Solar share of electricity generation: U.S. states ranked (2024)
Measure: Solar share of electricity generation (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Electricity generation by source by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 5.1 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 0 to 0.5 %
- Group 2: 0.5 to 1.7 %
- Group 3: 1.7 to 3.8 %
- Group 4: 3.8 to 7.7 %
- Highest: 7.7 to 27.4 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Shares are of net generation by all producers in the state (utilities, independent power producers and industrial and commercial plants), derived by Quadranac from EIA's annual state data. Electricity generated in one state is often used in another.
| 1 | Nevada | 27.4 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | California | 22.6 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | 16.9 |
| 4 | Utah | 15.1 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 10.8 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 10.2 |
| 7 | Vermont | 9.6 |
| 8 | Arizona | 9.3 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 8.8 |
| 10 | Colorado | 8.4 |
| 11 | Hawaii | 7.7 |
| 12 | Texas | 7.2 |
| 13 | Florida | 7 |
| 14 | Virginia | 6.8 |
| 15 | Georgia | 6.6 |
| 16 | Maine | 6.4 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 6.1 |
| 18 | Idaho | 5.1 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 4.4 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 3.9 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 3.8 |
| 22 | Delaware | 3.5 |
| 23 | Indiana | 3.2 |
| 24 | Oregon | 3.1 |
| 25 | Maryland | 2.9 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 2.9 |
| 27 | Ohio | 2.8 |
| 28 | New Jersey | 2.7 |
| 29 | New York | 2.4 |
| 30 | Mississippi | 2.2 |
| 31 | Illinois | 1.7 |
| 32 | South Dakota | 1.6 |
| 33 | Michigan | 1.5 |
| 34 | Montana | 1.4 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 1.4 |
| 36 | Louisiana | 1.2 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 1.1 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 1 |
| 39 | Alabama | 0.9 |
| 39 | Iowa | 0.9 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 0.5 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | 0.5 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 0.4 |
| 43 | Washington | 0.4 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 0.4 |
| 46 | Missouri | 0.3 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 0.3 |
| 48 | Kansas | 0.2 |
| 49 | Alaska | 0.1 |
| 50 | New Hampshire | 0 |
| 50 | North Dakota | 0 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Detailed State Data: net generation by state by type of producer by energy source (annual_generation_state.xls, Form EIA-923). Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by solar share of electricity generation (%, derived) (2024). Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State historical tables: net generation by state, type of producer and energy source (annual_generation_state.xls); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-solar-share-of-electricity-generation/