How to Use This Resource
The states are pre-sorted from the highest to the lowest percentage change. Move your mouse over a table row to highlight it and spotlight its percentage change. Click an underlined state name to create a custom summary. You can also click the underlined table headings to see tips about those columns.
Renewable Electricity Data by State
This page compares non-hydroelectric renewable electricity generation across 20 states. It shows which states generated the most electricity and which experienced the fastest growth between 2023 and 2024.
| State
Click a state name to generate a summary in the message box.
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2024 Generation (Thousand MWh)
Total non-hydroelectric renewable electricity generated in 2024.
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2023 Generation (Thousand MWh) |
Percentage Change
The rate of increase from 2023 to 2024. This is the column used to sort the table.
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Electric Utilities (2024)
Generation produced by traditional electric utility companies.
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Independent Producers (2024) |
Commercial Sector (2024) |
Industrial Sector (2024) |
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| Arizona | 13,546 | 9,365 | 44.6% | 1,038 | 12,458 | 16 | 34 |
| South Dakota | 12,432 | 9,439 | 31.7% | 2,426 | 9,987 | 0 | 20 |
| Florida | 21,615 | 17,183 | 25.8% | 17,752 | 2,185 | 403 | 1,274 |
| New York | 10,752 | 8,663 | 24.1% | 0 | 9,922 | 671 | 159 |
| Idaho | 4,531 | 3,706 | 22.3% | 445 | 3,753 | 37 | 295 |
| Nevada | 16,712 | 14,192 | 17.8% | 418 | 16,236 | 47 | 10 |
| Illinois | 28,192 | 23,961 | 17.7% | 88 | 28,095 | 6 | 2 |
| Maine | 5,035 | 4,320 | 16.6% | 0 | 4,361 | 4 | 669 |
| Colorado | 22,629 | 19,840 | 14.1% | 4,433 | 18,159 | 6 | 30 |
| Washington | 10,410 | 9,181 | 13.4% | 4,691 | 4,993 | 10 | 716 |
| California | 79,350 | 71,348 | 11.2% | 1,751 | 75,614 | 891 | 1,095 |
| Texas | 165,753 | 149,285 | 11.0% | 2,536 | 162,591 | 35 | 590 |
| New Mexico | 19,474 | 17,576 | 10.8% | 3,393 | 16,080 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 29,972 | 27,420 | 9.3% | 2,741 | 27,207 | 13 | 12 |
| Iowa | 45,158 | 42,170 | 7.1% | 32,439 | 12,631 | 9 | 80 |
| Oregon | 12,776 | 11,955 | 6.9% | 1,646 | 10,474 | 33 | 623 |
| Hawaii | 1,846 | 1,767 | 4.4% | 96 | 1,594 | 156 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 38,610 | 37,356 | 3.4% | 6,911 | 31,384 | -3 | 317 |
| Minnesota | 18,232 | 17,628 | 3.4% | 6,665 | 10,695 | 109 | 764 |
| North Carolina | 13,828 | 13,680 | 1.1% | 1,058 | 11,750 | 100 | 920 |
Data Walkthrough
Example 1: Find the Fastest-Growing States
Click this example to highlight Arizona, South Dakota, and Florida. These are the three fastest-growing states in this selected dataset, but their total generation remains far below Texas.
Example 2: Compare Total Output With Growth
Click this example to compare Texas and Arizona. Texas produced the largest 2024 total, while Arizona had the highest percentage growth. This demonstrates why total production and annual growth measure different kinds of leadership.
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Glossary of Key Terms
- Renewable energy
- Energy obtained from replenishing sources such as sunlight, wind, geothermal heat, and biomass.
- Non-hydroelectric renewable generation
- Electricity generated from renewable sources other than conventional hydroelectric power.
- Megawatthour (MWh)
- A unit equal to one megawatt of electricity generated or consumed continuously for one hour.
- Electric utility
- An organization that generates, transmits, distributes, or sells electricity to customers.
- Independent power producer
- A company that generates electricity for sale but is not a traditional public electric utility.
- Commercial sector
- Businesses and commercial organizations that generate electricity for their own use or sale.
- Industrial sector
- Manufacturing, mining, and other industrial facilities that generate electricity during operations.
- Percentage change
- The relative increase or decrease between the 2023 and 2024 generation values.