Number of solar PV energy generating sites in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2023

Number of sites generating electricity from solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023

CharacteristicNumber of sites
2007 1,679
2008 2,475
2009 4,537
2010 28,958
2011 234,827
2012 403,014
2013 508,934
2014 650,660
2015 839,879
2016 877,422
2017 922,377
2018 992,958
2019 1,036,759
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October 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2007 to 2023

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This statistic is using original data from the Department for Energy Security Net Zero and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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