States Leading the Charge on Renewable Energy
Key Findings Southern states still rank at the bottom. Six out of the bottom 10 states in this study are located in the South, according to Census regional divisions. West Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi also placed in the bottom 10 in our 2019 study. On average, the five-year (2013-2018) change in renewable energy production increased by only 6.96%, compared to a study-wide average of almost 32%. Renewable energy as a percentage of total 2018 energy production in these states was less than 17%, compared to about 41% overall. Average carbon dioxide emission...