Dispersed Generation

EIA-861 dispersed generation capacity by technology and utility, 2012 to 2015.

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Native record

event_time x utility_number x state x duplicate_index

annual (report year) publication cadence

Evidence

Observed market data

Published observations from the named source

Time basis

Point-in-time records

UTC · event_time

Overview

Dispersed sheets of the discontinued distributed_generation file. event_time is 1 January of the report year. release is final or early_release: EIA posts an early release of a year in August and replaces it with the final file in the autumn, and the mirror keeps the newest row per key. A key cell EIA leaves blank is '' or 0, and duplicate_index numbers rows that still share a key, in workbook order.

Query contract

Preserve one canonical row per (event_time, utility_number, state, duplicate_index) before aggregating.

Analysis rules

Group only after preserving the declared grain: event_time, utility_number, state, duplicate_index.

Schema22

Column

Type

event_timeDateTime64(6, 'UTC')

utility_numberInt64

utility_nameLowCardinality(Nullable(String))

stateLowCardinality(String)

number_and_capacity_number_of_generatorsNullable(Float64)

number_and_capacity_total_capacity_in_mwsNullable(Float64)

number_and_capacity_capacity_back_up_onlyNullable(Float64)

number_and_capacity_capacity_utility_ownedNullable(Float64)

number_and_capacity_estimated_or_actual_dataLowCardinality(Nullable(String))

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_internal_combustion_engineNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_combusiton_turbineNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_steam_turbineNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_hydroelectricNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_windNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_photovoltaicNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_storageNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_otherNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_totalNullable(Float64)

capacity_by_technology_type_mw_estimated_or_actual_dataLowCardinality(Nullable(String))

duplicate_indexInt64

releaseLowCardinality(Nullable(String))

ingested_atDateTime64(6, 'UTC')

Sample data

event_time	utility_number	utility_name	state	number_and_capacity_number_of_generators	number_and_capacity_total_capacity_in_mws	number_and_capacity_capacity_back_up_only	number_and_capacity_capacity_utility_owned	number_and_capacity_estimated_or_actual_data	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_internal_combustion_engine	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_combusiton_turbine	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_steam_turbine	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_hydroelectric	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_wind	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_photovoltaic	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_storage	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_other	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_total	capacity_by_technology_type_mw_estimated_or_actual_data	release	ingested_at
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	58124	City of Winter Park - (FL)	FL	31	7.9	7.9	2.7	E	7.9	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	7.9	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	58123	Aha Macav Power Service	NV	5	4	∅	∅	E	4	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	4	∅	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	58123	Aha Macav Power Service	CA	2	1.6	∅	∅	E	1.6	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	1.6	∅	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	58123	Aha Macav Power Service	AZ	12	2.1	∅	∅	E	2.1	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	2.1	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	57105	Commonwealth Utility Corporation	MP	47	21.816	18.559	3.257	E	21.816	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	21.816	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	49826	Mohegan Tribal Utility Authority	CT	7	3.8	3.8	∅	A	3.8	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	3.8	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	27599	Carroll-White REMC	IN	13	3	3	2	E	3	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	3	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	27422	Todd-Wadena Electric Coop	MN	8	2.4	0	0	E	2.4	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	2.4	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	27316	Town of Stowe- (VT)	VT	20	5	∅	∅	E	5	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	5	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	24949	Cass County Elec Coop Inc	ND	131	44.6	44.6	∅	A	44.6	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	44.6	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	24558	City of Escanaba	MI	17	3	3	0.1	A	3	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	3	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	24211	Tucson Electric Power Co	AZ	110	24.9	24.9	∅	E	2.7	22.2	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	24.9	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	23826	Bluestem Electric Coop Inc	KS	2	1.075	0.175	1.075	A	1.075	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	1.075	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	21101	Village of Yellow Springs - (OH)	OH	12	1	∅	∅	A	1	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	1	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	20996	Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn	MN	17	6.2	6.2	0	A	6.2	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	6.2	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	20858	WPPI Energy	WI	3	0.7	0.7	∅	A	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	20806	City of Windom	MN	11	2.6	2.6	∅	A	2.6	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	2.6	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	20477	City of Westerville - (OH)	OH	68	17.495	17.495	2.56	A	17.495	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	17.495	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	20387	West Penn Power Company	PA	125	41.1	41.1	∅	E	41.1	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	41.1	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	20259	City of Webster City - (IA)	IA	4	1	1	∅	E	1	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	1	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	20134	City of Warroad	MN	8	6.7	6.7	∅	∅	6.7	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	6.7	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	20065	Walton Electric Member Corp	GA	6	3.6	3.6	3.6	A	3.6	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	3.6	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	19981	Wake Electric Membership Corp	NC	6	3	∅	∅	E	3	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	3	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	19947	City of Wadena - (MN)	MN	1	0.15	0.15	0.15	A	0.15	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	0.15	A	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754
2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000	19882	Virginia Tech Electric Service	VA	82	15.564	15.564	0.2	E	15.564	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	∅	15.564	E	final	2026-09-29 00:38:37.073754

Coverage

0.4% complete1,093 gap days4 days with data

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Coverage: 0.4%Days with data: 4Gaps: 1,093

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