In 2023, Texas ranked first in the United States in terms of newly installed solar PV capacity. That year, 4,996 additional megawatts of solar capacity were installed in the southern state. California ranked second, with additions of 4,714 megawatts of solar PV capacity that year.
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Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2023
(in megawatts)
Characteristic
Capacity additions in megawatts alternating current
Texas
4,996
California
4,714
Florida
2,594
Virginia
1,121
Colorado
1,068
Wisconsin
861
Ohio
828
Nevada
791
Arizona
737
Pennsylvania
730
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Capacity additions in megawatts alternating current4,9964,9964,7144,7142,5942,5941,1211,1211,0681,068861861828828791791737737730730TexasCaliforniaFloridaVirginiaColoradoWisconsinOhioNevadaArizonaPennsylvania
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NREL. (June 14, 2024). Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2023 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
NREL. "Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2023 (in megawatts)." Chart. June 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
NREL. (2024). Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2023 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
NREL. "Leading States Based on New Solar Pv Capacity Installed in The United States in 2023 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
NREL, Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2023 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/ (last visited September 20, 2025)
Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2023 (in megawatts) [Graph], NREL, June 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
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