Electric Power Monthly
| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, April 2021 and 2020 (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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April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 | April 2021 | April 2020 |
| New England | 1,535.8 | 1,463.2 | 1,535.7 | 1,288.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,949.5 | 1,957.6 | 1,415.6 | 1,416.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,436.6 | 6,124.9 | 3,092.8 | 2,667.6 | 4,628.5 | 3,955.6 | 4,628.5 | 3,955.6 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 166.0 | 138.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 199.9 | 199.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 486.3 | 458.7 | 642.3 | 541.4 | 808.3 | 679.8 | 808.3 | 679.8 |
| Maine | 994.2 | 921.6 | 64.9 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 734.0 | 568.6 | 568.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,353.5 | 2,239.5 | 77.1 | 58.3 | 142.0 | 73.8 | 142.0 | 73.8 |
| Massachusetts | 105.7 | 105.7 | 1,018.6 | 905.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 266.3 | 284.2 | 284.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,674.8 | 1,562.3 | 1,863.4 | 1,644.4 | 2,882.0 | 2,549.8 | 2,882.0 | 2,549.8 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.0 | 504.0 | 241.0 | 241.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 959.3 | 956.9 | 127.2 | 107.8 | 129.6 | 107.8 | 129.6 | 107.8 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 72.8 | 160.1 | 107.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 275.7 | 222.8 | 243.7 | 189.0 | 403.8 | 296.2 | 403.8 | 296.2 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 123.7 | 121.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.3 | 331.2 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 687.0 | 684.7 | 139.2 | 126.7 | 262.9 | 248.2 | 262.9 | 248.2 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,453.7 | 3,453.4 | 1,783.3 | 1,583.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,470.2 | 5,471.6 | 1,103.1 | 1,187.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,810.3 | 11,696.0 | 4,320.1 | 3,794.0 | 6,103.4 | 5,377.5 | 6,103.4 | 5,377.5 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 951.9 | 919.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 197.1 | 208.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,168.9 | 1,148.0 | 1,923.4 | 1,753.7 | 2,875.3 | 2,672.9 | 2,875.3 | 2,672.9 |
| New York | 1,986.1 | 1,985.8 | 682.5 | 573.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,558.3 | 4,559.7 | 459.3 | 459.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,686.2 | 7,578.2 | 1,915.1 | 1,638.4 | 2,597.6 | 2,211.8 | 2,597.6 | 2,211.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,460.0 | 148.9 | 90.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 446.7 | 519.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,955.2 | 2,969.8 | 481.6 | 402.0 | 630.5 | 492.9 | 630.5 | 492.9 |
| East North Central | 13,602.2 | 11,254.7 | 1,211.1 | 540.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 876.3 | 879.8 | 1,148.7 | 1,124.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16,838.3 | 13,800.3 | 1,180.6 | 717.2 | 2,391.7 | 1,258.1 | 2,391.7 | 1,258.1 |
| Illinois | 6,300.6 | 5,596.0 | 136.9 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 34.1 | 80.2 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,550.6 | 5,763.5 | 578.5 | 256.1 | 715.4 | 301.3 | 715.4 | 301.3 |
| Indiana | 2,940.4 | 2,309.8 | 362.4 | 244.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 72.2 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,441.2 | 2,691.1 | 138.5 | 105.5 | 500.9 | 349.8 | 500.9 | 349.8 |
| Michigan | 2,784.3 | 2,185.7 | 241.9 | 102.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264.7 | 268.6 | 508.0 | 468.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,798.9 | 3,024.7 | 128.6 | 104.0 | 370.5 | 206.0 | 370.5 | 206.0 |
| Ohio | 852.5 | 843.5 | 265.5 | 109.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 138.7 | 138.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,358.6 | 1,193.1 | 209.8 | 169.0 | 475.3 | 278.0 | 475.3 | 278.0 |
| Wisconsin | 724.4 | 319.7 | 204.4 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 410.6 | 409.0 | 349.6 | 358.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,689.0 | 1,127.9 | 125.3 | 82.6 | 329.7 | 123.0 | 329.7 | 123.0 |
| West North Central | 34,985.7 | 29,281.0 | 1,288.0 | 1,078.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,304.1 | 3,304.1 | 398.7 | 421.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39,976.5 | 34,084.2 | 571.3 | 472.2 | 1,859.3 | 1,550.3 | 1,859.3 | 1,550.3 |
| Iowa | 11,580.3 | 10,495.1 | 118.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,865.3 | 10,678.1 | 156.3 | 131.7 | 274.3 | 147.7 | 274.3 | 147.7 |
| Kansas | 7,017.2 | 6,329.2 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,063.4 | 6,375.4 | 35.1 | 27.4 | 65.3 | 57.6 | 65.3 | 57.6 |
| Minnesota | 4,509.3 | 4,047.2 | 1,045.1 | 939.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 214.5 | 214.5 | 324.3 | 346.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,093.2 | 5,547.6 | 116.1 | 83.5 | 1,161.2 | 1,023.0 | 1,161.2 | 1,023.0 |
| Missouri | 2,227.8 | 954.3 | 66.0 | 63.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,856.4 | 1,580.6 | 247.7 | 215.8 | 313.7 | 279.5 | 313.7 | 279.5 |
| Nebraska | 2,710.8 | 2,180.8 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,033.7 | 2,503.9 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 41.9 | 39.9 | 41.9 | 39.9 |
| North Dakota | 4,326.7 | 3,678.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,846.5 | 4,198.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | 2,613.6 | 1,595.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,218.0 | 3,200.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| South Atlantic | 1,154.5 | 1,086.3 | 14,720.6 | 11,289.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,146.2 | 7,189.2 | 4,160.6 | 4,335.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,181.9 | 23,900.1 | 2,847.6 | 2,278.5 | 17,568.2 | 13,567.5 | 17,568.2 | 13,567.5 |
| 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 | 93.1 | 84.4 | 129.8 | 121.1 | 129.8 | 121.1 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 88.9 | 70.1 | 98.2 | 79.4 | 98.2 | 79.4 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,364.9 | 3,186.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,167.2 | 1,184.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,575.6 | 4,413.8 | 894.8 | 584.7 | 5,259.7 | 3,770.9 | 5,259.7 | 3,770.9 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,298.7 | 1,705.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 2,031.0 | 1,053.2 | 1,059.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,336.9 | 4,796.3 | NM | 188.8 | NM | 1,894.3 | NM | 1,894.3 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 366.6 | 329.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,287.5 | 1,250.5 | 846.0 | 786.4 | 1,212.6 | 1,116.0 | 1,212.6 | 1,116.0 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 5,228.9 | 4,625.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,008.0 | 2,006.0 | 412.5 | 564.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,857.4 | 7,403.1 | 254.1 | 204.8 | 5,483.0 | 4,829.9 | 5,483.0 | 4,829.9 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,104.0 | 816.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,312.9 | 1,311.9 | 554.5 | 554.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,971.4 | 2,682.6 | 278.2 | 239.9 | 1,382.2 | 1,056.1 | 1,382.2 | 1,056.1 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1,311.5 | 580.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 804.9 | 804.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,994.4 | 2,251.3 | 172.1 | 109.6 | 1,483.6 | 690.0 | 1,483.6 | 690.0 |
| 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 | 13.8 | 9.9 | 13.8 | 9.9 | 13.8 | 9.9 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 620.5 | 620.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,055.3 | 1,191.7 | 1,188.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,896.6 | 8,893.0 | 118.2 | 108.7 | 738.7 | 729.2 | 738.7 | 729.2 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 194.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 618.6 | 614.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,104.5 | 4,100.8 | 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 | 74.5 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,247.5 | 1,247.6 | 38.9 | 30.8 | 65.0 | 56.9 | 65.0 | 56.9 |
| 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 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 227.5 | 226.9 | 227.5 | 226.9 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 182.2 | 182.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,616.6 | 2,616.6 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,024.1 | 3,024.1 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 242.7 | 242.6 | 242.7 | 242.6 |
| West South Central | 40,555.1 | 36,846.9 | 6,005.4 | 2,864.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,013.7 | 2,991.4 | 1,128.5 | 1,160.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50,702.7 | 43,863.1 | 1,478.4 | 1,092.2 | 7,483.8 | 3,956.8 | 7,483.8 | 3,956.8 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 216.7 | 112.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 235.0 | 264.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,717.5 | 1,642.7 | 72.5 | 48.7 | 289.2 | 160.9 | 289.2 | 160.9 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 422.1 | 422.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 688.6 | 638.6 | 157.2 | 145.8 | 231.7 | 170.3 | 231.7 | 170.3 |
| Oklahoma | 9,869.8 | 8,168.9 | 45.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 849.8 | 863.6 | 77.6 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,842.7 | 9,139.2 | 25.8 | 15.0 | 71.3 | 45.5 | 71.3 | 45.5 |
| Texas | 30,685.3 | 28,678.0 | 5,668.7 | 2,697.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 706.1 | 670.0 | 393.8 | 397.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37,453.9 | 32,442.6 | 1,222.9 | 882.7 | 6,891.6 | 3,580.1 | 6,891.6 | 3,580.1 |
| Mountain | 13,042.9 | 9,930.0 | 8,010.5 | 6,799.0 | 474.1 | 474.1 | 10,687.8 | 10,660.2 | 175.5 | 179.1 | 684.3 | 656.7 | 33,075.1 | 28,699.1 | 3,471.4 | 2,905.8 | 11,481.9 | 9,704.8 | 11,956.0 | 10,178.9 |
| Arizona | 617.3 | 267.3 | 2,353.0 | 2,128.8 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 27.9 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,014.7 | 5,443.3 | 1,742.3 | 1,507.3 | 4,095.3 | 3,636.1 | 4,390.9 | 3,931.7 |
| Colorado | 4,814.8 | 3,757.9 | 710.5 | 675.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 691.2 | 691.2 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,245.2 | 5,153.6 | 495.0 | 405.2 | 1,205.5 | 1,081.0 | 1,205.5 | 1,081.0 |
| Idaho | 970.4 | 970.4 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,767.4 | 2,764.2 | 86.3 | 88.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4,076.1 | 4,075.3 | 66.1 | 49.3 | 308.1 | 291.3 | 308.1 | 291.3 |
| Montana | 872.9 | 872.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,807.2 | 2,782.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,701.7 | 3,675.5 | 26.8 | 18.9 | 43.8 | 35.9 | 43.8 | 35.9 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 2,564.5 | 2,051.0 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 595.0 | 567.4 | 4,549.5 | 4,008.4 | 552.4 | 449.9 | 3,116.9 | 2,500.9 | 3,295.4 | 2,679.4 |
| New Mexico | 2,722.9 | 2,035.9 | 735.8 | 675.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3,555.4 | 2,808.5 | 225.5 | 176.9 | 961.3 | 852.6 | 961.3 | 852.6 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 1,295.7 | 916.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 259.6 | 259.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 2,028.5 | 1,649.5 | 352.9 | 291.0 | 1,648.6 | 1,207.7 | 1,648.6 | 1,207.7 |
| Wyoming | 2,504.9 | 1,485.9 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,904.0 | 1,885.0 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 102.3 | 99.3 | 102.3 | 99.3 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,270.0 | 12,539.2 | 14,014.6 | 12,048.4 | 1,272.8 | 1,284.0 | 39,929.5 | 39,770.7 | 1,882.0 | 1,889.5 | 1,866.4 | 1,866.4 | 72,235.3 | 69,398.2 | 11,466.6 | 9,937.2 | 25,481.2 | 21,985.6 | 26,754.0 | 23,269.6 |
| California | 6,135.6 | 6,027.4 | 13,276.7 | 11,578.4 | 1,272.8 | 1,284.0 | 10,267.9 | 10,231.1 | 1,181.5 | 1,190.1 | 1,846.9 | 1,846.9 | 33,981.4 | 32,157.9 | 11,034.4 | 9,575.9 | 24,311.1 | 21,154.3 | 25,583.9 | 22,438.3 |
| Oregon | 3,759.5 | 3,415.3 | 714.5 | 450.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,317.0 | 8,317.0 | 316.1 | 315.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,126.6 | 12,517.1 | 208.1 | 180.6 | 922.6 | 630.9 | 922.6 | 630.9 |
| Washington | 3,374.9 | 3,096.5 | 23.4 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,344.6 | 21,222.6 | 384.4 | 384.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,127.3 | 24,723.2 | 224.2 | 180.7 | 247.6 | 200.4 | 247.6 | 200.4 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 293.0 | 266.6 | 283.5 | 277.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 508.0 | 503.0 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,288.4 | 1,251.4 | 754.2 | 691.7 | 1,037.7 | 969.6 | 1,037.7 | 969.6 |
| Alaska | 59.8 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 475.6 | 470.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 542.4 | 538.6 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 5.9 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 205.6 | 283.5 | 277.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 746.0 | 712.8 | 743.7 | 685.8 | 1,027.2 | 963.7 | 1,027.2 | 963.7 |
| U.S. Total | 121,922.0 | 106,150.4 | 49,473.2 | 38,389.9 | 1,746.9 | 1,758.1 | 79,940.6 | 79,782.9 | 12,765.3 | 13,062.9 | 2,593.7 | 2,566.1 | 268,441.7 | 241,710.3 | 29,301.3 | 24,665.2 | 78,774.5 | 63,055.1 | 80,521.4 | 64,813.2 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values 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. |