Solar PV capacity installments increased notably from just one megawatt in 2008 to over 13.8 gigawatts in 2023. Initially, growth rates were exponential, however, since 2016, annual growth rates notably slowed. Nevertheless, in the last two years, installations started growing at a faster pace again. 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 2023
(in megawatts)
Characteristic
Cumulative installed capacity in megawatts
2023
13,854
2022
12,752
2021
12,156
2020
11,869
2019
11,533
2018
11,287
2017
11,110
2016
10,501
2015
8,549
2014
4,909
2013
2,622
2012
1,540
2011
888
02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (August 8, 2024). Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2023 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/?utm_id=KAT118
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2023 (in megawatts)." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/?utm_id=KAT118
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2023 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/?utm_id=KAT118
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Cumulative Installed Capacity of Solar Photovoltaic Power in England from 2008 to 2023 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/?utm_id=KAT118
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Cumulative installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power in England from 2008 to 2023 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/493917/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-solar-photovoltaic-pv-england/?utm_id=KAT118 (last visited April 03, 2025)
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