How fast is renewable energy growing in your state?

Renewable energy is on the rise across America. Fact sheets for each of the 50 states allow you to learn more about trends in your area.

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The 600 kW solar electric system installation on the Minneapolis Convention Center. Local installers inspecting PV panels that are part of the District Energy St. Paul Solar Thermal project.

America produces more than three times as much power from the sun, the wind and the earth as we did in 2015, with growth in all 50 states. Key technologies such as electric vehicles and battery storage are also booming — helping to repower America with clean energy.

Want to find out more about the growth of renewable energy and other clean energy technologies in your state? Click below for a state-specific fact sheet summarizing the data from our State of Renewable Energy dashboard.

Alaska Georgia Maryland New Hampshire South Carolina
Alabama Hawaii Maine New Jersey South Dakota
Arkansas Iowa Minnesota New Mexico Tennessee
Arizona Idaho Michigan Nevada Texas
California Illinois Missouri New York Utah
Colorado Indiana Mississippi Ohio Virginia
Connecticut Kansas Montana Oklahoma Vermont
District of Columbia Kentucky North Carolina Oregon Washington
Delaware Louisiana North Dakota Pennsylvania Wisconsin
Florida Massachusetts Nebraska Rhode Island West Virginia
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Tony Dutzik

Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group

Tony Dutzik is associate director and senior policy analyst with Frontier Group. His research and ideas on climate, energy and transportation policy have helped shape public policy debates across the U.S., and have earned coverage in media outlets from the New York Times to National Public Radio. A former journalist, Tony lives and works in Boston.

Johanna Neumann

Senior Director, Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy, Environment America Research & Policy Center

Johanna directs strategy and staff for Environment America's energy campaigns at the local, state and national level. In her prior positions, she led the campaign to ban smoking in all Maryland workplaces, helped stop the construction of a new nuclear reactor on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and helped build the support necessary to pass the EmPOWER Maryland Act, which set a goal of reducing the state’s per capita electricity use by 15 percent. She also currently serves on the board of Community Action Works. Johanna lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family, where she enjoys growing dahlias, biking and the occasional game of goaltimate. 

Quentin Good

Policy Analyst, Frontier Group

Quentin Good is a policy analyst with Frontier Group. He has a B.A in Economics from Metropolitan State University of Denver and an M.A in International Finance, Trade, and Economic Integration from the University of Denver. He served with the U.S. Peace Corps for three years in Senegal, West Africa, as a community economic development volunteer and sector leader. Quentin lives and works in Denver.