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Planned solar, storage and wind against natural gas, by state

75%of U.S. planned capacity is solar, storage or wind

211,105 MW of the 280,971 MW planned is solar, storage or wind; 64,115 MW (23%) is natural gas. Connecticut has the highest solar, storage and wind share (100%); District of Columbia the highest gas share (100%). Source: EIA-860M, August 2026.

By state

Solar, storage and wind share of planned power plant capacity, by stateNew Mexico: 79%Texas: 74%Kentucky: 70%Ohio: 99%Georgia: 66%Arkansas: 80%Oregon: 100%Pennsylvania: 31%Missouri: 53%North Carolina: 100%Utah: 97%Virginia: 87%Wyoming: 93%West Virginia: 31%New York: 100%Indiana: 74%Kansas: 36%Idaho: 100%Nevada: 100%Illinois: 86%Vermont: 100%New Jersey: 100%Minnesota: 76%Maryland: 100%Iowa: 97%Hawaii: 71%New Hampshire: 100%Rhode Island: 100%Connecticut: 100%Montana: 99%Arizona: 87%Nebraska: 12%Washington: 99%South Dakota: 28%California: 99%Alabama: 78%Wisconsin: 70%Mississippi: 37%Colorado: 85%Oklahoma: 42%Tennessee: 18%Louisiana: 17%Michigan: 80%Massachusetts: 100%Florida: 77%Alaska: 0%North Dakota: 35%South Carolina: 96%Maine: 100%Delaware: 100%District of Columbia: 0%
  • 0% to 37%
  • 37% to 77%
  • 77% to 97%
  • 97% to 100%
  • 100% to 100%

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The U.S. planned list by fuel

  • Solar 121,248 MW (43%)
  • Storage 66,692 MW (24%)
  • Wind 23,165 MW (8%)
  • Natural gas 64,115 MW (23%)
  • Nuclear 4,810 MW (2%)
  • Hydro 349 MW (0%)
  • Oil 147 MW (0%)
  • Other 444 MW (0%)

Top and bottom ten

%

  • Connecticut100.0
  • Delaware100.0
  • Idaho100.0
  • Massachusetts100.0
  • Maryland100.0
  • Maine100.0
  • North Carolina100.0
  • New Hampshire100.0
  • New Jersey100.0
  • Oregon100.0

{ENAME}, Ten highest solar, storage and wind shares of planned MW: EIA-860M, August 2026.

CSV

%

  • District of Columbia0.0
  • Alaska0.0
  • Nebraska11.8
  • Louisiana16.7
  • Tennessee18.3
  • South Dakota27.8
  • Pennsylvania30.7
  • West Virginia31.4
  • North Dakota35.4
  • Kansas35.7

{ENAME}, Ten lowest shares: EIA-860M, August 2026.

CSV

All states in one table

Planned solar, storage, wind and natural gas capacity by state
Connecticut100%285340––0%
Delaware100%18812––0%
Idaho100%500100359–0%
Massachusetts100%55672––0%
Maryland100%14–––0%
Maine100%57615––0%
North Carolina100%1,613511––0%
New Hampshire100%24–––0%
New Jersey100%2113––0%
Oregon100%4,5362,940300–0%
Rhode Island100%4–715–0%
Vermont100%9216––0%
Nevada100%3,7262,920––0%
New York100%3,7707842,58140%
Ohio99%2,871278297–0%
Montana99%200250710–0%
California99%7,69611,4853441121%
Washington99%1,5701,655326–0%
Utah97%1,7861,856–80%
Iowa97%776–252333%
South Carolina96%1,714379––0%
Wyoming93%1,4271,0994,0611202%
Arizona87%6,4356,797–1,93413%
Virginia87%3,4342212,71893613%
Illinois86%4,0001602,3421,04814%
Colorado85%2,7111,6481,03894915%
Michigan80%3,4734201981,01520%
Arkansas80%3,5091,1001831,20820%
New Mexico79%1,69892819073721%
Alabama78%1,071400–40922%
Florida77%1,709170–53822%
Minnesota76%7682642839423%
Indiana74%3,553204001,36426%
Texas73%37,89125,4974,61720,04822%
Hawaii71%171160––0%
Kentucky70%2,084125–93430%
Wisconsin70%3,037319671,46230%
Georgia66%3,818534–2,21334%
Missouri53%1,2254312471,69847%
Oklahoma42%1,536651–2,99458%
Mississippi37%1,406145–2,64563%
Kansas36%267754541,41163%
North Dakota35%2952402621,45865%
West Virginia31%120150–52461%
Pennsylvania31%1,97221–4,39868%
South Dakota28%104––27072%
Tennessee18%54270–2,72882%
Louisiana17%1,569208–8,83683%
Nebraska12%10050751,68188%
Alaska0%––––0%
District of Columbia0%–––5100%

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Sources

Fuel groups are our roll-up of the EIA-860M technology and energy-source fields (August 2026 edition, retrieved 5 Oct 2026); the explainer shows the mapping.

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Questions

Which state plans the highest share of solar, storage and wind?

Connecticut: 100% of 625 planned MW.

Which state plans the highest share of natural gas?

District of Columbia: 100% of 5 planned MW.

What share of the U.S. pipeline is solar, storage and wind?

75% (211,105 MW); natural gas is 23% (64,115 MW).

Are solar and gas MW comparable?

Only roughly. A megawatt of solar produces power in far fewer hours than a megawatt of gas, and storage moves power rather than making it. This page compares capacity, not energy.

Do batteries count as generation?

EIA lists them as generators, with a net summer capacity. We group them as storage.

Do these shares stay put?

No. A single large solar or gas project can swing a small state's mix by several points.

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