US states by solar electricity generation, 2025
California had the highest solar electricity generation of 51 states in 2025, at 90.1 TWh. North Dakota had the lowest, at 0 TWh. The median was 2.91 TWh and the figure for the United States was 388.82 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
All states, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Provisional | 90.1 | +12.4% |
| 2 | Texas Provisional | 64.07 | +40.8% |
| 3 | Florida Provisional | 30.13 | +29.5% |
| 4 | Arizona Provisional | 21.4 | +31.6% |
| 5 | Nevada Provisional | 15.91 | +9.8% |
| 6 | North Carolina Provisional | 13.76 | +7.9% |
| 7 | Georgia Provisional | 11.88 | +21.8% |
| 8 | New York Provisional | 10.36 | +35.4% |
| 9 | Virginia Provisional | 10.15 | +26.3% |
| 10 | Illinois Provisional | 8.75 | +82.8% |
| 11 | Ohio Provisional | 8.52 | +88.8% |
| 12 | Colorado Provisional | 7.82 | +12.1% |
| 13 | Indiana Provisional | 7.15 | +105.7% |
| 14 | New Mexico Provisional | 6.94 | +36.5% |
| 15 | Massachusetts Provisional | 6.7 | +8.4% |
| 16 | Utah Provisional | 6.67 | +5.8% |
| 17 | New Jersey Provisional | 5.81 | +16.5% |
| 18 | Arkansas Provisional | 5.19 | +82.8% |
| 19 | Wisconsin Provisional | 4.44 | +36.7% |
| 20 | South Carolina Provisional | 3.97 | +11.6% |
| 21 | Minnesota Provisional | 3.65 | +35.7% |
| 22 | Oregon Provisional | 3.42 | +30.4% |
| 23 | Pennsylvania Provisional | 3.36 | +62.4% |
| 24 | Michigan Provisional | 3.28 | +48.5% |
| 25 | Maryland Provisional | 3.01 | +19.7% |
| 26 | Mississippi Provisional | 2.91 | +69% |
| 27 | Maine Provisional | 2.89 | +47.5% |
| 28 | Louisiana Provisional | 2.8 | +82.4% |
| 29 | Hawaii Provisional | 2.61 | +14.5% |
| 30 | Connecticut Provisional | 2.5 | +29.5% |
| 31 | Missouri Provisional | 2.39 | +151.5% |
| 32 | Idaho Provisional | 1.93 | +49.2% |
| 33 | Iowa Provisional | 1.85 | +62.2% |
| 34 | Kentucky Provisional | 1.76 | +301.5% |
| 35 | Tennessee Provisional | 1.39 | +17.1% |
| 36 | Alabama Provisional | 1.36 | +6.3% |
| 37 | Washington Provisional | 1.35 | +26.1% |
| 38 | Rhode Island Provisional | 1.07 | +21.2% |
| 39 | Oklahoma Provisional | 1 | +84.3% |
| 40 | Kansas Provisional | 0.68 | +136.7% |
| 41 | Wyoming Provisional | 0.54 | +17.8% |
| 42 | Montana Provisional | 0.5 | +4.8% |
| 43 | Vermont Provisional | 0.48 | +4.1% |
| 44 | South Dakota Provisional | 0.45 | +29.4% |
| 45 | New Hampshire Provisional | 0.41 | +12.9% |
| 46 | Delaware Provisional | 0.4 | +9.9% |
| 47 | District of Columbia Provisional | 0.38 | +32.7% |
| 48 | West Virginia Provisional | 0.34 | +39.2% |
| 49 | Nebraska Provisional | 0.32 | +25.2% |
| 50 | Alaska Provisional | 0.03 | +21.3% |
| 51 | North Dakota Provisional | 0 | +15.5% |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, all solar (utility-scale and estimated small-scale), all sectors, annual (EIA-923 and EIA-861M). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which state has the highest solar electricity generation?
California, with 90.1 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Which state has the lowest solar electricity generation?
North Dakota, with 0 TWh in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity data browser: net generation, all solar (utility-scale and estimated small-scale), all sectors, annual (EIA-923 and EIA-861M). Retrieved 2026-10-11.