Technical potential by state
|
|
Solar |
Wind
|
|
Urban Utility Scale PV |
Rural Utility Scale PV |
Rooftop PV |
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) |
Onshore Wind Power |
Offshore Wind Power
|
State |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh
|
Alabama |
20,453 |
35,851 |
2,114,792 |
3,706,839 |
12,516 |
15,476 |
0 |
0 |
118 |
283 |
0 |
0
|
Alaska |
112 |
166 |
9,005,193 |
8,282,976 |
1,292 |
— |
0 |
0 |
493,346 |
1,373,433 |
— |
—
|
Arizona |
52,611 |
121,306 |
5,147,087 |
11,867,694 |
14,880 |
22,736 |
3,527,624 |
12,544,334 |
10,904 |
26,036 |
— |
—
|
Arkansas |
15,957 |
28,961 |
2,747,478 |
4,986,389 |
6,773 |
8,485 |
0 |
0 |
9,200 |
22,892 |
— |
—
|
California |
111,404 |
246,008 |
4,010,367 |
8,855,917 |
75,908 |
106,411 |
2,725,676 |
8,490,916 |
34,110 |
89,862 |
654,833 |
2,662,580
|
Colorado |
19,167 |
43,471 |
4,514,218 |
10,238,084 |
11,797 |
16,162 |
3,097,836 |
9,154,524 |
387,219 |
1,096,036 |
— |
—
|
Connecticut |
4,833 |
7,717 |
12,293 |
19,628 |
5,903 |
6,616 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
62 |
7,171 |
26,545
|
Delaware |
9,120 |
14,856 |
167,170 |
272,333 |
1,876 |
2,185 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
22 |
15,038 |
60,654
|
Florida |
39,850 |
72,787 |
2,812,653 |
5,137,347 |
49,407 |
63,987 |
130 |
359 |
0.40 |
1 |
9,649 |
34,684
|
Georgia |
24,274 |
43,167 |
3,088,465 |
5,492,183 |
24,607 |
31,116 |
0 |
0 |
130 |
323 |
58,629 |
220,807
|
Hawaii |
1,667 |
3,725 |
20,674 |
38,033 |
2,729 |
— |
5,539 |
15,370 |
2,468 |
7,787 |
736,945 |
2,836,735
|
Idaho |
12,051 |
23,195 |
2,045,422 |
3,936,848 |
3,224 |
4,051 |
1,267,223 |
3,502,877 |
18,076 |
44,320 |
— |
—
|
Illinois |
63,597 |
103,552 |
4,969,164 |
8,090,985 |
26,312 |
30,086 |
0 |
0 |
249,882 |
649,468 |
15,872 |
66,070
|
Indiana |
61,175 |
98,815 |
3,018,749 |
4,876,186 |
14,856 |
17,151 |
0 |
0 |
148,228 |
377,604 |
45 |
166
|
Iowa |
15,574 |
27,092 |
4,020,606 |
6,994,159 |
7,191 |
8,646 |
0 |
0 |
570,714 |
1,723,588 |
— |
—
|
Kansas |
15,218 |
31,706 |
6,959,792 |
14,500,149 |
6,872 |
8,962 |
2,884,816 |
7,974,256 |
952,371 |
3,101,576 |
— |
—
|
Kentucky |
16,271 |
26,515 |
1,119,323 |
1,823,977 |
10,538 |
12,312 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
147 |
— |
—
|
Louisiana |
32,391 |
55,669 |
2,394,054 |
4,114,605 |
11,840 |
14,368 |
0 |
0 |
410 |
935 |
340,615 |
1,200,699
|
Maine |
1,925 |
3,216 |
658,689 |
1,100,327 |
2,141 |
2,443 |
0 |
0 |
11,251 |
28,743 |
147,418 |
631,960
|
Maryland |
18,180 |
28,551 |
373,097 |
585,949 |
12,738 |
14,850 |
0 |
0 |
1,483 |
3,632 |
51,909 |
200,852
|
Massachusetts |
10,959 |
17,470 |
51,568 |
82,205 |
10,316 |
11,723 |
0 |
0 |
1,028 |
2,827 |
184,076 |
799,344
|
Michigan |
33,570 |
50,845 |
3,443,547 |
5,215,640 |
21,520 |
23,528 |
0 |
0 |
59,042 |
143,908 |
422,577 |
1,739,801
|
Minnesota |
20,128 |
33,370 |
6,510,103 |
10,792,814 |
12,486 |
14,322 |
0 |
0 |
489,271 |
1,428,525 |
29,215 |
100,455
|
Mississippi |
15,243 |
26,366 |
2,879,856 |
4,981,252 |
6,968 |
8,614 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,213 |
10,172
|
Missouri |
18,076 |
30,549 |
3,156,806 |
5,335,269 |
13,081 |
16,160 |
0 |
0 |
274,355 |
689,519 |
— |
—
|
Montana |
6,115 |
11,371 |
4,402,766 |
8,187,341 |
1,877 |
2,194 |
557,224 |
1,540,288 |
944,005 |
2,746,272 |
— |
—
|
Nebraska |
6,808 |
12,954 |
4,869,920 |
9,266,757 |
4,228 |
5,337 |
1,753,455 |
4,846,929 |
917,999 |
3,011,253 |
— |
—
|
Nevada |
10,785 |
24,894 |
3,732,055 |
8,614,454 |
7,137 |
10,767 |
2,557,909 |
8,295,753 |
7,247 |
17,709 |
— |
—
|
New Hampshire |
2,351 |
3,790 |
35,578 |
57,364 |
2,062 |
2,299 |
0 |
0 |
2,135 |
5,706 |
3,456 |
14,478
|
New Jersey |
25,301 |
44,307 |
251,127 |
439,774 |
13,691 |
15,768 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
317 |
101,935 |
429,808
|
New Mexico |
30,991 |
71,356 |
7,087,301 |
16,318,543 |
4,223 |
6,513 |
4,860,165 |
16,812,349 |
492,084 |
1,399,157 |
— |
—
|
New York |
32,764 |
52,803 |
926,127 |
1,492,566 |
25,149 |
28,780 |
0 |
0 |
25,781 |
63,566 |
146,077 |
614,280
|
North Carolina |
37,894 |
68,346 |
2,346,827 |
4,232,790 |
23,096 |
28,420 |
0 |
0 |
808 |
2,037 |
306,020 |
1,269,627
|
North Dakota |
2,744 |
4,871 |
5,482,940 |
9,734,448 |
1,622 |
1,917 |
13,042 |
36,050 |
770,195 |
2,537,825 |
— |
—
|
Ohio |
57,143 |
86,496 |
2,395,600 |
3,626,182 |
27,475 |
30,064 |
0 |
0 |
54,920 |
129,143 |
41,804 |
170,561
|
Oklahoma |
25,619 |
50,041 |
4,782,752 |
9,341,920 |
9,337 |
12,443 |
1,812,952 |
5,068,036 |
516,822 |
1,521,652 |
— |
—
|
Oregon |
12,992 |
25,783 |
1,884,815 |
3,740,479 |
7,842 |
8,323 |
1,017,332 |
2,812,126 |
27,100 |
68,767 |
225,008 |
962,723
|
Pennsylvania |
36,196 |
56,162 |
356,630 |
553,356 |
19,902 |
22,215 |
0 |
0 |
3,307 |
8,231 |
5,674 |
23,571
|
Rhode Island |
1,160 |
1,788 |
8,844 |
13,636 |
1,534 |
1,711 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
130 |
20,965 |
89,115
|
South Carolina |
19,099 |
33,835 |
1,555,141 |
2,754,973 |
11,531 |
14,413 |
0 |
0 |
185 |
428 |
133,217 |
542,218
|
South Dakota |
2,442 |
4,574 |
5,344,810 |
10,008,873 |
1,682 |
2,083 |
589,556 |
1,629,660 |
882,413 |
2,901,858 |
— |
—
|
Tennessee |
28,598 |
50,243 |
1,266,995 |
2,225,990 |
16,227 |
19,685 |
0 |
0 |
309 |
766 |
— |
—
|
Texas |
154,251 |
294,684 |
20,411,044 |
38,993,582 |
60,256 |
78,717 |
7,743,420 |
22,786,750 |
1,901,530 |
5,552,400 |
271,443 |
1,101,063
|
Utah |
14,057 |
30,492 |
2,390,260 |
5,184,878 |
5,645 |
7,514 |
1,638,154 |
5,067,547 |
13,104 |
31,552 |
— |
—
|
Vermont |
1,058 |
1,632 |
35,487 |
54,728 |
1,030 |
1,115 |
0 |
0 |
2,949 |
7,796 |
— |
—
|
Virginia |
15,664 |
27,451 |
1,074,135 |
1,882,467 |
18,669 |
22,267 |
0 |
0 |
1,794 |
4,589 |
89,073 |
361,054
|
Washington |
19,313 |
33,690 |
996,410 |
1,738,151 |
13,494 |
13,599 |
58,502 |
161,713 |
18,479 |
47,250 |
120,964 |
488,025
|
Washington, D.C.DC |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2,100 |
2,490 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
—
|
West Virginia |
2,009 |
3,024 |
35,004 |
52,694 |
3,810 |
4,220 |
0 |
0 |
1,883 |
4,952 |
— |
—
|
Wisconsin |
34,930 |
54,939 |
3,205,830 |
5,042,259 |
12,262 |
13,939 |
0 |
0 |
103,757 |
255,266 |
80,672 |
317,755
|
Wyoming |
3,604 |
7,232 |
2,854,267 |
5,727,224 |
1,170 |
1,551 |
1,955,846 |
5,406,407 |
552,073 |
1,653,857 |
— |
—
|
TOTAL |
1,217,699 |
2,231,694 |
152,973,829 |
280,613,217 |
664,825 |
818,733 |
38,066,401 |
116,146,245 |
10,954,759 |
32,784,005 |
4,223,514 |
16,975,802
|
|
Technical potential by state [continued]
|
|
Bioenergy |
Geothermal |
Hydro |
|
Electricity[143] |
Total[144]
|
|
Biomass/Biofuel |
Methane |
Hydrothermal |
Enhanced Geothermal |
Hydropower |
Total |
2010 |
2010
|
State |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh |
MW |
GWh |
GWh |
GWh |
GWh
|
Alabama |
1,420 |
11,193 |
194 |
1,533 |
0 |
0 |
67,921 |
535,490 |
937 |
4,103
|
4,310,767 |
90,873 |
574,000
|
Alaska |
65 |
513 |
8 |
62 |
1,958 |
15,437 |
— |
— |
5,405 |
23,676
|
9,696,264 |
6,247 |
188,000
|
Arizona |
138 |
1,088 |
106 |
837 |
1,056 |
8,330 |
157,172 |
1,239,148 |
298 |
1,303
|
25,832,811 |
72,833 |
410,000
|
Arkansas |
1,824 |
14,381 |
135 |
1,063 |
0 |
0 |
79,734 |
628,622 |
1,391 |
6,093
|
5,696,886 |
48,194 |
330,000
|
California |
1,574 |
12,408 |
1,967 |
15,511 |
16,605 |
130,921 |
170,495 |
1,344,179 |
6,855 |
30,024
|
21,984,738 |
258,531 |
2,293,000
|
Colorado |
370 |
2,913 |
155 |
1,224 |
1,135 |
8,954 |
158,759 |
1,251,658 |
1,778 |
7,789
|
21,820,815 |
52,918 |
445,000
|
Connecticut |
63 |
495 |
53 |
415 |
0 |
0 |
7,113 |
56,078 |
211 |
922
|
118,478 |
30,392 |
221,000
|
Delaware |
65 |
512 |
49 |
385 |
0 |
0 |
2,894 |
22,813 |
7 |
31
|
373,792 |
11,606 |
75,000
|
Florida |
1,226 |
9,664 |
468 |
3,693 |
0 |
0 |
47,458 |
374,161 |
156 |
682
|
5,697,366 |
231,210 |
1,284,000
|
Georgia |
1,862 |
14,682 |
282 |
2,221 |
0 |
0 |
44,800 |
353,206 |
454 |
1,988
|
6,159,694 |
140,672 |
925,000
|
Hawaii |
66 |
524 |
25 |
200 |
2,617 |
20,632 |
— |
— |
594 |
2,602
|
2,925,608 |
10,017 |
80,000
|
Idaho |
733 |
5,776 |
23 |
183 |
2,182 |
17,205 |
125,984 |
993,257 |
4,283 |
18,758
|
8,546,469 |
22,798 |
156,000
|
Illinois |
3,518 |
27,738 |
536 |
4,222 |
0 |
0 |
85,750 |
676,056 |
1,115 |
4,883
|
9,653,061 |
144,761 |
1,154,000
|
Indiana |
1,895 |
14,942 |
378 |
2,978 |
0 |
0 |
55,081 |
434,258 |
547 |
2,394
|
5,824,494 |
105,994 |
841,000
|
Iowa |
3,488 |
27,502 |
181 |
1,425 |
0 |
0 |
76,914 |
606,390 |
643 |
2,818
|
9,391,621 |
45,445 |
437,000
|
Kansas |
1,535 |
12,104 |
96 |
753 |
0 |
0 |
125,530 |
989,676 |
573 |
2,508
|
26,621,690 |
40,421 |
342,000
|
Kentucky |
894 |
7,048 |
162 |
1,274 |
0 |
0 |
61,474 |
484,659 |
972 |
4,255
|
2,360,187 |
93,569 |
579,000
|
Louisiana |
1,778 |
14,016 |
109 |
857 |
0 |
0 |
61,425 |
484,271 |
553 |
2,423
|
5,887,844 |
85,080 |
1,191,000
|
Maine |
542 |
4,273 |
16 |
125 |
0 |
0 |
47,828 |
377,075 |
894 |
3,916
|
2,152,079 |
11,532 |
119,000
|
Maryland |
267 |
2,102 |
156 |
1,227 |
0 |
0 |
10,990 |
86,649 |
186 |
814
|
924,626 |
65,335 |
434,000
|
Massachusetts |
133 |
1,045 |
140 |
1,104 |
0 |
0 |
11,698 |
92,227 |
273 |
1,197
|
1,009,141 |
57,123 |
409,000
|
Michigan |
1,187 |
9,358 |
322 |
2,539 |
0 |
0 |
58,073 |
457,850 |
270 |
1,181
|
7,644,650 |
103,649 |
820,000
|
Minnesota |
2,583 |
20,362 |
131 |
1,030 |
0 |
0 |
46,903 |
369,785 |
287 |
1,255
|
12,761,917 |
67,800 |
547,000
|
Mississippi |
1,802 |
14,210 |
137 |
1,077 |
0 |
0 |
70,910 |
559,056 |
505 |
2,211
|
5,602,959 |
49,687 |
349,000
|
Missouri |
1,501 |
11,838 |
272 |
2,148 |
0 |
0 |
105,967 |
835,445 |
1,643 |
7,198
|
6,928,126 |
86,085 |
565,000
|
Montana |
625 |
4,925 |
19 |
147 |
831 |
6,548 |
208,943 |
1,647,304 |
3,321 |
14,547
|
14,160,936 |
13,423 |
118,000
|
Nebraska |
2,064 |
16,272 |
95 |
751 |
0 |
0 |
117,706 |
927,996 |
717 |
3,142
|
18,091,391 |
29,849 |
247,000
|
Nevada |
37 |
289 |
41 |
325 |
5,749 |
45,321 |
160,093 |
1,262,175 |
193 |
846
|
18,272,533 |
33,773 |
189,000
|
New Hampshire |
121 |
954 |
49 |
390 |
0 |
0 |
13,231 |
104,314 |
397 |
1,741
|
191,036 |
10,890 |
87,000
|
New Jersey |
154 |
1,212 |
293 |
2,311 |
0 |
0 |
4,469 |
35,230 |
125 |
549
|
969,276 |
79,179 |
717,000
|
New Mexico |
76 |
595 |
45 |
354 |
1,641 |
12,933 |
179,855 |
1,417,978 |
311 |
1,363
|
36,041,142 |
22,428 |
199,000
|
New York |
705 |
5,558 |
374 |
2,950 |
0 |
0 |
47,615 |
375,401 |
1,532 |
6,711
|
2,642,615 |
144,624 |
1,093,000
|
North Carolina |
1,632 |
12,870 |
479 |
3,780 |
0 |
0 |
53,366 |
420,741 |
693 |
3,037
|
6,041,648 |
136,415 |
793,000
|
North Dakota |
1,038 |
8,186 |
4 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
104,037 |
820,226 |
79 |
347
|
13,143,900 |
12,956 |
141,000
|
Ohio |
1,396 |
11,009 |
427 |
3,363 |
0 |
0 |
62,902 |
495,922 |
695 |
3,046
|
4,555,786 |
154,145 |
1,124,000
|
Oklahoma |
524 |
4,128 |
122 |
965 |
0 |
0 |
98,892 |
779,667 |
689 |
3,016
|
16,781,869 |
57,846 |
455,000
|
Oregon |
1,750 |
13,793 |
113 |
891 |
2,308 |
18,200 |
115,944 |
914,105 |
4,152 |
18,184
|
8,583,374 |
46,026 |
286,000
|
Pennsylvania |
801 |
6,314 |
905 |
7,132 |
0 |
0 |
41,520 |
327,341 |
1,911 |
8,368
|
1,012,689 |
148,964 |
1,102,000
|
Rhode Island |
18 |
143 |
60 |
474 |
0 |
0 |
1,458 |
11,492 |
14 |
59
|
118,549 |
7,799 |
58,000
|
South Carolina |
886 |
6,985 |
181 |
1,430 |
0 |
0 |
46,183 |
364,105 |
431 |
1,889
|
3,720,276 |
82,479 |
487,000
|
South Dakota |
1,063 |
8,380 |
30 |
235 |
0 |
0 |
116,942 |
921,973 |
239 |
1,047
|
15,478,682 |
11,356 |
111,000
|
Tennessee |
773 |
6,095 |
252 |
1,984 |
0 |
0 |
54,335 |
428,380 |
1,312 |
5,745
|
2,738,888 |
103,522 |
660,000
|
Texas |
2,039 |
16,078 |
748 |
5,898 |
0 |
0 |
384,355 |
3,030,251 |
686 |
3,006
|
71,862,428 |
358,458 |
3,449,000
|
Utah |
55 |
434 |
54 |
428 |
1,647 |
12,982 |
119,150 |
939,381 |
806 |
3,528
|
11,278,736 |
28,044 |
224,000
|
Vermont |
62 |
492 |
26 |
203 |
0 |
0 |
4,518 |
35,617 |
390 |
1,710
|
103,293 |
5,595 |
43,000
|
Virginia |
998 |
7,866 |
317 |
2,498 |
0 |
0 |
36,877 |
290,737 |
835 |
3,657
|
2,602,587 |
113,806 |
733,000
|
Washington |
1,562 |
12,312 |
192 |
1,514 |
323 |
2,547 |
71,413 |
563,024 |
6,221 |
27,249
|
3,089,074 |
90,380 |
597,000
|
Washington, D.C.DC |
8 |
62 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
89 |
698 |
0.19 |
1
|
3,264 |
11,877 |
54,000
|
West Virginia |
305 |
2,407 |
36 |
281 |
0 |
0 |
33,153 |
261,376 |
1,006 |
4,408
|
333,362 |
32,032 |
217,000
|
Wisconsin |
1,423 |
11,222 |
263 |
2,073 |
0 |
0 |
82,087 |
647,173 |
1,455 |
2,287
|
6,346,913 |
68,752 |
528,000
|
Wyoming |
64 |
503 |
6 |
50 |
174 |
1,373 |
135,728 |
1,070,079 |
1,289 |
4,445
|
13,872,721 |
17,113 |
157,000
|
TOTAL |
50,707 |
399,774 |
11,232 |
88,551 |
38,227 |
301,382 |
3,975,735 |
31,344,696 |
60,329 |
258,953 |
481,963,052 |
3,754,493 |
28,636,000
|
|