California is the undisputed leader in solar energy production generating more solar power than any other state with over 37 gigawatts of installed capacity. The Golden State’s abundant sunshine favorable policies and ambitious renewable energy mandates have made it a global leader in solar energy adoption worldwide. Texas has rapidly emerged as the second largest solar state leveraging its vast open land abundant sunshine and business friendly energy policies for growth. Florida known as the Sunshine State has dramatically increased solar installations in recent years becoming the third largest solar energy producer in America. North Carolina ranks fourth in solar energy production driven by favorable state policies utility scale solar farms and growing commercial solar installations statewide. Arizona despite having some of the best solar resources in the world ranks fifth partly due to policy challenges and utility resistance to rooftop solar adoption. Nevada has made significant solar investments including massive utility scale projects in the Mojave Desert powering hundreds of thousands of homes with clean energy. Georgia has quietly become a major solar state with utility scale solar farms driving rapid growth and making it one of the top solar producers nationally. New Jersey despite being a small northeastern state ranks among the top solar states due to strong incentives and high electricity costs driving adoption. The solar industry employs over 250000 Americans and is one of the fastest growing job sectors in the country creating economic opportunities in every state.