Which states make the most solar power in a year? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… California — all that sunshine!
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The real order is…
California takes #1 — but here's the shock: oil-and-gas Texas is right behind at #2, and the 'Sunshine State' Florida is only #3!
📚 BackgroundSunny California is #1 in solar — but here's the shock: oil-and-gas Texas is right behind at #2, with California making only about 1.2× as much. Texas has so much open, sunny land that it's becoming a solar giant too — the same state that already makes the most wind power. Florida, the 'Sunshine State', is only #3.(U.S. EIA, electricity data)
Note: net electricity from solar panels and solar plants, in billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) — 2024, U.S. EIA. Only the states that generate a meaningful amount of solar power are shown.
U.S. EIA: net generation from solar by state, 2024 (2026-07-24) — Official published values (the committed raw file holds EIA's megawatt-hour value for every generating state; the display converts to billion kWh).
↳ On eia.gov/electricity/data/state, open 'Annual generation by state and energy source', filter YEAR 2024, TYPE OF PRODUCER 'Total Electric Power Industry', ENERGY SOURCE 'Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic'.