This statistic represents solar PV power generation in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2004 and 2020. The generation of solar energy in the UK increased rapidly after 2010, increasing more than five fold from 2010 to 2011. In 2020, electricity and heat production from solar PV amounted to 13,158 gigawatt hours.
Generation of electricity and heat through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2020
(in gigawatt hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2021). Generation of electricity and heat through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2020 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Generation of electricity and heat through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2020 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. July 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Generation of electricity and heat through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2020 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Generation of Electricity and Heat through Solar Photovoltaic Power in The United Kingdom from 2004 to 2020 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Generation of electricity and heat through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2020 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
