List of U.S. states by electricity production from renewable sources
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The information used to calculate values is from the Electric Power Monthly, February 2015 and 2014 published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Renewable generation does not include amounts for 'rooftop solar'. Only utility scale generation from solar sources is included.
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States by 2014 renewable electricity production
Rank | Rank w/o Hydropower | State | % Renewable | % Renewable w/o Hydro | Renewable electricity (GW•h) | Renewable electricity w/o Hydro (GW•h) |
Total electricity (GW•h) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 13.2 | 6.9 | 539,809 | 281,060 | 4,092,935 | ||
1 | 4 | Idaho | 82.9 | 22.5 | 12,586 | 3,416 | 15,176 |
2 | 19 | Washington | 76.0 | 7.8 | 87,729 | 9,029 | 115,363 |
3 | 10 | Oregon | 73.4 | 14.9 | 43,814 | 8,875 | 59,719 |
4 | 3 | South Dakota | 73.0 | 25.3 | 8,416 | 2,916 | 11,530 |
5 | 1 | Maine | 60.2 | 35.3 | 7,925 | 4,638 | 13,154 |
6 | 21 | Montana | 43.6 | 6.5 | 13,181 | 1,966 | 30,243 |
7 | 5 | California | 30.2 | 21.9 | 59,632 | 43,223 | 197,705 |
8 | 2 | Iowa | 30.1 | 28.8 | 17,173 | 16,454 | 57,123 |
9 | 32 | Alaska | 28.2 | 3.35 | 1,736 | 206 | 6,149 |
10 | 14 | Vermont | 27.5 | 11.4 | 1,923 | 796 | 6,997 |
11 | 8 | North Dakota | 24.6 | 17.6 | 8,890 | 6,359 | 36,113 |
12 | 27 | New York | 23.5 | 4.76 | 32,030 | 6,483 | 136,275 |
13 | 6 | Kansas | 21.8 | 21.8 | 10,902 | 10,902 | 50,043 |
14 | 7 | Minnesota | 19.9 | 18.9 | 11,287 | 10,768 | 56,825 |
15 | 9 | Oklahoma | 19.5 | 17.3 | 13,731 | 12,185 | 70,299 |
16 | 13 | Nevada | 18.7 | 12.0 | 6,767 | 4,358 | 36,193 |
17 | 11 | Colorado | 17.5 | 14.3 | 9,446 | 7,706 | 54,001 |
18 | 15 | New Hampshire | 17.1 | 10.2 | 3,356 | 1,995 | 19,584 |
19 | 49 | Tennessee | 13.3 | 1.38 | 10,693 | 1,104 | 80,257 |
20 | 12 | Hawaii | 13.2 | 12.4 | 1,318 | 1,236 | 9,998 |
21 | 17 | Wyoming | 10.6 | 8.9 | 5,258 | 4,420 | 49,458 |
22 | 20 | Nebraska | 10.1 | 7.1 | 4,008 | 2,804 | 39,610 |
23 | 16 | Texas | 9.6 | 9.5 | 42,114 | 41,548 | 437,236 |
24 | 18 | New Mexico | 9.3 | 8.8 | 2,984 | 2,842 | 32,125 |
25 | 42 | Alabama | 9.2 | 2.34 | 12,979 | 3,295 | 140,963 |
26 | 23 | Massachusetts | 9.0 | 5.9 | 2,799 | 1,830 | 31,124 |
27 | 31 | Arizona | 8.9 | 3.39 | 9,976 | 3,813 | 112,379 |
28 | 24 | Wisconsin | 8.8 | 5.4 | 5,346 | 3,268 | 60,767 |
29 | 22 | Michigan | 7.7 | 6.3 | 8,150 | 6,692 | 105,821 |
30 | 36 | Maryland | 7.0 | 2.69 | 2,647 | 1,024 | 38,015 |
31 | 39 | Arkansas | 6.7 | 2.61 | 4,132 | 1,607 | 61,581 |
32 | 37 | North Carolina | 6.6 | 2.62 | 8,490 | 3,383 | 128,904 |
33 | 26 | Virginia | 6.5 | 4.83 | 5,017 | 3,735 | 77,323 |
34 | 30 | Georgia | 6.0 | 3.42 | 7,611 | 4,310 | 125,957 |
35 | 25 | Illinois | 5.4 | 5.3 | 10,921 | 10,798 | 202,352 |
36 | 43 | South Carolina | 5.2 | 2.30 | 5,037 | 2,231 | 97,095 |
37 | 33 | Utah | 4.34 | 2.89 | 1,893 | 1,260 | 43,587 |
38 | 34 | Pennsylvania | 3.98 | 2.75 | 8,823 | 6,098 | 221,709 |
39 | 50 | Kentucky | 3.91 | 0.51 | 3,551 | 461 | 90,737 |
40 | 29 | Indiana | 3.79 | 3.49 | 4,385 | 4,033 | 115,634 |
41 | 28 | Rhode Island | 3.67 | 3.67 | 231 | 231 | 6,293 |
42 | 38 | Louisiana | 3.65 | 2.61 | 3,801 | 2,711 | 103,992 |
43 | 41 | Connecticut | 3.45 | 2.39 | 1,159 | 802 | 33,605 |
44 | 45 | West Virginia | 3.45 | 1.79 | 2,800 | 1,455 | 81,162 |
45 | 35 | Mississippi | 2.72 | 2.72 | 1,494 | 1,494 | 54,864 |
46 | 40 | New Jersey | 2.54 | 2.54 | 1,712 | 1,712 | 67,465 |
47 | 44 | Florida | 2.35 | 2.25 | 5,427 | 5,206 | 231,062 |
48 | 48 | Missouri | 2.21 | 1.41 | 1,945 | 1,245 | 88,074 |
49 | 47 | Ohio | 1.80 | 1.50 | 2,420 | 2,016 | 134,602 |
50 | 46 | Delaware | 1.60 | 1.60 | 122 | 122 | 7,627 |
States by 2013 renewable electricity production
Rank | Rank w/o Hydropower | State | % Renewable | % Renewable w/o Hydro | Renewable electricity (GW•h) | Renewable electricity w/o Hydro (GW•h) |
Total electricity (GW•h) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Idaho | 78.0 | 20.2 | 12,275 | 3,174 | 15,742 |
2 | 18 | Washington | 76.5 | 7.7 | 86,658 | 8,751 | 113,321 |
3 | 11 | Oregon | 69.8 | 14.2 | 41,984 | 8,527 | 60,165 |
4 | 3 | South Dakota | 65.3 | 26.0 | 6,765 | 2,688 | 10,358 |
5 | 1 | Maine | 60.8 | 32.0 | 8,554 | 4,509 | 14,079 |
6 | 20 | Montana | 42.1 | 6.0 | 11,614 | 1,661 | 27,573 |
7 | 7 | California | 30.6 | 18.3 | 61,105 | 36,564 | 199,998 |
8 | 14 | Vermont | 29.9 | 10.2 | 2,066 | 709 | 6,921 |
9 | 2 | Iowa | 28.8 | 27.7 | 16,398 | 15,731 | 56,876 |
10 | 38 | Alaska | 25.3 | 2.3 | 1,569 | 143 | 6,203 |
11 | 26 | New York | 22.9 | 4.3 | 31,006 | 5,858 | 135,337 |
12 | 8 | North Dakota | 20.9 | 15.7 | 7,387 | 5,535 | 35,361 |
13 | 6 | Minnesota | 20.1 | 19.4 | 10,313 | 9,929 | 51,263 |
14 | 5 | Kansas | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9,486 | 9,486 | 48,645 |
15 | 9 | Oklahoma | 18.1 | 15.2 | 13,346 | 11,220 | 73,576 |
16 | 13 | Nevada | 17.8 | 10.4 | 6,494 | 3,812 | 36,494 |
17 | 10 | Colorado | 16.7 | 14.3 | 8,901 | 7,643 | 53,396 |
18 | 48 | Tennessee | 16.3 | 1.4 | 12,819 | 1,082 | 78,669 |
19 | 17 | New Hampshire | 15.7 | 8.4 | 3,114 | 1,661 | 19,784 |
20 | 12 | Hawaii | 12.3 | 11.3 | 1,203 | 1,112 | 9,814 |
21 | 40 | Alabama | 10.6 | 2.2 | 15,895 | 3,249 | 150,408 |
22 | 16 | Wyoming | 9.8 | 8.4 | 5,132 | 4,415 | 52,395 |
23 | 21 | Massachusetts | 9.3 | 5.9 | 3,144 | 1,999 | 33,773 |
24 | 15 | Texas | 9.0 | 8.7 | 38,970 | 37,784 | 433,526 |
25 | 23 | Nebraska | 7.9 | 5.0 | 2,949 | 1,860 | 37,197 |
26 | 19 | New Mexico | 7.8 | 7.3 | 2,802 | 2,617 | 36,042 |
27 | 37 | Arizona | 7.8 | 2.4 | 8,598 | 2,647 | 110,127 |
28 | 35 | North Carolina | 7.5 | 2.4 | 9,380 | 2,947 | 124,922 |
29 | 31 | Arkansas | 7.2 | 2.7 | 4,363 | 1,654 | 60,494 |
30 | 32 | Maryland | 6.9 | 2.6 | 2,465 | 934 | 35,487 |
31 | 24 | Wisconsin | 6.8 | 4.9 | 4,495 | 3,230 | 65,587 |
32 | 29 | Georgia | 5.8 | 3.0 | 7,028 | 3,609 | 120,796 |
33 | 25 | Michigan | 5.8 | 4.8 | 6,107 | 5,070 | 104,970 |
34 | 27 | Virginia | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4,270 | 2,845 | 77,185 |
35 | 22 | Illinois | 5.1 | 5.1 | 10,440 | 10,299 | 202,891 |
36 | 42 | South Carolina | 5.0 | 2.1 | 4,760 | 1,960 | 94,919 |
37 | 44 | West Virginia | 4.1 | 1.8 | 3,119 | 1,402 | 75,927 |
38 | 50 | Kentucky | 4.1 | 0.4 | 3,693 | 327 | 89,935 |
39 | 28 | Indiana | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4,227 | 3,810 | 110,378 |
40 | 39 | Utah | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1,577 | 943 | 42,823 |
41 | 33 | Pennsylvania | 3.7 | 2.5 | 8,336 | 5,714 | 227,683 |
42 | 34 | Louisiana | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3,567 | 2,522 | 101,379 |
43 | 43 | Connecticut | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1,079 | 670 | 35,444 |
44 | 30 | Mississippi | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1,509 | 1,509 | 52,890 |
45 | 49 | Missouri | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2,452 | 1,239 | 92,211 |
46 | 36 | New Jersey | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1,549 | 1,549 | 64,848 |
47 | 41 | Florida | 2.2 | 2.1 | 4,816 | 4,618 | 219,725 |
48 | 47 | Ohio | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2,409 | 1,889 | 136,702 |
49 | 45 | Delaware | 1.60 | 1.60 | 122 | 122 | 7,616 |
50 | 46 | Rhode Island | 1.58 | 1.58 | 100 | 100 | 6,295 |
United States | 12.9 | 6.2 | 522,464 | 253,328 | 4,058,209 |
See also
- Renewable energy in the United States
- List of countries by electricity production from renewable sources
- List of U.S. states by carbon dioxide emissions
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita