Electric Power Monthly
Data for September 2024
Release Date:
November 22, 2024
Next Release Date:
December 23, 2024
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| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, September 2024 and 2023 (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 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2023 |
| New England | 1,575.7 | 1,575.7 | 2,872.3 | 2,478.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,950.5 | 1,951.1 | 1,247.4 | 1,249.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,645.9 | 7,253.8 | 5,759.5 | 4,880.5 | 8,631.8 | 7,358.5 | 8,631.8 | 7,358.5 |
| Connecticut | 5.0 | 5.0 | 307.0 | 286.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.2 | 119.2 | 139.6 | 139.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 570.8 | 550.2 | 1,124.5 | 938.6 | 1,431.5 | 1,225.0 | 1,431.5 | 1,225.0 |
| Maine | 1,029.5 | 1,029.5 | 655.2 | 420.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 725.8 | 488.6 | 488.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,899.1 | 2,664.5 | 716.4 | 476.6 | 1,371.6 | 897.2 | 1,371.6 | 897.2 |
| Massachusetts | 101.8 | 101.8 | 1,360.3 | 1,334.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264.8 | 267.2 | 273.1 | 273.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,000.0 | 1,976.6 | 2,936.3 | 2,630.4 | 4,296.6 | 3,964.9 | 4,296.6 | 3,964.9 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 506.5 | 504.0 | 225.8 | 225.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 946.6 | 944.1 | 260.7 | 224.1 | 263.1 | 226.5 | 263.1 | 226.5 |
| Rhode Island | 77.3 | 77.3 | 397.2 | 292.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 517.3 | 413.0 | 538.5 | 427.6 | 935.7 | 720.5 | 935.7 | 720.5 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 150.2 | 141.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.5 | 332.2 | 80.2 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 712.1 | 705.4 | 183.0 | 183.1 | 333.2 | 324.3 | 333.2 | 324.3 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4,436.5 | 4,087.2 | 4,049.8 | 2,991.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,502.6 | 5,502.6 | 1,067.2 | 1,075.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15,056.1 | 13,656.2 | 6,612.7 | 5,874.7 | 10,662.5 | 8,865.7 | 10,662.5 | 8,865.7 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1,171.1 | 1,139.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 188.7 | 188.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,379.7 | 1,347.9 | 2,417.8 | 2,247.6 | 3,588.9 | 3,386.9 | 3,588.9 | 3,386.9 |
| New York | 2,876.3 | 2,527.0 | 2,069.2 | 1,616.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,560.8 | 4,560.8 | 455.3 | 455.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,961.6 | 9,159.5 | 3,250.1 | 2,870.7 | 5,319.3 | 4,487.1 | 5,319.3 | 4,487.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,552.6 | 1,552.6 | 809.5 | 235.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 929.5 | 929.5 | 423.2 | 431.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,714.8 | 3,148.8 | 944.7 | 756.5 | 1,754.2 | 991.8 | 1,754.2 | 991.8 |
| East North Central | 17,016.1 | 16,434.6 | 8,656.3 | 4,830.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 880.7 | 880.2 | 1,004.7 | 1,004.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,557.8 | 23,150.4 | 2,547.1 | 2,060.1 | 11,203.4 | 6,891.0 | 11,203.4 | 6,891.0 |
| Illinois | 7,873.7 | 7,494.9 | 1,324.4 | 941.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,286.2 | 8,524.4 | 1,376.4 | 1,075.7 | 2,700.8 | 2,017.1 | 2,700.8 | 2,017.1 |
| Indiana | 3,439.1 | 3,439.1 | 1,833.9 | 1,283.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,394.3 | 4,843.5 | 262.5 | 234.9 | 2,096.4 | 1,518.0 | 2,096.4 | 1,518.0 |
| Michigan | 3,775.3 | 3,577.1 | 1,015.0 | 727.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263.8 | 263.8 | 490.4 | 490.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,544.5 | 5,058.8 | 261.9 | 219.1 | 1,276.9 | 946.6 | 1,276.9 | 946.6 |
| Ohio | 1,101.8 | 1,097.3 | 2,611.8 | 1,050.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,893.3 | 2,327.2 | 388.7 | 324.8 | 3,000.5 | 1,375.0 | 3,000.5 | 1,375.0 |
| Wisconsin | 826.2 | 826.2 | 1,871.2 | 828.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 410.5 | 410.0 | 331.6 | 331.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,439.5 | 2,396.5 | 257.6 | 205.6 | 2,128.8 | 1,034.3 | 2,128.8 | 1,034.3 |
| West North Central | 40,191.8 | 38,751.1 | 2,133.0 | 1,756.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,364.6 | 3,364.6 | 393.6 | 390.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46,083.0 | 44,262.8 | 1,203.1 | 1,081.9 | 3,336.1 | 2,838.1 | 3,336.1 | 2,838.1 |
| Iowa | 12,842.5 | 12,603.8 | 326.1 | 262.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 209.4 | 209.4 | 23.3 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,401.3 | 13,095.8 | 318.9 | 267.8 | 645.0 | 529.8 | 645.0 | 529.8 |
| Kansas | 9,042.7 | 8,238.1 | 42.1 | 38.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,100.8 | 8,292.9 | 101.2 | 81.1 | 143.3 | 119.9 | 143.3 | 119.9 |
| Minnesota | 4,928.7 | 4,928.7 | 1,303.4 | 1,233.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 212.0 | 212.0 | 316.6 | 316.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,760.7 | 6,690.3 | 279.2 | 252.8 | 1,582.6 | 1,485.8 | 1,582.6 | 1,485.8 |
| Missouri | 2,374.9 | 2,374.9 | 130.8 | 100.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,068.2 | 3,038.2 | 462.2 | 446.1 | 593.0 | 546.9 | 593.0 | 546.9 |
| Nebraska | 3,518.3 | 3,518.3 | 121.6 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,935.1 | 3,854.1 | 35.3 | 30.6 | 156.9 | 71.2 | 156.9 | 71.2 |
| North Dakota | 4,320.1 | 4,320.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,839.9 | 4,839.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| South Dakota | 3,164.6 | 2,767.2 | 209.0 | 81.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,977.0 | 4,451.6 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 213.4 | 83.0 | 213.4 | 83.0 |
| South Atlantic | 1,267.2 | 1,267.2 | 27,632.2 | 23,074.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,055.3 | 3,814.1 | 3,887.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39,768.8 | 35,283.9 | 6,139.5 | 5,335.5 | 33,771.7 | 28,409.9 | 33,771.7 | 28,409.9 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 96.9 | 89.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 113.1 | 105.6 | 138.4 | 129.9 | 235.3 | 219.3 | 235.3 | 219.3 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 31.6 | 166.2 | 134.0 | 194.2 | 153.6 | 194.2 | 153.6 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,740.9 | 7,565.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,001.6 | 1,001.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,786.0 | 8,610.4 | 2,734.2 | 2,267.8 | 12,475.1 | 9,833.1 | 12,475.1 | 9,833.1 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,667.9 | 3,880.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,067.1 | 1,067.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,720.0 | 6,932.2 | 335.9 | 311.2 | 5,003.8 | 4,191.3 | 5,003.8 | 4,191.3 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 626.7 | 571.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 514.9 | 514.9 | 139.9 | 139.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,471.5 | 1,415.9 | 1,110.3 | 1,021.9 | 1,737.0 | 1,593.0 | 1,737.0 | 1,593.0 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 6,715.2 | 6,304.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,010.5 | 2,010.5 | 372.1 | 381.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,305.8 | 8,904.0 | 557.8 | 469.8 | 7,273.0 | 6,774.2 | 7,273.0 | 6,774.2 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,573.6 | 1,502.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,294.0 | 1,294.0 | 465.7 | 465.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,333.3 | 3,262.2 | 396.7 | 375.9 | 1,970.3 | 1,878.4 | 1,970.3 | 1,878.4 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4,058.6 | 3,142.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.6 | 866.6 | 738.3 | 802.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,675.5 | 4,822.8 | 658.8 | 591.7 | 4,717.4 | 3,733.7 | 4,717.4 | 3,733.7 |
| West Virginia | 855.2 | 855.2 | 124.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,323.6 | 1,199.2 | 41.2 | 33.3 | 165.6 | 33.3 | 165.6 | 33.3 |
| East South Central | 213.6 | 29.1 | 2,613.6 | 1,541.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,037.8 | 7,037.8 | 1,134.5 | 1,142.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,999.5 | 9,751.0 | 181.6 | 166.8 | 2,795.2 | 1,708.2 | 2,795.2 | 1,708.2 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 663.5 | 601.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 616.7 | 624.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,572.0 | 4,517.8 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 311.6 | 79.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,137.4 | 1,137.4 | 70.5 | 70.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,519.5 | 1,287.7 | 105.5 | 88.8 | 417.1 | 168.6 | 417.1 | 168.6 |
| Mississippi | 184.5 | 0.0 | 1,037.7 | 320.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,524.6 | 623.2 | 17.7 | 14.4 | 1,055.4 | 335.2 | 1,055.4 | 335.2 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 600.8 | 539.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.6 | 2,608.6 | 144.9 | 144.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,383.4 | 3,322.3 | 44.2 | 49.1 | 645.0 | 588.8 | 645.0 | 588.8 |
| West South Central | 54,710.2 | 52,055.1 | 21,766.4 | 12,863.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,004.5 | 3,013.0 | 1,075.2 | 1,084.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 80,556.3 | 69,016.2 | 3,371.4 | 3,214.4 | 25,137.8 | 16,077.7 | 25,137.8 | 16,077.7 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,302.6 | 363.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.2 | 1,265.2 | 223.8 | 223.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,791.6 | 1,852.0 | 376.3 | 259.7 | 1,678.9 | 622.7 | 1,678.9 | 622.7 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 769.5 | 144.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,383.6 | 758.6 | 201.5 | 186.4 | 971.0 | 330.9 | 971.0 | 330.9 |
| Oklahoma | 12,648.2 | 12,145.7 | 167.5 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 832.1 | 840.6 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,724.0 | 13,110.0 | 138.7 | 98.1 | 306.2 | 145.6 | 306.2 | 145.6 |
| Texas | 42,062.0 | 39,909.4 | 19,526.8 | 12,308.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 715.2 | 715.2 | 353.1 | 362.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 62,657.1 | 53,295.6 | 2,654.9 | 2,670.1 | 22,181.7 | 14,978.4 | 22,181.7 | 14,978.4 |
| Mountain | 17,643.8 | 16,389.4 | 16,211.3 | 11,746.9 | 474.2 | 474.2 | 10,568.6 | 10,564.5 | 179.4 | 174.6 | 748.3 | 748.3 | 45,825.6 | 40,097.9 | 6,324.9 | 5,613.5 | 22,536.2 | 17,360.4 | 23,010.4 | 17,834.6 |
| Arizona | 1,234.5 | 855.5 | 4,068.4 | 2,782.9 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,721.9 | 2,721.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,348.3 | 6,683.8 | 2,845.6 | 2,622.7 | 6,914.0 | 5,405.6 | 7,209.6 | 5,701.2 |
| Colorado | 5,336.7 | 5,137.7 | 2,180.8 | 1,891.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 689.7 | 689.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,235.9 | 7,747.2 | 1,175.2 | 990.8 | 3,356.0 | 2,881.9 | 3,356.0 | 2,881.9 |
| Idaho | 1,128.3 | 968.3 | 502.0 | 402.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,630.8 | 2,630.8 | 87.6 | 84.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,358.7 | 4,095.5 | 169.0 | 149.7 | 671.0 | 551.7 | 671.0 | 551.7 |
| Montana | 1,889.6 | 1,478.9 | 177.0 | 177.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,825.0 | 2,820.9 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,897.8 | 4,481.4 | 73.7 | 53.0 | 250.7 | 230.0 | 250.7 | 230.0 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 5,028.4 | 3,642.3 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 659.0 | 659.0 | 7,077.4 | 5,691.3 | 1,085.6 | 906.9 | 6,114.0 | 4,549.2 | 6,292.5 | 4,727.7 |
| New Mexico | 4,409.0 | 4,409.0 | 1,821.9 | 1,131.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 6,325.4 | 5,635.4 | 403.9 | 362.4 | 2,225.8 | 1,494.3 | 2,225.8 | 1,494.3 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 2,190.8 | 1,627.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 259.7 | 259.7 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 2,927.0 | 2,363.9 | 551.9 | 511.1 | 2,742.7 | 2,138.8 | 2,742.8 | 2,138.9 |
| Wyoming | 3,106.0 | 3,000.3 | 242.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,655.1 | 3,399.4 | 20.1 | 16.9 | 262.1 | 108.9 | 262.1 | 108.9 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,751.1 | 13,540.3 | 21,075.1 | 18,924.0 | 1,005.8 | 1,005.8 | 39,962.8 | 40,101.0 | 1,660.9 | 1,741.7 | 1,904.5 | 1,904.5 | 79,360.2 | 77,217.3 | 18,791.3 | 16,859.9 | 39,866.4 | 35,783.9 | 40,872.2 | 36,789.7 |
| California | 6,399.7 | 6,188.9 | 19,864.5 | 17,780.0 | 1,005.8 | 1,005.8 | 10,180.1 | 10,225.9 | 1,090.8 | 1,116.6 | 1,885.0 | 1,885.0 | 40,425.9 | 38,202.2 | 17,855.1 | 16,073.0 | 37,719.6 | 33,853.0 | 38,725.4 | 34,858.8 |
| Oregon | 3,976.5 | 3,976.5 | 1,022.3 | 955.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,265.2 | 8,363.2 | 294.9 | 294.9 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,578.4 | 13,609.8 | 451.6 | 380.4 | 1,473.9 | 1,336.1 | 1,473.9 | 1,336.1 |
| Washington | 3,374.9 | 3,374.9 | 188.3 | 188.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,517.5 | 21,511.9 | 275.2 | 330.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,355.9 | 25,405.3 | 484.6 | 406.5 | 672.9 | 594.8 | 672.9 | 594.8 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 292.2 | 292.2 | 472.4 | 399.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 508.6 | 506.8 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,477.1 | 1,402.8 | 926.3 | 836.0 | 1,398.7 | 1,235.9 | 1,398.7 | 1,235.9 |
| Alaska | 59.0 | 59.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 476.2 | 474.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 549.9 | 548.1 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 27.6 | 26.4 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 233.2 | 464.7 | 392.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 927.2 | 854.7 | 906.4 | 817.3 | 1,371.1 | 1,209.5 | 1,371.1 | 1,209.5 |
| U.S. Total | 151,098.2 | 144,421.9 | 107,482.4 | 80,606.0 | 1,480.0 | 1,480.0 | 79,836.0 | 79,976.9 | 11,737.9 | 11,911.7 | 2,695.8 | 2,695.8 | 354,330.3 | 321,092.3 | 51,857.3 | 45,923.3 | 159,339.7 | 126,529.3 | 160,819.7 | 128,009.3 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values for 2023 are final. Values for 2024 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. |