SunYieldMap

Solar city rankings

How the 100 cities compare beyond yearly totals: the most output, the steadiest through winter and where a tracker helps most.

Top 25 of 100 for yearly output

kWh per kW a year from south-facing panels at a 20° tilt, with the capacity factor: average output as a share of the panels' rated power.

  1. 1El PasoTexas
    1,83520.9%
  2. 2TucsonArizona
    1,78820.4%
  3. 3North Las VegasNevada
    1,78420.4%
  4. 4AlbuquerqueNew Mexico
    1,77920.3%
  5. 5HendersonNevada
    1,76920.2%
  6. 6PhoenixArizona
    1,75520.0%
  7. 7Las VegasNevada
    1,75420.0%
  8. 8ChandlerArizona
    1,75320.0%
  9. 9MesaArizona
    1,75120.0%
  10. 10GilbertArizona
    1,75020.0%
  11. 11Chula VistaCalifornia
    1,72819.7%
  12. 12RiversideCalifornia
    1,71919.6%
  13. 13BakersfieldCalifornia
    1,68419.2%
  14. 14San DiegoCalifornia
    1,68219.2%
  15. 15Los AngelesCalifornia
    1,67919.2%
  16. 16Long BeachCalifornia
    1,67819.2%
  17. 17Santa AnaCalifornia
    1,67619.1%
  18. 18AnaheimCalifornia
    1,67319.1%
  19. 19RenoNevada
    1,66719.0%
  20. 20IrvineCalifornia
    1,66419.0%
  21. 21FresnoCalifornia
    1,65418.9%
  22. 22Colorado SpringsColorado
    1,62918.6%
  23. 23StocktonCalifornia
    1,62418.5%
  24. 24San JoseCalifornia
    1,62418.5%
  25. 25SacramentoCalifornia
    1,61418.4%

Steadiest through winter

Winter (Dec–Feb) output as a share of summer (Jun–Aug). 1.00 would mean no seasonal drop.

  1. 1Tampa, FL0.93
  2. 2Miami, FL0.89
  3. 3Orlando, FL0.86
  4. 4New Orleans, LA0.80
  5. 5El Paso, TX0.80
  6. 6Honolulu, HI0.80
  7. 7Tucson, AZ0.80
  8. 8Jacksonville, FL0.77
  9. 9Albuquerque, NM0.73
  10. 10Phoenix, AZ0.73
  11. 11Chandler, AZ0.73
  12. 12Mesa, AZ0.72
  13. 13Gilbert, AZ0.71
  14. 14Charleston, SC0.71
  15. 15Greensboro, NC0.71

Biggest gain from a tracker

1-axis tracking against fixed south-facing panels at 20°.

  1. 1Honolulu, HI+21.7%
  2. 2Fresno, CA+20.1%
  3. 3El Paso, TX+19.9%
  4. 4Bakersfield, CA+19.8%
  5. 5Mesa, AZ+19.7%
  6. 6Gilbert, AZ+19.7%
  7. 7Stockton, CA+19.7%
  8. 8Chandler, AZ+19.6%
  9. 9Tucson, AZ+19.5%
  10. 10Sacramento, CA+19.5%
  11. 11Riverside, CA+19.2%
  12. 12Phoenix, AZ+19.1%
  13. 13Las Vegas, NV+19.0%
  14. 14Anaheim, CA+18.9%
  15. 15Reno, NV+18.9%

Why these cities lead and trail: the sunniest and least sunny cities · all states ranked