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 1.2 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2021. 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 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)
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Energy used in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Solar Heating and Photovoltaics Used for The Generation of Electricity and Heat in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Solar heating and photovoltaics used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556228/solar-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/