The amount of energy from solar heating and solar photovoltaics used to generate heat and electricity in the United Kingdom presented a trend of growth, peaking at some 1.23 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2023. In 2021, figures declined slightly, falling to roughly 1.1 million metric tons of oil equivalent.
Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)
Characteristic
Energy used in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (July 31, 2024). Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Solar Heating and Photovoltaics Used for The Generation of Electricity and Heat in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
