Rank 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 

State 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Arizona 
Kansas 
Colorado 
California 
Nevada 
Oklahoma 
Nebraska 
South Dakota 
Wyoming 
Minnesota 
Utah 
North Dakota 
Montana 
Alaska 
Illinois 
Idaho 
Iowa 
Oregon 
Georgia 
Missouri 
Michigan 
Florida 
Wisconsin 
Arkansas 
Mississippi 
Indiana 
North Carolina 
Louisiana 
Alabama 
Ohio 
South Carolina 
Tennessee 
Washington 
Virginia 
Kentucky 

Solar Technical Potential, in GWh 
Urban 
Rural Utility 
Rooftop 
Utility 
       294,684 
          71,356 
       121,306 
          31,706 
          43,471 
       246,008 
          24,894 
          50,041 
          12,954 
            4,574 
            7,232 
          33,370 
          30,492 
            4,871 
          11,371 
               166 
       103,552 
          23,195 
          27,092 
          25,783 
          43,167 
          30,549 
          50,845 
          72,787 
          54,939 
          28,961 
          26,366 
          98,815 
          68,346 
          55,669 
         35,851 
          86,496 
          33,835 
          50,243 
          33,690 
          27,451 
          26,515 

        38,993,582 
        16,318,543 
        11,867,694 
        14,500,149 
        10,238,084 
          8,855,917 
          8,614,454 
          9,341,920 
          9,266,757 
        10,008,873 
          5,727,224 
        10,792,814 
          5,184,878 
          9,734,448 
          8,187,341 
          8,282,976 
          8,090,985 
          3,936,848 
          6,994,159 
          3,740,479 
          5,492,183 
          5,335,269 
          5,215,640 
          5,137,347 
          5,042,259 
          4,986,389 
          4,981,252 
          4,876,186 
          4,232,790 
          4,114,605 
          3,706,839 
          3,626,182 
          2,754,973 
          2,225,990 
          1,738,151 
          1,882,467 
          1,823,977 

          78,717 
            6,513 
          22,736 
            8,962 
          16,162 
       106,411 
          10,767 
          12,443 
            5,337 
            2,083 
            1,551 
          14,322 
            7,514 
            1,917 
            2,194 
 NA 
          30,086 
            4,051 
            8,646 
            8,323 
          31,116 
          16,160 
          23,528 
          63,987 
          13,939 
            8,485 
            8,614 
          17,151 
          28,420 
          14,368 
          15,476 
          30,064 
          14,413 
          19,685 
          13,599 
          22,267 
          12,312 

Concentrating 
Solar Power 

TOTAL 

        22,786,750 
        16,812,349 
        12,544,334 
          7,974,256 
          9,154,524 
          8,490,916 
          8,295,753 
          5,068,036 
          4,846,929 
          1,629,660 
          5,406,407 
                       -   
          5,067,547 
               36,050 
          1,540,288 
                       -   
                       -   
          3,502,877 
                       -   
          2,812,126 
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                     359 
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
             161,713 
                       -   
                       -   

        62,153,732 
        33,208,762 
        24,556,070 
        22,515,073 
        19,452,241 
        17,699,253 
        16,945,868 
        14,472,440 
        14,131,977 
        11,645,189 
        11,142,414 
        10,840,506 
        10,290,431 
          9,777,286 
          9,741,194 
          8,283,142 
          8,224,624 
          7,466,971 
          7,029,897 
          6,586,711 
          5,566,467 
          5,381,978 
          5,290,013 
          5,274,479 
          5,111,137 
          5,023,834 
          5,016,233 
          4,992,152 
          4,329,556 
          4,184,643 
          3,758,165 
          3,742,742 
          2,803,221 
          2,295,918 
          1,947,153 
          1,932,186 
          1,862,803 

 38 
39 
40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 

New York 
Maine 
Pennsylvania 
Maryland 
New Jersey 
Delaware 
Massachusetts 
New Hampshire 
West Virginia 
Vermont 
Hawaii 
Connecticut 
Rhode Island 
District of 
51  Columbia 

 

          52,803 
            3,216 
          56,162 
          28,551 
          44,307 
          14,856 
          17,470 
            3,790 
            3,024 
            1,632 
            3,725 
            7,717 
            1,788 

          1,492,566 
          1,100,327 
             553,356 
             585,949 
             439,774 
             272,333 
               82,205 
               57,364 
               52,694 
               54,728 
               38,033 
               19,628 
               13,636 

          28,780 
            2,443 
          22,215 
          14,850 
          15,768 
            2,185 
          11,723 
            2,299 
            4,220 
            1,115 
 NA 
            6,616 
            1,711 

                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -    
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
                       -   
               15,370 
                       -   
                       -   

          1,574,149 
          1,105,986 
             631,733 
             629,350 
             499,848 
             289,375 
             111,397 
               63,453 
               59,938 
               57,475 
               57,127 
               33,961 
               17,135 

                8 

                    -   

            2,490                         -   

                  2,499