In 2021, electricity production from solar PV amounted to 12,138 gigawatt hours. Throughout the period of consideration, solar PV electricity generation has seen significant growth, increasing from just four gigawatt hours in 2004.
Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours)
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Statistics on Renewable energy in the UK
Overview
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Wind power
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Solar power
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- Premium Statistic Solar PV cumulative installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic energy production in the United Kingdom 2004-2021
- Basic Statistic Load factor of electricity from solar PV in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010 to 2021
- Basic Statistic Number of solar PV energy generating sites in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2021
Hydropower
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- Premium Statistic Hydropower capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity generation from hydro in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Load factor of electricity from hydropower in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of hydro energy generating plants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2021
Bioenergy power
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- Premium Statistic Bioenergy electricity generation in the United Kingdom 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Load factor of electricity from animal biomass in the UK 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Load factor of electricity from plant biomass in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of bioenergy generating plants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2021
Landfill gas power
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- Premium Statistic Landfill gas cumulative installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity generation from landfill gas in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Load factor of electricity from landfill gas in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of landfill gas generating sites in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2021
Sewage gas power
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- Premium Statistic Sewage gas cumulative installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity generation from sewage sludge digestion in the UK 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Load factor of electricity from sewage sludge digestion in the UK 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of sewage gas generating plants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2021
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- Renewable energy load factors in Scotland 2021, by source
- Renewable energy load factors in Wales 2016-2019, by source
- Number of solar energy generating sites in England 2016-2021, by region
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- Offshore wind energy load factors in England 2019-2021, by region
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- Renewable energy load factors in Wales 2016-2019, by source
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 28, 2022). Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Generation of Electricity through Solar Photovoltaic Power in The United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/