Demonstrating the UK’s increased interest in solar energy, March 2024 saw the nation’s total solar capacity increase by 5.6% since March 2023 (837MW).
63MW of capacity was added in March through 14,734 installations, the highest figure for 2024 so far, but this number was lower than in early 2023.
Overall, it is a large increase from 2016-2021 levels, wherein the figure for median monthly installations over time was about 3,000.
83% of March’s schemes were installed on residential buildings, taking credit for 75% (47MW) of the new capacity, however, December 2023 saw ground-mounted and standalone solar installations contribute 49% of capacity (7,708MW). These include two Contracts for Difference accredited operational solar farms.
The UK’s total solar capacity now stands at 15.8GW across 1,483,386 installations.
