List of U.S. states by electricity production from renewable sources
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.
States by 2015 renewable electricity production
Vermont jumps to the top as a result of the closure of Vermont Yankee.
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 | 13.4 | 7.3 | 549,526 | 298,358 | 4,087,381 | ||
1 | 1 | Vermont | 99.8 | 40.3 | 2,086 | 842 | 2,091 |
2 | 19 | Washington | 75.8 | 8.2 | 83,303 | 8,981 | 109,933 |
3 | 4 | South Dakota | 75.3 | 25.5 | 7,331 | 2,481 | 9,734 |
4 | 7 | Idaho | 74.6 | 20.8 | 11,314 | 3,152 | 15,170 |
5 | 13 | Oregon | 68.4 | 13.5 | 40,274 | 7,971 | 58,857 |
6 | 2 | Maine | 66.3 | 36.6 | 8,059 | 4,444 | 12,157 |
7 | 21 | Montana | 39.5 | 6.7 | 11,683 | 1,975 | 29,546 |
8 | 3 | Iowa | 33.1 | 31.7 | 18,945 | 18,139 | 57,172 |
9 | 6 | California | 30.5 | 23.5 | 60,359 | 46,498 | 197,994 |
10 | 30 | Alaska | 29.0 | 3.57 | 1,759 | 217 | 6,073 |
11 | 28 | New York | 24.1 | 4.68 | 33,644 | 6,541 | 139,731 |
12 | 5 | Kansas | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10,997 | 10,997 | 45,781 |
13 | 10 | North Dakota | 23.4 | 17.7 | 8,632 | 6,538 | 36,918 |
14 | 9 | Oklahoma | 22.2 | 18.9 | 16,852 | 14,341 | 76,063 |
15 | 8 | Minnesota | 21.1 | 20.2 | 12,114 | 11,600 | 57,499 |
16 | 12 | Nevada | 19.9 | 14.0 | 7,717 | 5,429 | 38,840 |
17 | 11 | Colorado | 17.8 | 15.0 | 9,354 | 7,862 | 52,515 |
18 | 16 | New Hampshire | 17.2 | 10.2 | 3,463 | 2,065 | 20,162 |
19 | 48 | Tennessee | 14.5 | 1.59 | 10,962 | 1,201 | 75,417 |
20 | 14 | Hawaii | 13.7 | 12.6 | 1,358 | 1,248 | 9,930 |
21 | 18 | Nebraska | 11.0 | 8.2 | 4,306 | 3,222 | 39,291 |
22 | 15 | Texas | 10.6 | 10.5 | 47,956 | 47,159 | 450,604 |
23 | 29 | Arizona | 9.5 | 3.70 | 10,734 | 4,199 | 113,351 |
24 | 20 | Wyoming | 9.5 | 7.7 | 4,629 | 3,768 | 48,932 |
25 | 22 | Massachusetts | 9.4 | 6.6 | 3,036 | 2,120 | 32,291 |
26 | 37 | Arkansas | 9.3 | 2.69 | 5,159 | 1,496 | 55,682 |
27 | 43 | Alabama | 8.8 | 2.18 | 13,462 | 3,329 | 152,967 |
28 | 17 | New Mexico | 8.7 | 8.3 | 2,861 | 2,740 | 32,858 |
29 | 25 | Wisconsin | 8.4 | 4.97 | 5,574 | 3,314 | 66,679 |
30 | 23 | Michigan | 7.7 | 6.4 | 8,802 | 7,330 | 114,160 |
31 | 34 | Maryland | 7.5 | 3.07 | 2,743 | 1,116 | 36,390 |
32 | 33 | North Carolina | 7.1 | 3.29 | 9,176 | 4,239 | 128,944 |
33 | 27 | Virginia | 6.0 | 4.83 | 5,043 | 4,076 | 84,351 |
34 | 24 | Illinois | 5.9 | 5.9 | 11,492 | 11,359 | 194,103 |
35 | 31 | Georgia | 5.9 | 3.53 | 7,546 | 4,525 | 128,259 |
36 | 26 | Indiana | 5.3 | 4.94 | 5,513 | 5,131 | 103,840 |
37 | 40 | South Carolina | 5.3 | 2.31 | 5,083 | 2,235 | 96,548 |
38 | 50 | Kentucky | 4.64 | 0.53 | 3,858 | 438 | 83,232 |
39 | 35 | Utah | 4.33 | 2.91 | 1,821 | 1,225 | 42,044 |
40 | 36 | Pennsylvania | 3.95 | 2.76 | 8,535 | 5,951 | 215,871 |
41 | 45 | West Virginia | 3.71 | 1.91 | 2,681 | 1,381 | 72,229 |
42 | 38 | Louisiana | 3.46 | 2.54 | 3,728 | 2,729 | 107,643 |
43 | 32 | Rhode Island | 3.43 | 3.43 | 240 | 240 | 7,001 |
44 | 42 | Connecticut | 3.42 | 2.20 | 1,289 | 829 | 37,649 |
45 | 49 | Missouri | 3.30 | 1.39 | 2,755 | 1,158 | 83,610 |
46 | 39 | New Jersey | 2.43 | 2.43 | 1,827 | 1,827 | 75,193 |
47 | 41 | Mississippi | 2.27 | 2.27 | 1,472 | 1,472 | 64,813 |
48 | 44 | Florida | 2.20 | 2.10 | 5,215 | 4,992 | 237,338 |
49 | 47 | Ohio | 2.13 | 1.72 | 2,607 | 2,097 | 122,125 |
50 | 46 | Delaware | 1.86 | 1.86 | 144 | 144 | 7,729 |
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 |
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
References
- ↑ http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_1_01
- ↑ "Electric Power Monthly, February 2016" (PDF). Energy Information Administration (EIA) U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ "Electric Power Monthly, February 2015" (PDF). Energy Information Administration (EIA) U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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