Which states get the most electricity from wind and solar?

In 2025 wind and solar made 60.3% of South Dakota's electricity, 60.2% of Iowa's and 52.4% of New Mexico's, against 17.2% across the US and 0.9% in Alabama. Solar counts only utility-scale plants, not rooftop panels, and the 2025 figures are preliminary.

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Measure: Share of the state's electricity generation (%). Written from the data below.

  • South Dakota has the highest figure, 60.3%, followed by Iowa (60.2%) and New Mexico (52.4%).
  • Alabama has the lowest figure, 0.9%, followed by Connecticut (1.6%) and Tennessee (1.7%).
  • The highest is 67 times the lowest.
  • U.S. overall: 17.2%. Of the 51 compared, 20 are above it and 31 below.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state)
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Chartly. “Which states get the most electricity from wind and solar?” Chart. Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state), https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/ (data as of December 31, 2025). https://chart.ly/charts/wind-and-solar-share-of-electricity-by-state (accessed November 5, 2026).

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State Share of the state's electricity generation (%)
South Dakota 60.3
Iowa 60.2
New Mexico 52.4
Kansas 47.8
Oklahoma 42.3
Colorado 39.9
North Dakota 35.9
California 34.1
Texas 32.6
Nevada 31.6
Minnesota 30.5
Nebraska 30
Maine 29.7
Vermont 29.2
Wyoming 29
Montana 24.6
Idaho 22
Utah 19.4
District of Columbia 18.4
Oregon 18.1
U.S. overall 17.2
Illinois 16.6
Hawaii 16.4
Arizona 16
Indiana 15.7
Missouri 11.3
Massachusetts 10.3
Michigan 10
North Carolina 9.6
Florida 9.3
Rhode Island 9
Wisconsin 9
New York 8.7
Washington 8.6
Virginia 8.4
Georgia 7.7
Ohio 7.5
Arkansas 7.2
Maryland 5.3
Mississippi 4.3
West Virginia 4.2
Delaware 3.2
South Carolina 3.1
New Jersey 2.6
New Hampshire 2.5
Louisiana 2.3
Kentucky 2.2
Pennsylvania 2.2
Alaska 1.7
Tennessee 1.7
Connecticut 1.6
Alabama 0.9

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