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Solar power plants in the United States

8,124 solar power plants across 52 states — capacity, location, and planned additions, from EIA data.

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned + under construction

Top states by capacity — capacity · plants

Texas73 GW · 385
California42 GW · 1,037
Arizona17 GW · 126
Florida16 GW · 247
Georgia10 GW · 169
Nevada9.5 GW · 67
Virginia8.8 GW · 176
Indiana8.7 GW · 144
North Carolina8.6 GW · 784
Illinois8.5 GW · 462

All states

California1,03742.5 GWNew York7887 GWNorth Carolina7848.6 GWMinnesota5492.2 GWMassachusetts5331.7 GWIllinois4628.5 GWTexas38573.3 GWNew Jersey3601.3 GWFlorida24715.7 GWColorado1926.1 GWMaryland1921.3 GWVirginia1768.8 GWGeorgia16910.1 GWMaine1651.5 GWOregon1585.6 GWSouth Carolina1473.6 GWIndiana1448.7 GWWisconsin1335.7 GWArizona12616.7 GWNew Mexico1235.1 GWMichigan1016.5 GWPennsylvania1003 GWConnecticut98832 MWOhio937.7 GWArkansas814 GWRhode Island75443 MWNevada679.5 GWTennessee631.8 GWUtah615.1 GWVermont57252 MWKansas41701 MWMissouri412.7 GWIowa361.1 GWMississippi363.3 GWKentucky343.3 GWLouisiana332.9 GWHawaii32665 MWDelaware30321 MWAlabama262.3 GWOklahoma251.9 GWNebraska22242 MWPuerto Rico20406 MWDistrict of Columbia1735 MWIdaho151.2 GWWashington144.1 GWMontana10581 MWWest Virginia9408 MWSouth Dakota6321 MWWyoming62.8 GWNew Hampshire324 MWAlaska16 MWNorth Dakota1295 MW

Largest solar plants

Hop Hill Solar Generation and BESS
Solar · TBD, Washington · Under construction
2,600 MW
Pepper Hammock Solar and Storage
Solar · Thalmann, Georgia · Under construction
2,500 MW
Deschutes Solar and BESS
Solar · TBD, Oregon · Under construction
2,000 MW
Tehuacana Creek 1 Solar and BESS
Solar · Currie, Texas · Under construction
1,255 MW
Steward Creek Solar Phase 1
Solar · Steward, Illinois · Planned
1,200 MW
Vista Sands Solar
Solar · Plover, Wisconsin · Under construction
1,182 MW
Maricopa Solar
Solar · Arizona · Under construction
1,100 MW
Gemini Solar Hybrid
Solar · Unincorporated, Nevada · Operating
1,070 MW
Rowdy Creek Solar and BESS
Solar · Petty, Texas · Under construction
1,050 MW
Grace Energy Center
Solar · California · Under construction
1,000 MW
Bellefield Solar and Energy Storage Farm
Solar · Mojave, California · Operating
1,000 MW
Bellefield 2 Solar & Energy Storage Farm
Solar · Mojave, California · Under construction
1,000 MW
Dutchman Solar generation and BESS
Solar · Glenrock, Wyoming · Under construction
998 MW
Snowflake A Solar and BESS
Solar · Holbrook, Arizona · Under construction
950 MW
Middlebrook Creek Solar and BESS
Solar · Nacogdoches, Texas · Under construction
912 MW
Eagle Eye Solar and Storage
Solar · TBD, Arizona · Under construction
800 MW
Sierra Solar Hybrid
Solar · Fernley, Nevada · Under construction
800 MW
Cowboy Solar I
Solar · Cheyenne, Wyoming · Planned
800 MW
Cedar Island Solar LLC
Solar · Grass Valley, Oregon · Under construction
800 MW
Lycan Solar Project
Solar · Unincorporated Rivers, California · Under construction
800 MW
Gigawatt Solar
Solar · Cresson, Texas · Planned
773 MW
Centennial Flats
Solar · Salome, Arizona · Under construction
767 MW
GulfStar Power, LLC
Solar · Wharton, Texas · Under construction
752 MW
Sonoran Solar Energy
Solar · Buckeye, Arizona · Operating
750 MW
Arida Solar (Hybrid)
Solar · Laughlin, Nevada · Planned
740 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)