Electric Power Monthly
| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, February 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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February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 | February 2021 | February 2020 |
| New England | 1,535.8 | 1,463.2 | 1,476.9 | 1,281.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,954.3 | 1,957.6 | 1,415.6 | 1,417.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,382.6 | 6,118.8 | 3,060.7 | 2,627.2 | 4,537.6 | 3,908.2 | 4,537.6 | 3,908.2 |
| Connecticut | 1.0 | 1.0 | 166.0 | 137.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 199.9 | 199.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 486.3 | 457.7 | 619.1 | 525.9 | 785.1 | 663.3 | 785.1 | 663.3 |
| Maine | 994.2 | 921.6 | 64.9 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 730.6 | 734.0 | 568.6 | 569.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,358.3 | 2,240.4 | 76.1 | 56.6 | 141.0 | 72.1 | 141.0 | 72.1 |
| Massachusetts | 105.7 | 105.7 | 970.0 | 899.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266.3 | 266.3 | 284.2 | 284.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,626.2 | 1,556.3 | 1,871.7 | 1,628.8 | 2,841.7 | 2,528.2 | 2,841.7 | 2,528.2 |
| 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 | 124.0 | 105.6 | 126.4 | 105.6 | 126.4 | 105.6 |
| Rhode Island | 72.8 | 72.8 | 149.9 | 107.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 265.5 | 222.8 | 232.5 | 185.4 | 382.4 | 292.6 | 382.4 | 292.6 |
| 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 | 137.3 | 124.9 | 261.0 | 246.4 | 261.0 | 246.4 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,453.7 | 3,453.4 | 1,759.0 | 1,558.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,470.2 | 5,471.6 | 1,108.5 | 1,187.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,791.4 | 11,671.2 | 4,235.3 | 3,705.8 | 5,994.3 | 5,264.5 | 5,994.3 | 5,264.5 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 951.0 | 907.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 197.1 | 208.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,168.0 | 1,136.7 | 1,894.2 | 1,716.7 | 2,845.2 | 2,624.6 | 2,845.2 | 2,624.6 |
| New York | 1,986.1 | 1,985.8 | 659.1 | 559.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,558.3 | 4,559.7 | 459.3 | 459.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,662.8 | 7,564.7 | 1,869.7 | 1,595.7 | 2,528.8 | 2,155.6 | 2,528.8 | 2,155.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460.0 | 1,460.0 | 148.9 | 90.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 899.6 | 452.1 | 519.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,960.6 | 2,969.8 | 471.4 | 393.4 | 620.3 | 484.3 | 620.3 | 484.3 |
| East North Central | 13,630.6 | 10,841.7 | 1,101.0 | 539.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 877.5 | 879.8 | 1,149.7 | 1,124.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16,758.8 | 13,385.9 | 1,168.5 | 674.0 | 2,269.5 | 1,213.5 | 2,269.5 | 1,213.5 |
| Illinois | 6,329.0 | 5,231.0 | 125.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 80.2 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,568.3 | 5,397.1 | 570.4 | 230.3 | 695.4 | 274.1 | 695.4 | 274.1 |
| Indiana | 2,940.4 | 2,309.8 | 278.2 | 244.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 72.2 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,357.0 | 2,691.1 | 135.3 | 100.1 | 413.5 | 344.4 | 413.5 | 344.4 |
| Michigan | 2,784.3 | 2,137.7 | 231.9 | 102.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264.7 | 268.6 | 508.0 | 468.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,788.9 | 2,976.7 | 132.9 | 99.0 | 364.8 | 201.0 | 364.8 | 201.0 |
| Ohio | 852.5 | 843.5 | 261.5 | 109.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 138.7 | 138.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,354.6 | 1,193.1 | 207.0 | 164.9 | 468.5 | 273.9 | 468.5 | 273.9 |
| Wisconsin | 724.4 | 319.7 | 204.4 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 410.6 | 409.0 | 350.6 | 358.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,690.0 | 1,127.9 | 122.9 | 79.8 | 327.3 | 120.2 | 327.3 | 120.2 |
| West North Central | 34,356.2 | 28,465.4 | 1,179.5 | 1,042.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,304.1 | 3,304.1 | 398.7 | 421.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39,238.5 | 33,232.6 | 546.6 | 462.5 | 1,726.1 | 1,504.6 | 1,726.1 | 1,504.6 |
| Iowa | 11,326.2 | 10,295.3 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 146.4 | 146.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,511.2 | 10,478.3 | 152.3 | 127.0 | 170.3 | 143.0 | 170.3 | 143.0 |
| Kansas | 7,022.4 | 6,133.4 | 30.2 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,068.6 | 6,159.6 | 34.5 | 26.4 | 64.7 | 36.6 | 64.7 | 36.6 |
| Minnesota | 4,509.3 | 3,847.2 | 1,038.9 | 923.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 214.5 | 214.5 | 324.1 | 346.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,086.8 | 5,331.6 | 103.5 | 85.8 | 1,142.4 | 1,009.3 | 1,142.4 | 1,009.3 |
| Missouri | 1,982.2 | 954.3 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.5 | 1,580.6 | 240.8 | 210.3 | 304.5 | 274.0 | 304.5 | 274.0 |
| Nebraska | 2,575.8 | 2,180.8 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 279.7 | 279.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,898.9 | 2,503.9 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 41.4 | 39.4 | 41.4 | 39.4 |
| 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 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | 2,613.6 | 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 | 4,218.0 | 2,980.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| South Atlantic | 1,154.5 | 1,086.3 | 13,915.8 | 10,573.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,146.2 | 7,189.2 | 4,323.9 | 4,335.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26,540.4 | 23,184.3 | 2,770.0 | 2,202.0 | 16,685.8 | 12,775.2 | 16,685.8 | 12,775.2 |
| 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 | 89.3 | 85.4 | 126.0 | 122.1 | 126.0 | 122.1 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 86.8 | 67.9 | 96.1 | 75.7 | 96.1 | 75.7 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,842.6 | 2,664.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1,180.9 | 1,184.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,067.0 | 3,891.9 | 835.9 | 538.8 | 4,678.5 | 3,203.1 | 4,678.5 | 3,203.1 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,150.7 | 1,685.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 2,031.0 | 1,059.8 | 1,059.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,195.5 | 4,776.7 | NM | 185.2 | NM | 1,871.1 | NM | 1,871.1 |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 190.0 | 361.2 | 321.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,282.1 | 1,241.9 | 837.3 | 775.7 | 1,198.5 | 1,096.7 | 1,198.5 | 1,096.7 |
| North Carolina | 208.0 | 208.0 | 5,189.0 | 4,550.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,008.0 | 2,006.0 | 555.5 | 564.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,960.5 | 7,328.2 | 246.0 | 195.2 | 5,435.0 | 4,745.4 | 5,435.0 | 4,745.4 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,094.8 | 731.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,312.9 | 1,311.9 | 554.5 | 554.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,962.2 | 2,597.6 | 271.5 | 236.3 | 1,366.3 | 967.5 | 1,366.3 | 967.5 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1,231.5 | 576.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 804.9 | 804.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,914.4 | 2,247.0 | 187.4 | 107.8 | 1,418.9 | 683.9 | 1,418.9 | 683.9 |
| 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 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 9.6 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 620.5 | 620.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.3 | 7,055.3 | 1,203.3 | 1,188.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,908.2 | 8,893.0 | 116.4 | 108.0 | 736.9 | 728.5 | 736.9 | 728.5 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.1 | 194.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,291.8 | 3,291.8 | 630.2 | 614.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,116.1 | 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 | 36.8 | 30.3 | 62.9 | 56.4 | 62.9 | 56.4 |
| 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 | 8.7 | 227.5 | 226.8 | 227.5 | 226.8 |
| 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 | 60.8 | 60.3 | 243.0 | 242.5 | 243.0 | 242.5 |
| West South Central | 40,137.9 | 36,277.3 | 5,514.4 | 2,864.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,013.7 | 2,991.4 | 1,128.5 | 1,160.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49,794.5 | 43,293.5 | 1,391.2 | 1,033.0 | 6,905.6 | 3,897.6 | 6,905.6 | 3,897.6 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 213.7 | 112.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,265.8 | 1,265.8 | 235.0 | 264.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,714.5 | 1,642.7 | 62.8 | 46.7 | 276.5 | 158.9 | 276.5 | 158.9 |
| 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 | 154.6 | 140.1 | 229.1 | 164.6 | 229.1 | 164.6 |
| Oklahoma | 9,670.8 | 8,168.9 | 40.5 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 849.8 | 863.6 | 77.6 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,638.7 | 9,139.2 | 23.8 | 13.9 | 64.3 | 44.4 | 64.3 | 44.4 |
| Texas | 30,467.1 | 28,108.4 | 5,185.7 | 2,697.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 706.1 | 670.0 | 393.8 | 397.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36,752.7 | 31,873.0 | 1,150.0 | 832.3 | 6,335.7 | 3,529.7 | 6,335.7 | 3,529.7 |
| Mountain | 12,938.9 | 9,850.0 | 7,498.8 | 6,737.4 | 474.1 | 474.1 | 10,687.2 | 10,660.2 | 177.9 | 179.1 | 659.5 | 656.7 | 32,436.4 | 28,557.5 | 3,365.8 | 2,826.6 | 10,864.6 | 9,564.0 | 11,338.7 | 10,038.1 |
| Arizona | 617.3 | 267.3 | 2,220.1 | 2,128.8 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 27.9 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,881.8 | 5,443.3 | 1,691.8 | 1,470.3 | 3,911.9 | 3,599.1 | 4,207.5 | 3,894.7 |
| Colorado | 4,710.8 | 3,757.9 | 683.7 | 614.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 691.2 | 691.2 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,114.4 | 5,092.0 | 477.2 | 395.6 | 1,160.9 | 1,009.8 | 1,160.9 | 1,009.8 |
| 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 | 63.6 | 46.8 | 305.6 | 288.8 | 305.6 | 288.8 |
| Montana | 872.9 | 792.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,806.4 | 2,782.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,700.9 | 3,595.5 | 26.2 | 18.5 | 43.2 | 35.5 | 43.2 | 35.5 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 2,314.5 | 2,051.0 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 570.2 | 567.4 | 4,274.7 | 4,008.4 | 537.1 | 432.1 | 2,851.6 | 2,483.1 | 3,030.1 | 2,661.6 |
| New Mexico | 2,722.9 | 2,035.9 | 733.8 | 675.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3,553.6 | 2,808.5 | 218.1 | 174.1 | 951.9 | 849.8 | 951.9 | 849.8 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 1,195.7 | 916.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 259.6 | 259.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 1,928.5 | 1,649.5 | 342.2 | 282.3 | 1,537.9 | 1,199.0 | 1,537.9 | 1,199.0 |
| 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 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 101.8 | 98.9 | 101.8 | 98.9 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,082.3 | 12,554.5 | 13,924.5 | 12,002.7 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 39,940.1 | 39,770.7 | 1,901.8 | 1,889.5 | 1,866.4 | 1,855.7 | 71,999.1 | 69,357.1 | 11,199.3 | 9,719.3 | 25,123.8 | 21,722.0 | 26,407.8 | 23,006.0 |
| California | 5,948.7 | 6,042.7 | 13,262.8 | 11,544.8 | 1,284.0 | 1,284.0 | 10,278.5 | 10,231.1 | 1,202.4 | 1,190.1 | 1,846.9 | 1,836.2 | 33,823.3 | 32,128.9 | 10,781.8 | 9,365.9 | 24,044.6 | 20,910.7 | 25,328.6 | 22,194.7 |
| Oregon | 3,759.5 | 3,415.3 | 638.3 | 438.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,317.0 | 8,317.0 | 315.0 | 315.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13,049.3 | 12,505.0 | 201.7 | 175.7 | 840.0 | 613.9 | 840.0 | 613.9 |
| Washington | 3,374.1 | 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 | 25,126.5 | 24,723.2 | 215.7 | 177.8 | 239.1 | 197.5 | 239.1 | 197.5 |
| 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 | 739.4 | 679.9 | 1,022.9 | 957.8 | 1,022.9 | 957.8 |
| 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 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 5.7 |
| 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 | 729.8 | 674.2 | 1,013.3 | 952.1 | 1,013.3 | 952.1 |
| U.S. Total | 120,612.0 | 104,287.5 | 47,273.9 | 37,497.6 | 1,758.1 | 1,758.1 | 79,956.6 | 79,782.9 | 12,968.8 | 13,063.8 | 2,568.9 | 2,555.4 | 265,138.3 | 238,945.3 | 28,593.2 | 24,038.5 | 75,867.1 | 61,536.1 | 77,625.2 | 63,294.2 |
| 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. |