| Table 4.7.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, 2015 and 2014 (Megawatts) |
| Summer Capacity at Utility Scale Facilities | Distributed Capacity | Summer Capacity From Utility Scale Facilities and Distributed Capacity | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census Division and State |
Wind | Solar Photovoltaic |
Solar Thermal | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Biomass Sources | Geothermal | Total Renewable Sources |
Estimated Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Capacity | Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic Capacity | Estimated Total Solar Capacity | ||||||||||
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Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 |
| New England | 994.1 | 808.2 | 386.6 | 328.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,948.8 | 1,965.8 | 1,647.2 | 1,475.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,976.7 | 4,577.6 | 1,034.0 | 701.4 | 1,420.6 | 1,029.5 | 1,420.6 | 1,029.5 |
| Connecticut | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 122.2 | 122.2 | 199.2 | 204.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.4 | 336.6 | 180.8 | 105.7 | 190.8 | 115.7 | 190.8 | 115.7 |
| Maine | 612.8 | 430.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 728.9 | 733.0 | 808.8 | 631.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,150.5 | 1,795.4 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 16.6 | 10.8 |
| Massachusetts | 82.6 | 82.6 | 334.0 | 281.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263.1 | 263.0 | 283.3 | 283.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 963.0 | 909.9 | 750.3 | 536.9 | 1,084.3 | 817.9 | 1,084.3 | 817.9 |
| New Hampshire | 171.0 | 171.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.8 | 521.3 | 243.1 | 243.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 918.9 | 935.4 | 25.5 | 12.2 | 25.5 | 12.2 | 25.5 | 12.2 |
| Rhode Island | 7.5 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.3 | 50.3 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 20.3 | 14.6 | 20.3 | 14.6 |
| Vermont | 120.2 | 120.2 | 32.4 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 327.1 | 323.6 | 75.9 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 555.6 | 550.0 | 50.7 | 28.2 | 83.1 | 58.4 | 83.1 | 58.4 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3,088.1 | 3,098.5 | 566.9 | 489.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,623.5 | 5,618.8 | 1,381.6 | 1,345.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,660.1 | 10,552.7 | 1,743.8 | 1,410.8 | 2,310.7 | 1,900.4 | 2,310.7 | 1,900.4 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 7.6 | 443.6 | 395.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 229.1 | 230.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 692.6 | 645.9 | 1,026.4 | 917.2 | 1,470.0 | 1,312.4 | 1,470.0 | 1,312.4 |
| New York | 1,747.0 | 1,747.0 | 81.1 | 52.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,711.6 | 4,713.1 | 575.2 | 534.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,114.9 | 7,047.2 | 536.7 | 321.6 | 617.8 | 373.9 | 617.8 | 373.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,333.5 | 1,343.9 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 899.6 | 893.4 | 577.3 | 580.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,852.6 | 2,859.6 | 180.6 | 172.1 | 222.8 | 214.2 | 222.8 | 214.2 |
| East North Central | 7,662.6 | 7,382.4 | 207.9 | 159.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 910.3 | 918.2 | 1,268.3 | 1,242.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,049.1 | 9,702.9 | 144.6 | 125.8 | 352.5 | 285.7 | 352.5 | 285.7 |
| Illinois | 3,799.8 | 3,526.8 | 32.8 | 31.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 110.3 | 125.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,977.0 | 3,717.9 | 19.0 | 15.8 | 51.8 | 47.7 | 51.8 | 47.7 |
| Indiana | 1,739.7 | 1,739.7 | 129.4 | 91.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 74.5 | 74.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,004.0 | 1,966.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 136.9 | 97.8 | 136.9 | 97.8 |
| Michigan | 1,360.1 | 1,360.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 330.9 | 333.1 | 560.5 | 453.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,253.5 | 2,146.7 | 27.7 | 25.8 | 29.7 | 25.8 | 29.7 | 25.8 |
| Ohio | 431.6 | 424.1 | 42.7 | 35.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 101.9 | 101.9 | 137.9 | 152.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 714.1 | 714.8 | 69.9 | 60.1 | 112.6 | 96.0 | 112.6 | 96.0 |
| Wisconsin | 331.4 | 331.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 383.0 | 388.7 | 385.1 | 436.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,100.5 | 1,157.5 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 21.6 | 18.4 | 21.6 | 18.4 |
| West North Central | 17,352.1 | 15,008.5 | 16.5 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,278.1 | 3,300.8 | 550.9 | 516.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,197.6 | 18,835.5 | 151.4 | 129.7 | 167.9 | 139.1 | 167.9 | 139.1 |
| Iowa | 6,134.2 | 5,562.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 144.9 | 144.9 | 23.2 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,302.3 | 5,727.5 | 31.4 | 23.7 | 31.4 | 23.7 | 31.4 | 23.7 |
| Kansas | 3,573.9 | 2,968.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,590.9 | 2,990.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| Minnesota | 3,240.7 | 2,787.8 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194.6 | 195.0 | 476.7 | 439.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,916.0 | 3,423.9 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 24.0 | 17.9 | 24.0 | 17.9 |
| Missouri | 458.5 | 458.5 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 545.7 | 568.1 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,032.2 | 1,050.8 | 95.4 | 86.1 | 106.9 | 93.8 | 106.9 | 93.8 |
| Nebraska | 885.3 | 811.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 277.9 | 277.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,178.9 | 1,105.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| North Dakota | 2,221.7 | 1,759.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 510.0 | 510.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,741.5 | 2,279.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 837.8 | 660.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,598.0 | 1,598.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,435.8 | 2,258.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| South Atlantic | 775.3 | 745.3 | 1,881.5 | 910.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,207.7 | 7,198.0 | 4,175.0 | 3,994.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14,039.5 | 12,847.4 | 664.2 | 463.2 | 2,545.7 | 1,373.2 | 2,545.7 | 1,373.2 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 30.7 | 29.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.9 | 43.8 | 55.2 | 46.9 | 85.9 | 76.5 | 85.9 | 76.5 |
| District of Columbia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.1 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.4 | 72.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 1,288.6 | 1,183.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,425.5 | 1,310.5 | 105.2 | 75.9 | 187.6 | 148.8 | 187.6 | 148.8 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 245.2 | 68.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,047.5 | 2,047.6 | 895.8 | 747.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,188.5 | 2,863.4 | NM | 58.4 | NM | 127.0 | NM | NM |
| Maryland | 190.0 | 160.0 | 83.9 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 590.0 | 590.0 | 143.1 | 145.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,007.0 | 955.5 | 320.3 | 183.0 | 404.2 | 243.4 | 404.2 | 243.4 |
| North Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,436.8 | 676.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,004.1 | 1,999.1 | 487.5 | 583.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,928.4 | 3,258.5 | 69.3 | 58.1 | 1,506.1 | 734.1 | 1,506.1 | 734.1 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,345.1 | 1,340.3 | 442.8 | 436.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,790.4 | 1,779.5 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 5.5 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 866.0 | 866.0 | 890.8 | 884.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,756.8 | 1,750.2 | 22.5 | 15.2 | 22.5 | 15.2 | 22.5 | 15.2 |
| West Virginia | 583.3 | 583.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 300.5 | 300.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 886.0 | 886.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| East South Central | 29.1 | 29.1 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6,726.9 | 6,722.4 | 1,211.2 | 1,157.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,012.4 | 7,953.8 | 49.2 | 48.4 | 94.4 | 93.6 | 94.4 | 93.6 |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,271.0 | 3,271.0 | 670.6 | 615.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,941.6 | 3,886.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 837.3 | 835.3 | 69.7 | 70.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 907.0 | 905.6 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Mississippi | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 274.7 | 274.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 274.7 | 274.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 29.1 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,618.6 | 2,616.1 | 196.2 | 196.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,889.1 | 2,886.6 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.1 |
| West South Central | 22,659.3 | 17,773.6 | 332.4 | 185.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,988.5 | 3,049.6 | 1,373.0 | 1,326.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27,353.2 | 22,335.5 | 261.7 | 193.3 | 594.1 | 379.0 | 594.1 | 379.0 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,266.2 | 1,323.6 | 312.4 | 308.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,590.6 | 1,632.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 15.8 | 3.2 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.0 | 192.0 | 495.1 | 450.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 687.1 | 642.1 | 108.7 | 77.3 | 108.7 | 77.3 | 108.7 | 77.3 |
| Oklahoma | 5,001.4 | 3,779.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 861.6 | 863.2 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,941.7 | 4,718.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
| Texas | 17,657.9 | 13,994.1 | 317.9 | 185.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 668.7 | 670.8 | 489.3 | 491.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19,133.8 | 15,342.5 | 147.2 | 111.1 | 465.1 | 296.8 | 465.1 | 296.8 |
| Mountain | 7,789.3 | 7,074.6 | 2,677.1 | 2,030.4 | 473.9 | 363.9 | 10,560.5 | 10,560.3 | 176.4 | 178.2 | 544.8 | 498.4 | 22,222.0 | 20,705.8 | 1,311.9 | 990.0 | 3,989.0 | 3,020.4 | 4,462.9 | 3,384.3 |
| Arizona | 267.3 | 237.3 | 1,227.1 | 1,112.9 | 295.4 | 295.4 | 2,720.9 | 2,720.9 | 30.7 | 34.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4,541.4 | 4,401.2 | 769.0 | 615.3 | 1,996.1 | 1,728.2 | 2,291.5 | 2,023.6 |
| Colorado | 2,961.8 | 2,543.9 | 192.0 | 127.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 676.5 | 676.3 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,857.7 | 3,374.6 | 250.7 | 212.6 | 442.7 | 339.6 | 442.7 | 339.6 |
| Idaho | 962.7 | 962.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,707.7 | 2,707.7 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3,776.1 | 3,776.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Montana | 653.5 | 636.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,757.6 | 2,757.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,414.1 | 3,397.3 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 8.3 |
| Nevada | 150.0 | 150.0 | 776.2 | 539.6 | 178.5 | 68.5 | 1,051.4 | 1,051.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 460.2 | 413.8 | 2,619.5 | 2,226.5 | 151.4 | 59.1 | 927.6 | 598.7 | 1,106.1 | 667.2 |
| New Mexico | 1,062.3 | 812.3 | 315.4 | 249.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1,464.4 | 1,148.6 | 76.9 | 63.8 | 392.3 | 313.4 | 392.3 | 313.4 |
| Utah | 324.4 | 324.4 | 166.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 256.4 | 256.4 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 834.4 | 667.1 | 51.3 | 26.2 | 217.7 | 27.5 | 217.7 | 27.5 |
| Wyoming | 1,407.3 | 1,407.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 307.1 | 307.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,714.4 | 1,714.4 | NM | 1.6 | NM | 1.6 | NM | NM |
| Pacific Contiguous | 11,957.3 | 12,045.7 | 5,747.1 | 4,466.1 | 1,284.0 | 1,302.8 | 39,953.8 | 39,882.7 | 2,057.7 | 2,044.0 | 1,953.7 | 1,972.9 | 62,953.6 | 61,714.2 | 4,025.9 | 2,937.2 | 9,773.0 | 7,403.3 | 11,057.0 | 8,706.1 |
| California | 5,726.8 | 5,815.2 | 5,727.7 | 4,451.7 | 1,284.0 | 1,302.8 | 10,186.2 | 10,175.1 | 1,322.2 | 1,322.8 | 1,934.2 | 1,955.2 | 26,181.1 | 25,022.8 | 3,900.0 | 2,842.6 | 9,627.7 | 7,294.3 | 10,911.7 | 8,597.1 |
| Oregon | 3,157.4 | 3,157.4 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8,525.4 | 8,522.9 | 329.5 | 331.2 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 12,050.7 | 12,043.1 | 71.3 | 61.1 | 90.2 | 75.0 | 90.2 | 75.0 |
| Washington | 3,073.1 | 3,073.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21,242.2 | 21,184.7 | 406.0 | 390.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24,721.8 | 24,648.3 | 54.6 | 33.5 | 55.1 | 34.0 | 55.1 | 34.0 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 266.2 | 265.6 | 44.2 | 32.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 466.1 | 460.7 | 252.1 | 254.1 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1,071.6 | 1,055.6 | 391.8 | 326.8 | 436.0 | 359.0 | 436.0 | 359.0 |
| Alaska | 60.6 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 441.1 | 435.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 508.7 | 502.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 205.6 | 205.6 | 44.2 | 32.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 245.1 | 247.1 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 562.9 | 552.9 | 391.8 | 326.8 | 436.0 | 359.0 | 436.0 | 359.0 |
| U.S. Total | 72,573.4 | 64,231.5 | 11,905.4 | 8,656.6 | 1,757.9 | 1,666.7 | 79,664.2 | 79,677.3 | 14,093.4 | 13,534.6 | 2,541.5 | 2,514.3 | 182,535.8 | 170,281.0 | 9,778.5 | 7,326.6 | 21,683.9 | 15,983.2 | 23,441.8 | 17,649.9 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. Values are final. 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 distributed solar photovoltaic capacity is based on data from Form EIA-826, Form EIA-861 and from estimation methods described in the technical notes. |