UK added 2.6 GW of solar in 2025, record year for rooftop

UK solar deployment returned to levels not seen for a decade in 2025, expanding total capacity by 13.6% and setting a new record for small-scale installations. Total deployed solar capacity...

Solar roadmap

The Solar Roadmap details government and industry actions that will be delivered to radically increase the deployment of solar in all its forms across the UK.

UK Solar Roadmap 2025

We will push ahead on a solar rooftop revolution, while tackling the barriers of planning, grid, supply chains and skills. Publishing this Roadmap is just the beginning of our journey – and we...

[2026] Top 5 Upcoming Solar Power Plants in UK

Several new solar power plants have been launched in the UK to reach new milestones. These solar power plants include Queequeg Solar PV Park, Botley West Solar Farm, Sunnica Solar PV Park, and

Solar PV potential in the United Kingdom by location

Explore the solar photovoltaic (PV) potential across 875 locations in the United Kingdom, from Baltasound to Helston. We have utilized empirical solar and meteorological data obtained from

UK charts path to trebling solar by 2030

The UK government and solar industry have jointly published a long-anticipated roadmap detailing how to maximise the country''s solar potential.

Solar power in the United Kingdom

Solar power has a growing role in electricity production in the United Kingdom, contributing around 6.4% of the UK''s annual power generation in 2025. [1][2] As of 2025, on sunny days, it provides over 30%

Solar power in the UK

Find the most up-to-date statistics about solar photovoltaic energy in the United Kingdom (UK)

United Kingdom

Specifically for United Kingdom, country factsheet has been elaborated, including the information on solar resource and PV power potential country statistics, seasonal electricity generation variations,

Solar photovoltaics deployment

Solar photovoltaics deployment table for June 2017 published. May 2017 solar photovoltaic deployment figures published Monthly deployment of all solar photovoltaic capacity.