Solar PV capacity installments increased notably from just one megawatt in 2008 to over 12.5 gigawatts in 2022. Initially growth rates were exponential, however, since 2016, annual growth rates notably slowed. England accounts by far for the largest share of solar capacity in the United Kingdom.
Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2022
(in megawatts)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative Installed Capacity of Solar Photovoltaic Power in England from 2008 to 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/