Solar electricity generation
Net electricity generated from solar energy in the year, in terawatt hours: utility-scale photovoltaic and solar thermal plants of 1 megawatt or more, plus the U.S. Energy Information Administration's estimate of small-scale photovoltaic systems such as rooftop panels.
United States and its states only, from 2014, the first year of EIA's small-scale estimates. The state total in electricity generation leaves small-scale solar out, so solar divided by that total overstates its share.
Key facts
- Solar electricity generation in the United States was 388.82 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- California had the highest solar electricity generation of 51 states in 2025, at 90.1 TWh, and North Dakota the lowest, at 0 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 2014 to 2025.
Rankings
US states by solar electricity generation, 2025
Places with data
Countries
Regions and states
- California
- Texas
- Florida
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Michigan
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Alabama
- Hawaii
- Alaska
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest solar electricity generation? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"electricity_generation_solar","level":"region","within":"United States"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=electricity_generation_solar&level=region&within=United%20States