This statistic represents solar PV power generation in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2004 and 2018. The generation of solar energy in the UK increased rapidly after 2010, increasing more than five fold from 2010 to 2011. In 2018, electricity and heat production from solar PV amounted to 12,857 gigawatt hours.
Generation of electricity and heat through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2018
(in gigawatt hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 25, 2019). Generation of electricity and heat through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2018 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2020, 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 2018 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Generation of electricity and heat through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2018 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2020. 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 2018 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, 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 2018 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/ (last visited April 03, 2020)
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