SunYieldMap

Solar output in 100 U.S. cities

Ranked by yearly output per kW of south-facing panels at a 20° tilt. The dashed line marks the median city, 1,450 kWh. New to the figures? Read what kWh per kW means.

  1. 1El PasoTexas
    1,835May20.9%11,010
  2. 2TucsonArizona
    1,788May20.4%10,730
  3. 3North Las VegasNevada
    1,784May20.4%10,700
  4. 4AlbuquerqueNew Mexico
    1,779May20.3%10,670
  5. 5HendersonNevada
    1,769May20.2%10,610
  6. 6PhoenixArizona
    1,755May20.0%10,530
  7. 7Las VegasNevada
    1,754May20.0%10,530
  8. 8ChandlerArizona
    1,753May20.0%10,520
  9. 9MesaArizona
    1,751May20.0%10,510
  10. 10GilbertArizona
    1,750May20.0%10,500
  11. 11Chula VistaCalifornia
    1,728Jul19.7%10,370
  12. 12RiversideCalifornia
    1,719Jul19.6%10,310
  13. 13BakersfieldCalifornia
    1,684Jun19.2%10,110
  14. 14San DiegoCalifornia
    1,682Jul19.2%10,100
  15. 15Los AngelesCalifornia
    1,679Jul19.2%10,080
  16. 16Long BeachCalifornia
    1,678Aug19.2%10,070
  17. 17Santa AnaCalifornia
    1,676Aug19.1%10,060
  18. 18AnaheimCalifornia
    1,673Aug19.1%10,040
  19. 19RenoNevada
    1,667Jun19.0%10,000
  20. 20IrvineCalifornia
    1,664Jul19.0%9,980
  21. 21FresnoCalifornia
    1,654Jun18.9%9,930
  22. 22Colorado SpringsColorado
    1,629May18.6%9,780
  23. 23StocktonCalifornia
    1,624Jul18.5%9,750
  24. 24San JoseCalifornia
    1,624Jul18.5%9,750
  25. 25SacramentoCalifornia
    1,614Jul18.4%9,680
  26. 26AuroraColorado
    1,612Jun18.4%9,670
  27. 27DenverColorado
    1,602May18.3%9,610
  28. 28HonoluluHawaii
    1,586Aug18.1%9,510
  29. 29OaklandCalifornia
    1,582Jul18.1%9,490
  30. 30TampaFlorida
    1,568May17.9%9,410
  31. 31MiamiFlorida
    1,558Apr17.8%9,350
  32. 32CheyenneWyoming
    1,554Jun17.7%9,320
  33. 33San FranciscoCalifornia
    1,548Jun17.7%9,290
  34. 34ArlingtonTexas
    1,545Jul17.6%9,270
  35. 35Corpus ChristiTexas
    1,542Aug17.6%9,250
  36. 36Oklahoma CityOklahoma
    1,542Jun17.6%9,250
  37. 37Fort WorthTexas
    1,535Jul17.5%9,210
  38. 38PlanoTexas
    1,527Aug17.4%9,160
  39. 39WichitaKansas
    1,526Jul17.4%9,160
  40. 40New OrleansLouisiana
    1,521May17.4%9,120
  41. 41OrlandoFlorida
    1,507Mar17.2%9,040
  42. 42San AntonioTexas
    1,504Aug17.2%9,020
  43. 43DallasTexas
    1,500Jun17.1%9,000
  44. 44Salt Lake CityUtah
    1,485Jul17.0%8,910
  45. 45AustinTexas
    1,483Aug16.9%8,900
  46. 46LincolnNebraska
    1,471Jul16.8%8,820
  47. 47TulsaOklahoma
    1,470Jun16.8%8,820
  48. 48BoiseIdaho
    1,468Jul16.8%8,810
  49. 49JacksonvilleFlorida
    1,455May16.6%8,730
  50. 50CharlestonSouth Carolina
    1,455May16.6%8,730
  51. 51Kansas CityMissouri
    1,445Jul16.5%8,670
  52. 52GreensboroNorth Carolina
    1,444May16.5%8,660
  53. 53MemphisTennessee
    1,439May16.4%8,630
  54. 54Virginia BeachVirginia
    1,434May16.4%8,610
  55. 55OmahaNebraska
    1,431Jul16.3%8,590
  56. 56JacksonMississippi
    1,428May16.3%8,570
  57. 57HoustonTexas
    1,421Jul16.2%8,530
  58. 58AtlantaGeorgia
    1,416May16.2%8,490
  59. 59Sioux FallsSouth Dakota
    1,409Jul16.1%8,450
  60. 60BaltimoreMaryland
    1,392Jul15.9%8,350
  61. 61WashingtonDistrict of Columbia
    1,392Jul15.9%8,350
  62. 62CharlotteNorth Carolina
    1,391May15.9%8,350
  63. 63St. LouisMissouri
    1,388Jul15.8%8,330
  64. 64HuntsvilleAlabama
    1,387May15.8%8,320
  65. 65Little RockArkansas
    1,370Jun15.6%8,220
  66. 66RaleighNorth Carolina
    1,370Jul15.6%8,220
  67. 67Des MoinesIowa
    1,367Jun15.6%8,200
  68. 68WilmingtonDelaware
    1,364Jul15.6%8,180
  69. 69DurhamNorth Carolina
    1,360Jun15.5%8,160
  70. 70New YorkNew York
    1,353Jul15.4%8,120
  71. 71PhiladelphiaPennsylvania
    1,348Jul15.4%8,090
  72. 72LouisvilleKentucky
    1,344Jul15.3%8,060
  73. 73LexingtonKentucky
    1,342May15.3%8,050
  74. 74NashvilleTennessee
    1,338May15.3%8,030
  75. 75MilwaukeeWisconsin
    1,338Jul15.3%8,030
  76. 76BillingsMontana
    1,334Jul15.2%8,000
  77. 77ChicagoIllinois
    1,333Jul15.2%8,000
  78. 78MinneapolisMinnesota
    1,333Jul15.2%8,000
  79. 79IndianapolisIndiana
    1,332Jun15.2%7,990
  80. 80St. PaulMinnesota
    1,325Jul15.1%7,950
  81. 81PortlandMaine
    1,316Jul15.0%7,900
  82. 82MadisonWisconsin
    1,314Jul15.0%7,880
  83. 83NewarkNew Jersey
    1,306Jun14.9%7,830
  84. 84Jersey CityNew Jersey
    1,305Jul14.9%7,830
  85. 85FargoNorth Dakota
    1,304Jul14.9%7,830
  86. 86ColumbusOhio
    1,296Jul14.8%7,780
  87. 87DetroitMichigan
    1,295Jul14.8%7,770
  88. 88ProvidenceRhode Island
    1,294Jul14.8%7,760
  89. 89BridgeportConnecticut
    1,291Jul14.7%7,740
  90. 90BostonMassachusetts
    1,275May14.6%7,650
  91. 91CincinnatiOhio
    1,273Jul14.5%7,640
  92. 92ManchesterNew Hampshire
    1,255Jul14.3%7,530
  93. 93ClevelandOhio
    1,255Jul14.3%7,530
  94. 94BurlingtonVermont
    1,222Jul13.9%7,330
  95. 95CharlestonWest Virginia
    1,219Jun13.9%7,320
  96. 96BuffaloNew York
    1,202Jul13.7%7,220
  97. 97PittsburghPennsylvania
    1,191May13.6%7,140
  98. 98PortlandOregon
    1,121Jul12.8%6,720
  99. 99SeattleWashington
    1,088Jul12.4%6,530
  100. 100AnchorageAlaska
    951May10.8%5,700