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Solar Energy Generation by State

Check out how your state is performing on this green technology

Updated:01/05/2023

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January Solar Generation by State Report


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California once again takes first place among states generating electricity from solar power this month. The Golden State produced more than 31.2% of the U.S. total of 20,333 thousand megawatt-hours, according to ChooseEnergy.com®’s November Solar Report. The report is an analysis of the most recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Following is a breakdown of the rest of the states (all shown in thousand megawatt-hours) from the EIA’s most recent data from August 2022:

Table of Contents

  1. Top 10 states generating electricity from solar
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  3. Solar power by state
  4. States with the highest percentage of power from solar
  5. Top 10 states for percentage of total electricity from solar
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Top 10 states generating electricity from solar

State October solar % of U.S. total
California 5,285 30.7%
Texas 2,186 12.7%
Florida 1,189 6.9%
North Carolina 983 5.7%
Arizona 913 5.3%
Nevada 867 5%
Georgia 674 3.9%
New York 423 2.5%
Virginia 403 2.3%
New Jersey 392 2.3%

U.S. solar generation of electricity decreased by 8.6 % in October compared with solar generation in September. Only 2 states experienced an increase in solar generation from October to September, Florida (7%), and Georgia(2%).

Following are October and September solar generation levels in states with significant production and the percentage change from month to month. States are listed in order of the amount of electricity generated by solar (including thermal) in thousand megawatt-hours.

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Solar power by state

State October solar September solar % change
California 5,285 5,613 -5.8%
Texas 2,186 2,646 -17.4%
Florida 1,189 1,111 7%
North Carolina 983 1,097 -10.4%
Arizona 913 927 -1.5%
Nevada 867 944 -8.2%
Georgia 671 658 2%
New York 423 489 -13.5%
Virginia 403 497 -18.9%
New Jersey 392 444 -11.7%
Utah 392 425 -7.8%
Massachusetts 380 438 -13.2%
Colorado 310 347 -10.7%
Illinois 260 308 -15.6%
South Carolina 223 237 -5.9%
New Mexico 200 232 -13.8%
Minnesota 190 222 -14.4%
Oregon 163 194 -16%
Hawaii 162 166 -2.4%
Maryland 159 176 -9.7%
Indiana 123 138 -10.9%
Connecticut 112 133 -15.8%
Ohio 104 120 -13.3%
Michigan 92 108 -14.8%
Wisconsin 89 95 -6.3%
Pennsylvania 86 99 -13.1%
Arkansas 84 94 -10.6%
Rhode Island 76 88 -13.6%
Tennessee 73 78 -6.4%
Maine 70 83 -15.7%
Iowa 68 77 -11.7%
Missouri 61 66 -7.6%
Idaho 60 68 -11.8%
Mississippi 56 61 -8.2%
Louisiana 47 50 -6%
Washington 42 49 -14.3%
Vermont 42 49 -15.4%
Delaware 17 20 -15%
Oklahoma 14 15 -6.7%
Kansas 13 15 -13.3%
Kentucky 13 15 -13.3%
Nebraska 9 10 -10%
Montana 7 8 -12.5%
West Virginia 3 3 0%
U.S. 17,235 18.860 -8.6%

States with the highest percentage of power from solar

Nationally, solar accounted for about 5.5% of the electricity produced in October. Following are the states that produced the largest percentage of their power from solar:

Top 10 states for percentage of total electricity from solar

State % from solar
Massachusetts 33%
California 30.4%
Vermont 26.8%
Nevada 24.2%
Hawaii 18.7%
Rhode Island 14.4%
Utah 12.7%
Arizona 10.7%
North Carolina 10.3%
Maine 9.7%

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