This graph displays the annual projections for solar PV electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2050. It shows that generation is predicted to peak in 2034 at 11.78 TWh. After this there will be a steady decline in generation output, with it predicted to drop to 9.78 TWh by 2048, followed by a slight recovery in the following years.
Forecasted annual solar PV energy generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)*
* Steady state projections. The source adds the following information: "Steady State is a world of ‘business as usual’. The focus is on security of supply and low costs for consumers. This is also the least affluent scenario and the least green"
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National Grid. (July 26, 2018). Forecasted annual solar PV energy generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799715/solar-pv-generation-projections-united-kingdom-uk/
National Grid. "Forecasted annual solar PV energy generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)*." Chart. July 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799715/solar-pv-generation-projections-united-kingdom-uk/
National Grid. (2018). Forecasted annual solar PV energy generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799715/solar-pv-generation-projections-united-kingdom-uk/
National Grid. "Forecasted Annual Solar Pv Energy Generation in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2050 (in Terawatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799715/solar-pv-generation-projections-united-kingdom-uk/
National Grid, Forecasted annual solar PV energy generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799715/solar-pv-generation-projections-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Forecasted annual solar PV energy generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)* [Graph], National Grid, July 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/799715/solar-pv-generation-projections-united-kingdom-uk/
