Solar savings by state
Every state has a different electricity price, solar resource, and export policy — so the answer to "is solar worth it?" is different in each one. Sorted by our solar-economics score by default.
Showing 50 states.
HawaiiScore 95
- Electricity
- 46.6¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 5.0 years
CaliforniaScore 87
- Electricity
- 35.3¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 6.8 years
ConnecticutScore 76
- Electricity
- 32.2¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 9.2 years
MassachusettsScore 72
- Electricity
- 29.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 8.1 years
MaineScore 70
- Electricity
- 28.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 8.4 years
New YorkScore 70
- Electricity
- 29.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 10.5 years
Rhode IslandScore 70
- Electricity
- 28.3¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 8.5 years
New HampshireScore 69
- Electricity
- 27.2¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 10.9 years
New JerseyScore 65
- Electricity
- 23.5¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 9.8 years
New MexicoScore 65
- Electricity
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 11.3 years
AlaskaScore 64
- Electricity
- 27.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 13.4 years
ArizonaScore 64
- Electricity
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 14.1 years
VermontScore 64
- Electricity
- 24.6¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 10.2 years
MarylandScore 63
- Electricity
- 22.1¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 10.5 years
NevadaScore 63
- Electricity
- 14.3¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 14.9 years
ColoradoScore 61
- Electricity
- 16.5¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 11.7 years
PennsylvaniaScore 61
- Electricity
- 21.5¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 11.2 years
TexasScore 61
- Electricity
- 17.0¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 15.1 years
FloridaScore 59
- Electricity
- 15.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 13.0 years
IllinoisScore 59
- Electricity
- 20.5¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 11.7 years
KansasScore 59
- Electricity
- 15.8¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 16.2 years
MichiganScore 59
- Electricity
- 21.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 14.5 years
WyomingScore 59
- Electricity
- 14.7¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 13.2 years
AlabamaScore 58
- Electricity
- 17.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 19.9 years
DelawareScore 58
- Electricity
- 18.8¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 12.3 years
South CarolinaScore 58
- Electricity
- 17.1¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 15.6 years
VirginiaScore 58
- Electricity
- 17.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 12.8 years
WisconsinScore 58
- Electricity
- 19.2¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 16.0 years
MississippiScore 57
- Electricity
- 16.8¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 20.6 years
North CarolinaScore 57
- Electricity
- 16.3¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 16.3 years
OhioScore 57
- Electricity
- 19.5¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 15.9 years
UtahScore 57
- Electricity
- 13.3¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 18.0 years
GeorgiaScore 56
- Electricity
- 15.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 17.3 years
IndianaScore 56
- Electricity
- 17.9¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 20.9 years
OklahomaScore 56
- Electricity
- 13.3¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 23.4 years
MinnesotaScore 55
- Electricity
- 16.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 14.1 years
NebraskaScore 55
- Electricity
- 13.3¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 15.6 years
South DakotaScore 55
- Electricity
- 14.5¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 18.9 years
ArkansasScore 54
- Electricity
- 14.2¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 18.7 years
IdahoScore 54
- Electricity
- 12.7¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 20.9 years
LouisianaScore 54
- Electricity
- 14.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 24.0 years
MissouriScore 54
- Electricity
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 15.3 years
MontanaScore 54
- Electricity
- 13.9¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 15.4 years
KentuckyScore 53
- Electricity
- 15.0¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 19.0 years
TennesseeScore 53
- Electricity
- 14.9¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 24.0 years
West VirginiaScore 53
- Electricity
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 14.9 years
IowaScore 52
- Electricity
- 13.9¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 16.7 years
OregonScore 52
- Electricity
- 15.8¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 15.8 years
North DakotaScore 51
- Electricity
- 12.3¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 23.1 years
WashingtonScore 47
- Electricity
- 14.4¢/kWh
- Est. payback
- 19.0 years