Top 10 Solar States Infographic
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2013 TOP 10SOLAR STATESState ranking based on the amount of solar electric capacity installed in 2013
Learn more at seia.org/smi
Get solar data from the SEIA/GTM Solar Market Insight Report. Learn more at SEIA.org/smi
(1) SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight 2013 Year in Review seia.org/smi; (2) SEIA, “What’s In a Megawatt?” seia.org/whats-megawatt; (3) The Solar Foundation, State Solar Jobs 2013 tsfcensus.org; (4) Change in residential and commercial installed solar prices from Q4 2012- Q4 2013, weighted by capacity installed seia.org/smi; (5) SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight 2013 Year in Review seia.org/smi; (6) Calculated using data from EIA Electric Power Monthly December 2013 and SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight 2013 Year in Review © SEIA 2014
California1
607,689homes
Half of all solar capacity ever added in California was installed in 2013.
2745.8MW
Number of Solar Jobs3
North Carolina3
The solar installed at data centers in North Carolina produces enough electricity to power over 213,000 computers.
New Jersey, along with 6 other states, got 100% of their new electrical capacity from solar.
335.4MW
31,809homes
New Jersey5
235.6MW
Georgia7
90.9MW
As of 2013, more than 1 in 9 homes in Hawaii have installed solar.
8,405homes
New York9
69.4MW 10,731
homes
Colorado10
55.9MW
The Colorado solar industry generates as much revenue as its top-ranked craft brewing industry.
10,090homes
Texas8
75.2MW
There is enough solar potential in Texas to power the world twice over.
There are more solar installations in New York State than taxi cabs in New York City.
Georgia is the fastest-growing solar market in the nation.
6,973homes
Hawaii6
150.6MW 29,804
homes
Massachusetts4
There 47 solar panels in Massachusetts for every seat at Fenway Park.
237.2MW 38,504
homes33,701
homes
TOP 10 SOLAR STATES REMIXED
Cumulative SolarCapacity Installed (MW)5
Price Decline2012-20134
Percentage of New Electrical Capacity from Solar6
Installed in 2013 (MW)1
Homes powered by solar2 (10,000 homes)
(an estimate of the number of homes powered per megawatt of solar capacity added in 2013, including both photovoltaic and concentrating solar power)
Arizona2
In 2014, the use of solar in Arizona will save enough water to fill 25,000 swimming pools.
126,894homes
700.7MW
Reigning Champ Soaking Upthe Sun
Poweringthe Internet
Solar All-StarsTri-state SolarPowerhouse
SolarParadise
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A Solar Buzz
A Solar Stateof Mind
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California
Arizona
New Jersey
North Carolina
Nevada
Massachusetts
Hawaii
Colorado
New York
New Mexico
5,6601,822
1,211557
450440343331
247236
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
North Carolina
Florida
Hawaii
Texas
Georgia
41% 40% 38% 34% 30% 29% 28% 24% 23%21%
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California
Arizona
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York
Texas
Florida
Ohio
Colorado
North Carolina
47,100 8,300 6,500 6,400 5,000 4,100 4,000 3,800 3,6003,100
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Arizona
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Missouri
Vermont
Washington, DC
Tennessee
Oregon
Hawaii
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 92% 86%78%