Solar photovoltaic sites in the United Kingdom numbered 1,259,511 by the end of 2022. Following commercial distribution in 2007, installations boomed between 2009 and 2014. With the market becoming more competitive, installation costs have fallen in recent years. Prices for small scale solar PV systems oscillated between 1,165 and 2,000 British pounds per kilowatt as of May 2022.
Number of sites generating electricity from solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2022
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