.5 | 36,228.2 | 5,257.9 | 2,591.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,029.5 | 2,991.4 | 1,160.2 | 1,164.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48,990.1 | 42,975.7 | 1,328.3 | 855.8 | 6,586.2 | 3,447.5 | 6,586.2 | 3,447.5 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 212.2 | 112.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 264.7 | 264.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,742.7 | 1,642.7 | 58.8 | 25.3 | 271.0 | 137.5 | 271.0 | 137.5 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 688.6 | 615.2 | 156.2 | 147.4 | 230.7 | 148.5 | 230.7 | 148.5 |
| Oklahoma | 9,318.5 | 8,168.7 | 40.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 865.6 | 863.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,300.8 | 9,139.0 | 20.7 | 12.6 | 61.2 | 43.1 | 61.2 | 43.1 |
| Texas | 30,224.0 | 28,059.5 | 4,930.7 | 2,447.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 706.1 | 670.0 | 397.2 | 401.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36,258.0 | 31,578.8 | 1,092.6 | 670.5 | 6,023.3 | 3,118.4 | 6,023.3 | 3,118.4 |
| Mountain | 12,823.1 | 9,846.9 | 7,406.3 | 6,563.9 | 474.1 | 474.1 | 10,663.4 | 10,652.9 | 179.1 | 179.1 | 677.8 | 656.7 | 32,223.8 | 28,373.6 | 3,263.3 | 2,743.4 | 10,669.6 | 9,307.3 | 11,143.7 | 9,781.4 |
| Arizona | 617.3 | 267.3 | 2,228.8 | 1,865.3 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,893.3 | 5,179.8 | 1,652.6 | 1,433.4 | 3,881.4 | 3,298.7 | 4,177.0 | 3,594.3 |
| Colorado | 4,716.6 | 3,757.9 | 686.0 | 606.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 691.2 | 684.1 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,122.5 | 5,077.3 | 459.6 | 386.7 | 1,145.6 | 993.3 | 1,145.6 | 993.3 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,767.4 | 2,764.2 | 88.7 | 88.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,078.5 | 4,075.3 | 61.0 | 44.2 | 303.0 | 286.2 | 303.0 | 286.2 |
| Montana | 872.9 | 791.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,782.6 | 2,782.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,675.5 | 3,594.0 | 25.2 | 17.8 | 42.2 | 34.8 | 42.2 | 34.8 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 2,211.0 | 2,152.6 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 588.5 | 567.4 | 4,189.5 | 4,109.7 | 517.3 | 413.8 | 2,728.3 | 2,566.4 | 2,906.8 | 2,744.9 |
| New Mexico | 2,557.9 | 2,035.9 | 733.8 | 671.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3,388.6 | 2,804.5 | 209.3 | 168.4 | 943.1 | 840.1 | 943.1 | 840.1 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 388.2 | 1,195.7 | 916.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 259.6 | 259.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 1,928.5 | 1,648.0 | 329.4 | 272.8 | 1,525.1 | 1,189.5 | 1,525.1 | 1,189.5 |
| Wyoming | 2,548.3 | 1,485.9 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,947.4 | 1,885.0 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 101.0 | 98.3 | 101.0 | 98.3 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,159.2 | 12,628.9 | 13,633.1 | 11,799.9 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 39,895.4 | 39,774.0 | 1,904.5 | 1,889.5 | 1,866.4 | 1,855.7 | 71,742.6 | 69,232.0 | 10,969.5 | 9,490.4 | 24,602.6 | 21,290.3 | 25,886.6 | 22,574.3 |
| California | 6,027.4 | 6,140.5 | 13,034.1 | 11,379.8 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 10,233.8 | 10,231.6 | 1,205.1 | 1,190.1 | 1,846.9 | 1,836.2 | 33,631.3 | 32,062.2 | 10,569.1 | 9,150.8 | 23,603.2 | 20,530.6 | 24,887.2 | 21,814.6 |
| Oregon | 3,755.3 | 3,415.3 | 576.1 | 400.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,317.0 | 8,317.0 | 315.0 | 315.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12,982.9 | 12,467.2 | 196.5 | 171.4 | 772.6 | 571.8 | 772.6 | 571.8 |
| Washington | 3,376.5 | 3,073.1 | 22.9 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,344.6 | 21,225.4 | 384.4 | 384.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,128.4 | 24,702.6 | 203.9 | 168.2 | 226.8 | 187.9 | 226.8 | 187.9 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 294.2 | 266.6 | 283.5 | 267.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 503.0 | 503.0 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,284.6 | 1,241.2 | 735.4 | 671.5 | 1,018.9 | 939.2 | 1,018.9 | 939.2 |
| Alaska | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 470.6 | 470.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 538.6 | 538.6 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 5.6 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 205.6 | 283.5 | 267.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 746.0 | 702.6 | 727.1 | 666.0 | 1,010.6 | 933.7 | 1,010.6 | 933.7 |
| U.S. Total | 117,744.1 | 103,571.2 | 46,090.1 | 35,710.2 | 1,758.1 | 1,758.1 | 79,946.4 | 79,773.1 | 13,035.9 | 13,113.3 | 2,587.2 | 2,555.4 | 261,161.8 | 236,481.3 | 27,723.6 | 23,213.6 | 73,813.7 | 58,923.8 | 75,571.8 | 60,681.9 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2019 are final. Values for 2020 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. |