This infographic ranks the Top 10 Solar States based on solar capacity installed in 2013. It also includes the number of megawatts installed per state, number of houses powered per megawatt of solar added, and fun factoids for each state. We also show the rankings "remixed" based on number of solar jobs added in 2013, cumulative solar capacity, price decline, and percentage of new electricity generation from solar.

1. 2013 TOP 10
SOLAR STATESState ranking based on the amount of
solar electric capacity installed in 2013
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(1) SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight 2013 Year in Review seia.org/smi; (2) SEIA, “What’s
In a Megawatt?” seia.org/whats-megawatt; (3) The Solar Foundation, State Solar Jobs 2013
tsfcensus.org; (4) Change in residential and commercial installed solar prices from Q4 2012- Q4 2013,
weighted by capacity installed seia.org/smi; (5) SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight 2013
Year in Review seia.org/smi; (6) Calculated using data from EIA Electric Power Monthly December 2013
and SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight 2013 Year in Review © SEIA 2014
California1
607,689
homes
Half of all solar capacity ever
added in California was
installed in 2013.
2745.8
MW
Number of
Solar Jobs3
North Carolina3
The solar installed at data centers
in North Carolina produces
enough electricity to power over
213,000 computers.
New Jersey, along with 6 other
states, got 100% of their new
electrical capacity from solar.
335.4
MW
31,809
homes
New Jersey5
235.6
MW
Georgia7
90.9
MW
As of 2013, more than
1 in 9 homes in Hawaii
have installed solar.
8,405
homes
New York9
69.4
MW 10,731
homes
Colorado10
55.9
MW
The Colorado solar industry generates
as much revenue as its top-ranked
craft brewing industry.
10,090
homes
Texas8
75.2
MW
There is enough solar potential
in Texas to power the world
twice over.
There are more solar
installations in New York
State than taxi cabs in
New York City.
Georgia is the
fastest-growing solar
market in the nation.
6,973
homes
Hawaii6
150.6
MW 29,804
homes
Massachusetts4
There 47 solar panels in
Massachusetts for every
seat at Fenway Park.
237.2
MW 38,504
homes
33,701
homes
TOP 10 SOLAR STATES REMIXED
Cumulative Solar
Capacity Installed (MW)5
Price Decline
2012-20134
Percentage of New Electrical
Capacity from Solar6
Installed in 2013 (MW)1
Homes powered by solar2 (10,000 homes)
(an estimate of the number of
homes powered per megawatt of
solar capacity added in 2013,
including both photovoltaic and
concentrating solar power)
Arizona2
In 2014, the use of solar in
Arizona will save enough water
to fill 25,000 swimming pools.
126,894
homes
700.7
MW
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California
Arizona
New Jersey
North Carolina
Nevada
Massachusetts
Hawaii
Colorado
New York
New Mexico
5,660
1,822
1,211
557
450
440
343
331
247
236
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
North Carolina
Florida
Hawaii
Texas
Georgia
41%
40%
38%
34%
30%
29%
28%
24%
23%
21%
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California
Arizona
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York
Texas
Florida
Ohio
Colorado
North Carolina
47,100
8,300
6,500
6,400
5,000
4,100
4,000
3,800
3,600
3,100
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4
5
6
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10
Arizona
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Missouri
Vermont
Washington, DC
Tennessee
Oregon
Hawaii
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
92%
86%
78%