Florida added more solar capacity than any other state last quarter

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Florida built more solar capacity in the first 3 months of 2024 than any other state. The Sunshine State added almost 4 times more capacity than California.

Virtually all of the capacity was built by Florida Power and Light, the investor-owned utility and subsidiary of NextEra Energy.

Here's how much utility-scale solar capacity the top 5 states added in Q1 2024:

• Florida: 1,789 MW

• Texas: 1,453 MW

• Nevada: 690 MW

• California: 477 MW

• Ohio: 352 MW