Over the last decade, clean energy has swept across the country. In July, Frontier Group released Renewables on the Rise, which tracked the growth of five key clean energy technologies – solar energy, wind power, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, and energy storage – over the last decade.

Clean, renewable energy, once novel, is now a core part of America’s energy infrastructure. America produces 43 times more solar power than it did in 2007, now producing enough to power more than 5 million average American homes. And America produces seven times as much wind power as it did in 2007, now producing enough to power 21 million homes.

The 10 states that have led the nation in adding wind and solar energy since 2007 are listed below. For full rankings, and more information about the rise of clean energy, download the full report.

Top States for Solar Energy Increase 2007 – 2016 (GWh)

State	2007 Solar Generation	2016 Solar Generation	Increase in Solar Generation, 2007 - 2016	Rank
California	1,062	27,432	26,370	1
Arizona	17	5,408	5,391	2
North Carolina	1	4,016	4,015	3
Nevada	65	2,918	2,853	4
New Jersey	73	2,746	2,673	5
Massachusetts	6	1,949	1,943	6
Texas	5	1,108	1,103	7
Georgia	-	1,076	1,076	8
New York	16	1,067	1,051	9
Utah	0.3	1,023	1,023	10

 

Top States for Wind Energy Increase 2007 – 2016 (GWh)

State	2007 Wind Generation	2016 Wind Generation	Increase in Wind Generation, 2007 - 2016	Rank
Texas	9,006	57,551	48,544	1
Oklahoma	1,849	19,913	18,064	2
Iowa	2,757	20,049	17,293	3
Kansas	1,153	14,113	12,961	4
Illinois	664	10,627	9,963	5
Colorado	1,292	9,425	8,134	6
California	5,585	13,698	8,113	7
Minnesota	2,639	10,637	7,998	8
North Dakota	621	8,080	7,459	9
Oregon	1,247	7,163	5,916	10

 Photo credit: NREL