The Surprising List of States Leading U.S. on Renewable Energy

Inside Climate News: Which states are driving the nation's clean energy boom? A new analysis, which ranks states in a dozen different ways, offers some intriguing results.

Depending on what's measured, many different states can claim laurels, according to the report published Thursday by the science advocacy group Union of Concerned Scientists. And there are high performers among states led by Republicans and Democrats alike.

Kansas led the nation in largest increase in renewable energy generation between 2011-15. Hawaii ranked No. 1 in residential solar power. In California, electric vehicles made up the highest percentage of new car sales last year. And in Iowa, in-state companies could most easily procure renewable energy from utilities and third-party providers in 2016 than anywhere else.

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