Nuclear Petrochemicals IT Engineering Risk Management Business Subscriber Login Login to EMIS or to pick up your paid subscription. According to the US Energy Information Administration the five leading states for total utility renewable generation are Washington, California, Oregon, New York, and Idaho. Meanwhile the five leading states for renewable electricity generation are Washington, California, Oregon, New York, and Alabama.
Hydroelectric power is the leading renewable source.
For non-utilities the five leading states for renewable generation are California, Florida, Maine, Alabama, and New York. Biomass is the leading renewable source in this case. The California Energy Commission established a financial support program for renewable energy resources, which is funded by a small tax per kilowatt hour of electricity sold to ratepayers of the State's utilities between 1998 and 2002. The department's energy-efficiency and renewable energy division is expected to absorb one third of the reduction. Furthermore, the proceeds from ANWR development to go towards solar and renewable energy would not be available till 2004.