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This is a list of U.S. states by total electricity generation, percent of generation that is renewable, total renewable generation, percent of total domestic renewable generation, [1] and carbon intensity in 2022. [2]
The largest renewable electricity source was wind, which has exceeded hydro since 2019. [3]
| Location | Total gen. (TWh) | % renew. | Renew. gen. (TWh) | % of US renew. | CO2 Mt/TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4230.7 | 21.1% | 894.7 | 100% | 390 |
 Vermont | 2.2 | 99.6% | 2.2 | 0.24% | 6 |
 South Dakota | 17.9 | 81.4% | 14.6 | 1.63% | 158 |
 Washington | 116.7 | 75.7% | 88.4 | 9.88% | 92 |
 Idaho | 16.3 | 73.0% | 11.9 | 1.33% | 141 |
 Oregon | 61.3 | 68.9% | 42.2 | 4.72% | 128 |
 Iowa | 73.0 | 64.9% | 47.4 | 5.29% | 358 |
 Maine | 12.8 | 62.9% | 8.0 | 0.90% | 219 |
 Montana | 27.1 | 51.6% | 14.0 | 1.56% | 504 |
 DC | 0.2 | 49.9% | 0.1 | 0.01% | 397 |
 Kansas | 62.2 | 48.0% | 29.8 | 3.34% | 384 |
 Oklahoma | 84.6 | 46.8% | 39.6 | 4.43% | 314 |
 California | 203.4 | 43.0% | 87.4 | 9.77% | 219 |
 North Dakota | 44.4 | 40.6% | 18.0 | 2.02% | 649 |
 New Mexico | 40.9 | 40.6% | 16.6 | 1.86% | 443 |
 Colorado | 58.0 | 35.8% | 20.8 | 2.32% | 512 |
 Nevada | 42.6 | 35.2% | 15.0 | 1.68% | 317 |
 Nebraska | 40.7 | 34.0% | 13.8 | 1.55% | 545 |
 Minnesota | 59.0 | 32.4% | 19.1 | 2.14% | 379 |
 Alaska | 6.7 | 28.3% | 1.9 | 0.21% | 537 |
 New York | 125.2 | 28.1% | 35.2 | 3.94% | 246 |
 Texas | 525.6 | 26.5% | 139.3 | 15.57% | 406 |
 Wyoming | 46.3 | 23.1% | 10.7 | 1.20% | 833 |
 Hawaii | 9.3 | 19.0% | 1.8 | 0.20% | 688 |
 Massachusetts | 21.0 | 17.0% | 3.6 | 0.40% | 433 |
 Utah | 39.4 | 14.5% | 5.7 | 0.64% | 667 |
 Illinois | 185.2 | 13.7% | 25.4 | 2.84% | 290 |
 North Carolina | 134.3 | 13.6% | 18.3 | 2.05% | 307 |
 Arizona | 104.7 | 13.6% | 14.2 | 1.59% | 315 |
 New Hampshire | 18.8 | 13.5% | 2.5 | 0.28% | 136 |
 Tennessee | 78.0 | 12.6% | 9.8 | 1.10% | 341 |
 Indiana | 98.1 | 12.1% | 11.8 | 1.32% | 719 |
 Georgia | 126.5 | 12.0% | 15.2 | 1.70% | 346 |
 Missouri | 79.4 | 11.7% | 9.3 | 1.04% | 720 |
 Michigan | 117.5 | 10.9% | 12.8 | 1.43% | 498 |
 Rhode Island | 7.8 | 10.2% | 0.8 | 0.09% | 377 |
 Alabama | 144.8 | 9.9% | 14.3 | 1.60% | 361 |
 Wisconsin | 61.2 | 9.4% | 5.8 | 0.64% | 538 |
 Maryland | 37.1 | 8.9% | 3.3 | 0.37% | 303 |
 Virginia | 89.5 | 8.9% | 8.0 | 0.89% | 292 |
 Arkansas | 65.9 | 7.8% | 5.1 | 0.57% | 475 |
 Kentucky | 69.1 | 7.3% | 5.0 | 0.56% | 796 |
 West Virginia | 56.7 | 6.5% | 3.7 | 0.41% | 889 |
 Florida | 258.9 | 6.0% | 15.6 | 1.74% | 377 |
 South Carolina | 98.7 | 5.8% | 5.7 | 0.64% | 252 |
 Ohio | 135.8 | 3.8% | 5.1 | 0.57% | 528 |
 New Jersey | 65.1 | 3.2% | 2.1 | 0.23% | 244 |
 Pennsylvania | 239.3 | 3.1% | 7.3 | 0.82% | 324 |
 Louisiana | 105.5 | 3.0% | 3.2 | 0.36% | 457 |
 Connecticut | 43.1 | 2.9% | 1.3 | 0.14% | 250 |
 Delaware | 5.3 | 2.8% | 0.1 | 0.02% | 505 |
 Mississippi | 67.8 | 2.7% | 1.8 | 0.20% | 403 |
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