A recent study by the IREC found that Colorado is ranked 3rd among states in capacity for collecting solar energy through 2008. The top five were:

California: 528 MW
New Jersey: 70 MW
Colorado: 36 MW
Nevada: 34 MW
Arizona: 25 MW

Now if you take these numbers and factor in the state popluation, you get these figures:

California: 14.56 W / per Person
Nevada: 13.07 W / per Person
New Jersey: 8.06 W / per Person
Colorado: 7.28 W / per Person
Arizona: 3.84 W / per Person

On the global scale, the group’s latest report shows Germany as the world leader in solar power, with 5,400 megawatts, or about 1 percent of the country’s total generating capacity.

[Source: NY Times]