List of U.S. states by renewable electricity production
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This is a list of U.S. states by total electricity generation, percent of generation that is renewable, total renewable generation, percent of total domestic renewable generation,[1] and carbon intensity in 2022.[2]
The largest renewable electricity source was wind, which has exceeded hydro since 2019.[3]
Renewable generation (2022)
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| Location | Total gen. (TWh) |
% renew. |
Renew. gen. (TWh) |
% of US renew. |
CO2 Mt/TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4230.7 | 21.1% | 894.7 | 100% | 390 |
 Vermont |
2.2 | 99.6% | 2.2 | 0.24% | 6 |
 South Dakota |
17.9 | 81.4% | 14.6 | 1.63% | 158 |
 Washington |
116.7 | 75.7% | 88.4 | 9.88% | 92 |
 Idaho |
16.3 | 73.0% | 11.9 | 1.33% | 141 |
 Oregon |
61.3 | 68.9% | 42.2 | 4.72% | 128 |
 Iowa |
73.0 | 64.9% | 47.4 | 5.29% | 358 |
 Maine |
12.8 | 62.9% | 8.0 | 0.90% | 219 |
 Montana |
27.1 | 51.6% | 14.0 | 1.56% | 504 |
 DC |
0.2 | 49.9% | 0.1 | 0.01% | 397 |
 Kansas |
62.2 | 48.0% | 29.8 | 3.34% | 384 |
 Oklahoma |
84.6 | 46.8% | 39.6 | 4.43% | 314 |
 California |
203.4 | 43.0% | 87.4 | 9.77% | 219 |
 North Dakota |
44.4 | 40.6% | 18.0 | 2.02% | 649 |
 New Mexico |
40.9 | 40.6% | 16.6 | 1.86% | 443 |
 Colorado |
58.0 | 35.8% | 20.8 | 2.32% | 512 |
 Nevada |
42.6 | 35.2% | 15.0 | 1.68% | 317 |
 Nebraska |
40.7 | 34.0% | 13.8 | 1.55% | 545 |
 Minnesota |
59.0 | 32.4% | 19.1 | 2.14% | 379 |
 Alaska |
6.7 | 28.3% | 1.9 | 0.21% | 537 |
 New York |
125.2 | 28.1% | 35.2 | 3.94% | 246 |
 Texas |
525.6 | 26.5% | 139.3 | 15.57% | 406 |
 Wyoming |
46.3 | 23.1% | 10.7 | 1.20% | 833 |
 Hawaii |
9.3 | 19.0% | 1.8 | 0.20% | 688 |
 Massachusetts |
21.0 | 17.0% | 3.6 | 0.40% | 433 |
 Utah |
39.4 | 14.5% | 5.7 | 0.64% | 667 |
 Illinois |
185.2 | 13.7% | 25.4 | 2.84% | 290 |
 North Carolina |
134.3 | 13.6% | 18.3 | 2.05% | 307 |
 Arizona |
104.7 | 13.6% | 14.2 | 1.59% | 315 |
 New Hampshire |
18.8 | 13.5% | 2.5 | 0.28% | 136 |
 Tennessee |
78.0 | 12.6% | 9.8 | 1.10% | 341 |
 Indiana |
98.1 | 12.1% | 11.8 | 1.32% | 719 |
 Georgia |
126.5 | 12.0% | 15.2 | 1.70% | 346 |
 Missouri |
79.4 | 11.7% | 9.3 | 1.04% | 720 |
 Michigan |
117.5 | 10.9% | 12.8 | 1.43% | 498 |
 Rhode Island |
7.8 | 10.2% | 0.8 | 0.09% | 377 |
 Alabama |
144.8 | 9.9% | 14.3 | 1.60% | 361 |
 Wisconsin |
61.2 | 9.4% | 5.8 | 0.64% | 538 |
 Maryland |
37.1 | 8.9% | 3.3 | 0.37% | 303 |
 Virginia |
89.5 | 8.9% | 8.0 | 0.89% | 292 |
 Arkansas |
65.9 | 7.8% | 5.1 | 0.57% | 475 |
 Kentucky |
69.1 | 7.3% | 5.0 | 0.56% | 796 |
 West Virginia |
56.7 | 6.5% | 3.7 | 0.41% | 889 |
 Florida |
258.9 | 6.0% | 15.6 | 1.74% | 377 |
 South Carolina |
98.7 | 5.8% | 5.7 | 0.64% | 252 |
 Ohio |
135.8 | 3.8% | 5.1 | 0.57% | 528 |
 New Jersey |
65.1 | 3.2% | 2.1 | 0.23% | 244 |
 Pennsylvania |
239.3 | 3.1% | 7.3 | 0.82% | 324 |
 Louisiana |
105.5 | 3.0% | 3.2 | 0.36% | 457 |
 Connecticut |
43.1 | 2.9% | 1.3 | 0.14% | 250 |
 Delaware |
5.3 | 2.8% | 0.1 | 0.02% | 505 |
 Mississippi |
67.8 | 2.7% | 1.8 | 0.20% | 403 |
See also
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- List of U.S. states by electricity consumption from renewable sources
- List of U.S. states by electricity production
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Electricity sector of the United States
- List of countries by renewable electricity production
- List of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
References
[edit]- ^ "Monthly Energy Review". EIA. 29 January 2024. Electricity 7.1 Overview. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Historical State Data". EIA. 28 September 2023. U.S. Electric Power Industry Estimated Emissions by State. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Monthly Energy Review". EIA. 29 January 2024. Electricity 7.2a Total (all sectors). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
