Solar photovoltaic sites in the United Kingdom numbered 1,048,328 by the end of 2020. Following commercial distribution in 2007, installations boomed between 2009 and 2014. With the market becoming more competitive, installation costs have fallen in recent years. Prices for small scale solar PV systems oscillated between 1,185 and 1,867 British pounds per kilowatt.
Number of sites generating electricity from solar photovoltaic in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2020
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