Electric Power Monthly
| Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, May 2026 and 2025 (Megawatts) |
| Summer Capacity at Utility Scale Facilities | Small Scale Capacity | Capacity From Utility and Small Scale Facilities | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 |
| New England | 2,558.7 | 1,701.7 | 3,549.8 | 3,357.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,957.2 | 1,951.7 | 1,200.4 | 1,247.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,266.1 | 8,258.0 | 6,560.3 | 5,788.1 | 10,110.1 | 9,145.3 | 10,110.1 | 9,145.3 |
| Connecticut | 5.0 | 5.0 | 499.0 | 470.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 122.0 | 119.2 | 139.6 | 139.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 765.6 | 733.8 | 1,440.3 | 1,251.0 | 1,939.3 | 1,721.0 | 1,939.3 | 1,721.0 |
| Maine | 1,214.3 | 1,155.5 | 956.2 | 841.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 725.8 | 725.8 | 488.6 | 488.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,384.9 | 3,211.0 | 994.1 | 895.0 | 1,950.3 | 1,736.1 | 1,950.3 | 1,736.1 |
| Massachusetts | 900.0 | 101.8 | 1,490.8 | 1,451.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 268.3 | 267.2 | 269.5 | 273.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,928.6 | 2,093.8 | 3,215.0 | 2,961.0 | 4,705.8 | 4,412.7 | 4,705.8 | 4,412.7 |
| New Hampshire | 211.9 | 211.9 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 505.8 | 505.8 | 182.7 | 225.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 904.8 | 945.9 | 319.7 | 281.1 | 324.1 | 283.5 | 324.1 | 283.5 |
| Rhode Island | 77.3 | 77.3 | 444.3 | 436.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 566.0 | 556.9 | 217.8 | 215.5 | 662.1 | 652.3 | 662.1 | 652.3 |
| Vermont | 150.2 | 150.2 | 155.1 | 155.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.0 | 331.0 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 716.2 | 716.6 | 373.3 | 184.4 | 528.4 | 339.6 | 528.4 | 339.6 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4,541.9 | 4,429.9 | 5,562.5 | 5,011.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,511.2 | 5,505.2 | 1,001.3 | 1,020.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16,616.9 | 15,967.6 | 8,393.9 | 7,164.5 | 13,956.4 | 12,176.2 | 13,956.4 | 12,176.2 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1,279.7 | 1,202.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 174.9 | 188.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,474.5 | 1,411.4 | 3,050.9 | 2,560.8 | 4,330.6 | 3,763.6 | 4,330.6 | 3,763.6 |
| New York | 2,981.7 | 2,869.7 | 3,150.4 | 2,793.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,569.4 | 4,563.4 | 397.8 | 400.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,099.3 | 10,627.2 | 4,034.6 | 3,560.3 | 7,185.0 | 6,354.1 | 7,185.0 | 6,354.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,552.6 | 1,552.6 | 1,132.4 | 1,015.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 929.5 | 929.5 | 428.6 | 431.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,043.1 | 3,929.0 | 1,308.4 | 1,043.5 | 2,440.8 | 2,058.6 | 2,440.8 | 2,058.6 |
| East North Central | 18,177.3 | 17,569.5 | 20,243.3 | 14,418.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 871.7 | 880.5 | 891.4 | 925.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40,183.7 | 33,794.2 | 3,481.0 | 2,807.2 | 23,724.3 | 17,225.5 | 23,724.3 | 17,225.5 |
| Illinois | 8,630.4 | 8,228.1 | 4,743.2 | 3,226.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,461.7 | 11,543.1 | 2,001.9 | 1,526.1 | 6,745.1 | 4,753.0 | 6,745.1 | 4,753.0 |
| Indiana | 3,851.8 | 3,639.1 | 5,092.2 | 3,352.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,064.2 | 7,111.5 | 299.4 | 279.6 | 5,391.6 | 3,631.8 | 5,391.6 | 3,631.8 |
| Michigan | 3,774.3 | 3,774.3 | 2,984.0 | 1,435.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263.9 | 263.5 | 480.0 | 478.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,502.2 | 5,951.1 | 333.8 | 283.4 | 3,317.8 | 1,718.4 | 3,317.8 | 1,718.4 |
| Ohio | 1,094.6 | 1,101.8 | 4,874.5 | 4,021.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.7 | 101.9 | 63.1 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,128.9 | 5,289.4 | 526.2 | 442.7 | 5,400.7 | 4,464.1 | 5,400.7 | 4,464.1 |
| Wisconsin | 826.2 | 826.2 | 2,549.4 | 2,382.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 406.6 | 410.6 | 244.5 | 279.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,026.7 | 3,899.1 | 319.7 | 275.3 | 2,869.1 | 2,658.1 | 2,869.1 | 2,658.1 |
| West North Central | 42,143.1 | 41,003.2 | 4,977.8 | 3,682.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,369.0 | 3,363.7 | 388.7 | 390.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50,878.6 | 48,439.7 | 1,496.4 | 1,325.5 | 6,474.2 | 5,008.1 | 6,474.2 | 5,008.1 |
| Iowa | 13,259.4 | 12,859.6 | 699.0 | 678.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 209.4 | 209.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,188.4 | 13,768.3 | 403.3 | 354.5 | 1,102.3 | 1,033.2 | 1,102.3 | 1,033.2 |
| Kansas | 9,651.1 | 9,364.1 | 433.9 | 277.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,101.0 | 9,658.0 | 136.7 | 116.8 | 570.6 | 394.7 | 570.6 | 394.7 |
| Minnesota | 4,893.9 | 4,901.4 | 1,909.2 | 1,657.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 212.0 | 212.0 | 316.6 | 316.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,331.7 | 7,087.7 | 378.3 | 320.4 | 2,287.5 | 1,978.1 | 2,287.5 | 1,978.1 |
| Missouri | 2,392.9 | 2,392.9 | 1,560.7 | 719.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 548.5 | 548.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,516.1 | 3,675.2 | 529.8 | 488.1 | 2,090.5 | 1,207.9 | 2,090.5 | 1,207.9 |
| Nebraska | 3,531.5 | 3,520.9 | 157.7 | 139.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 284.1 | 278.8 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,986.6 | 3,954.0 | 41.3 | 37.4 | 199.0 | 176.9 | 199.0 | 176.9 |
| North Dakota | 4,964.0 | 4,514.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,483.8 | 5,033.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| South Dakota | 3,450.3 | 3,450.3 | 217.3 | 209.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,271.0 | 5,262.7 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 221.4 | 215.0 | 221.4 | 215.0 |
| South Atlantic | 1,511.1 | 1,511.1 | 34,600.0 | 31,403.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,055.8 | 7,054.2 | 3,659.7 | 3,793.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46,826.6 | 43,762.1 | 7,433.0 | 6,560.1 | 42,033.0 | 37,963.4 | 42,033.0 | 37,963.4 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 118.2 | 96.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 134.4 | 113.1 | 162.7 | 150.2 | 280.9 | 247.1 | 280.9 | 247.1 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 29.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 41.8 | 277.9 | 188.9 | 312.5 | 218.7 | 312.5 | 218.7 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,343.1 | 11,844.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 991.4 | 992.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,378.0 | 12,880.3 | 3,316.8 | 2,961.4 | 16,659.9 | 14,806.2 | 16,659.9 | 14,806.2 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,482.3 | 5,262.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,985.0 | 1,985.0 | 933.4 | 1,049.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,400.7 | 8,296.9 | 384.0 | 354.5 | 5,866.3 | 5,617.3 | 5,866.3 | 5,617.3 |
| Maryland | 244.9 | 244.9 | 1,040.8 | 733.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 514.9 | 514.9 | 137.3 | 137.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,937.9 | 1,630.8 | 1,409.5 | 1,251.1 | 2,450.3 | 1,984.8 | 2,450.3 | 1,984.8 |
| North Carolina | 397.0 | 397.0 | 7,084.0 | 6,798.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,012.0 | 2,009.4 | 409.9 | 409.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,902.9 | 9,614.5 | 665.6 | 592.6 | 7,749.6 | 7,390.8 | 7,749.6 | 7,390.8 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,965.7 | 1,646.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,293.0 | 1,294.0 | 445.0 | 462.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,703.7 | 3,403.2 | 424.7 | 407.5 | 2,390.4 | 2,054.2 | 2,390.4 | 2,054.2 |
| Virginia | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5,288.0 | 4,860.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.6 | 866.6 | 713.3 | 713.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,879.9 | 6,452.1 | 723.8 | 603.6 | 6,011.8 | 5,463.8 | 6,011.8 | 5,463.8 |
| West Virginia | 855.2 | 855.2 | 243.3 | 130.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340.8 | 340.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,442.5 | 1,329.4 | 67.9 | 50.2 | 311.2 | 180.4 | 311.2 | 180.4 |
| East South Central | 184.5 | 186.6 | 5,067.8 | 3,470.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,036.6 | 7,036.6 | 1,077.4 | 1,073.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,366.3 | 11,767.0 | 215.8 | 204.9 | 5,283.6 | 3,675.2 | 5,283.6 | 3,675.2 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 903.5 | 663.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,290.6 | 3,290.6 | 617.8 | 613.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,811.9 | 4,568.0 | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,222.1 | 786.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,137.4 | 1,137.4 | 70.5 | 70.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,430.0 | 1,994.0 | 125.1 | 114.0 | 1,347.2 | 900.1 | 1,347.2 | 900.1 |
| Mississippi | 184.5 | 184.5 | 1,724.5 | 1,419.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 302.4 | 302.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,211.4 | 1,906.6 | 22.6 | 19.2 | 1,747.1 | 1,438.9 | 1,747.1 | 1,438.9 |
| Tennessee | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1,217.7 | 601.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,608.6 | 2,608.6 | 86.7 | 86.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,913.0 | 3,298.4 | 48.0 | 54.3 | 1,265.7 | 655.3 | 1,265.7 | 655.3 |
| West South Central | 57,863.6 | 55,695.3 | 37,687.0 | 28,493.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,009.0 | 3,002.3 | 1,054.2 | 1,057.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 99,613.8 | 88,248.9 | 4,126.6 | 3,866.9 | 41,813.6 | 32,360.6 | 41,813.6 | 32,360.6 |
| Arkansas | 135.0 | 0.0 | 2,772.5 | 2,119.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,264.5 | 1,264.5 | 225.7 | 225.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,397.7 | 3,609.7 | 393.7 | 346.4 | 3,166.2 | 2,465.9 | 3,166.2 | 2,465.9 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,383.6 | 1,152.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 420.1 | 420.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,995.7 | 1,764.7 | 220.3 | 228.4 | 1,603.9 | 1,381.0 | 1,603.9 | 1,381.0 |
| Oklahoma | 13,741.2 | 12,775.3 | 852.1 | 273.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 840.4 | 832.4 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15,509.9 | 13,957.4 | 172.9 | 154.7 | 1,025.0 | 428.2 | 1,025.0 | 428.2 |
| Texas | 43,987.4 | 42,920.0 | 32,678.8 | 24,948.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 712.1 | 713.4 | 332.2 | 335.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77,710.5 | 68,917.1 | 3,339.7 | 3,137.4 | 36,018.5 | 28,085.5 | 36,018.5 | 28,085.5 |
| Mountain | 23,329.8 | 18,120.1 | 22,899.9 | 18,831.6 | 474.2 | 474.2 | 10,639.1 | 10,604.4 | 161.4 | 174.0 | 743.5 | 751.8 | 58,247.9 | 48,956.1 | 7,378.7 | 6,717.7 | 30,278.6 | 25,549.3 | 30,752.8 | 26,023.5 |
| Arizona | 1,734.5 | 1,234.5 | 6,958.4 | 5,745.3 | 295.6 | 295.6 | 2,720.6 | 2,720.6 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11,737.0 | 10,023.9 | 3,177.2 | 2,970.8 | 10,135.6 | 8,716.1 | 10,431.2 | 9,011.7 |
| Colorado | 5,307.0 | 5,336.7 | 3,302.4 | 2,406.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 693.2 | 693.2 | 16.1 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9,318.7 | 8,465.2 | 1,525.6 | 1,252.9 | 4,828.0 | 3,659.5 | 4,828.0 | 3,659.5 |
| Idaho | 1,128.3 | 1,128.3 | 826.6 | 701.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,690.9 | 2,656.7 | 87.6 | 87.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 4,744.1 | 4,584.2 | 202.7 | 183.7 | 1,029.3 | 885.3 | 1,029.3 | 885.3 |
| Montana | 1,956.8 | 1,889.6 | 181.0 | 181.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,833.6 | 2,833.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,977.6 | 4,909.9 | 117.9 | 91.9 | 298.9 | 272.9 | 298.9 | 272.9 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 5,216.2 | 5,034.6 | 178.5 | 178.5 | 1,051.7 | 1,051.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 653.5 | 662.5 | 7,259.7 | 7,087.1 | 1,262.5 | 1,170.8 | 6,478.7 | 6,205.4 | 6,657.2 | 6,383.9 |
| New Mexico | 8,079.2 | 3,997.0 | 3,125.7 | 2,321.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 11,299.4 | 6,413.4 | 422.9 | 419.6 | 3,548.6 | 2,741.5 | 3,548.6 | 2,741.5 |
| Utah | 389.7 | 389.7 | 3,047.6 | 2,198.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 259.3 | 259.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 3,778.0 | 2,929.0 | 642.6 | 604.0 | 3,690.2 | 2,802.6 | 3,690.3 | 2,802.7 |
| Wyoming | 4,584.3 | 3,994.3 | 242.0 | 242.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,133.4 | 4,543.4 | 27.3 | 24.1 | 269.3 | 266.1 | 269.3 | 266.1 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 13,994.1 | 13,832.7 | 25,420.1 | 23,424.8 | 917.8 | 917.8 | 40,014.1 | 39,986.8 | 1,500.1 | 1,519.8 | 1,897.4 | 1,900.7 | 83,743.6 | 81,582.6 | 21,964.8 | 20,023.9 | 47,384.9 | 43,448.7 | 48,302.7 | 44,366.5 |
| California | 6,448.8 | 6,487.4 | 23,696.8 | 21,940.8 | 917.8 | 917.8 | 10,227.0 | 10,209.6 | 966.5 | 955.1 | 1,877.9 | 1,881.2 | 44,134.8 | 42,391.9 | 20,780.8 | 18,987.0 | 44,477.6 | 40,927.8 | 45,395.4 | 41,845.6 |
| Oregon | 4,170.4 | 3,970.4 | 1,455.0 | 1,215.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,284.9 | 8,264.2 | 258.4 | 294.9 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 14,188.2 | 13,764.7 | 582.7 | 507.3 | 2,037.7 | 1,723.0 | 2,037.7 | 1,723.0 |
| Washington | 3,374.9 | 3,374.9 | 268.3 | 268.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,502.2 | 21,513.0 | 275.2 | 269.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25,420.6 | 25,426.0 | 601.3 | 529.6 | 869.6 | 797.9 | 869.6 | 797.9 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 290.8 | 292.2 | 593.7 | 513.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 509.8 | 508.6 | 160.9 | 160.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,598.2 | 1,518.0 | 1,038.3 | 965.7 | 1,632.0 | 1,479.0 | 1,632.0 | 1,479.0 |
| Alaska | 57.6 | 59.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 477.4 | 476.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 549.7 | 549.9 | 23.7 | 19.9 | 31.4 | 27.6 | 31.4 | 27.6 |
| Hawaii | 233.2 | 233.2 | 586.0 | 505.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,048.5 | 968.1 | 1,014.7 | 945.7 | 1,600.7 | 1,451.3 | 1,600.7 | 1,451.3 |
| U.S. Total | 164,594.9 | 154,342.3 | 160,601.9 | 132,606.8 | 1,392.0 | 1,392.0 | 79,973.5 | 79,894.0 | 11,095.5 | 11,363.6 | 2,683.9 | 2,695.5 | 420,341.7 | 382,294.2 | 62,088.6 | 55,424.3 | 222,690.5 | 188,031.1 | 224,082.5 | 189,423.1 |
| 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. |