Electric Power
September 22, 2026
CORRECTION
A story titled "US RENEWABLES TRACKER: Over 18 GW of clean energy generating capacity added in Q2" that ran on Sept. 21 included a table that incorrectly listed the state ranking for solar and storage capacity. Here is the correct ranking.
| Top 20 states ranked by installed capacity Q2 2026 (MW) | ||||||
| Wind | Solar | Storage | ||||
| Ranking | State | Installed | State | Installed | State | Installed |
| 1 | TX | 44,712 | TX | 38,752 | TX | 17,742 |
| 2 | OK | 13,717 | CA | 25,378 | CA | 16,960 |
| 3 | IA | 13,335 | FL | 13,300 | AZ | 6,763 |
| 4 | KS | 9,640 | AZ | 7,485 | NV | 2,285 |
| 5 | IL | 8,643 | NC | 7,151 | NM | 1,237 |
| 6 | NM | 7,934 | GA | 5,666 | FL | 1,202 |
| 7 | CA | 7,003 | NV | 5,622 | UT | 921 |
| 8 | CO | 5,843 | OH | 5,404 | ID | 764 |
| 9 | ND | 4,966 | VA | 5,349 | CO | 752 |
| 10 | MN | 4,946 | IN | 5,115 | MA | 750 |
| 11 | WY | 4,832 | IL | 5,109 | OR | 726 |
| 12 | OR | 4,292 | UT | 3,470 | HI | 563 |
| 13 | IN | 3,839 | NY | 3,356 | OK | 432 |
| 14 | MI | 3,814 | CO | 3,336 | IN | 383 |
| 15 | SD | 3,638 | NM | 3,197 | NC | 352 |
| 16 | NE | 3,558 | MI | 3,033 | WI | 332 |
| 17 | WA | 3,375 | AR | 2,810 | GA | 324 |
| 18 | NY | 2,985 | WI | 2,550 | NY | 310 |
| 19 | MO | 2,416 | SC | 2,056 | CT | 302 |
| 20 | MT | 2,155 | MN | 1,984 | ME | 237 |
| Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence | ||||||