some states are transitioning to renewable energy faster than others. Using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 24/7 Wall St. identified the states producing the most electricity from renewable sources. States are ranked based on the share of electric power production from renewable sources, which are: biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind.
Depending on the state, the share of electricity production coming from renewable sources ranges from 2.5% to nearly 100%. Encouragingly, the vast majority of states have increased their renewable electricity production in recent years. Over the past decade, renewable sources as a share of total energy production has increased by over 5 percentage points in most states.
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2022/05/15/states-producing-the-most-electricity-from-renewable-sources/10/Iowa at #7> Electricity from renewables, 2020: 59.4% of total (35.4 million MWh)
> 10-yr. change in share of renewable energy: +41.5 ppt. (2nd highest)
> Largest renewable energy source: Wind (34.2 million MWh)
> Largest non-renewable energy source: Coal (14.1 million MWh)
2. South Dakota> Electricity from renewables, 2020: 80.5% of total (11.4 million MWh)
> 10-yr. change in share of renewable energy: +14.7 ppt. (13th highest)
> Largest renewable energy source: Hydroelectric Conventional (5.8 million MWh)
> Largest non-renewable energy source: Coal (1.6 million MWh)
1. Vermont> Electricity from renewables, 2020: 99.9% of total (2.2 million MWh)
> 10-yr. change in share of renewable energy: +72.3 ppt. (the highest)
> Largest renewable energy source: Hydroelectric Conventional (1.1 million MWh)
> Largest non-renewable energy source: Natural Gas (2021.0 MWh)