Electricity generated from solar photovoltaics in the United Kingdom presented a trend of significant growth in the period of consideration, amounting to 12,138 gigawatt-hours in 2021. Between 2010 and 2021, figures increased by over 300-fold.
Electricity generated from solar photovoltaics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in gigawatt-hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (July 28, 2022). Electricity generated from solar photovoltaics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/555593/electricity-generation-solar-photovoltaics-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Electricity generated from solar photovoltaics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555593/electricity-generation-solar-photovoltaics-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2022). Electricity generated from solar photovoltaics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in gigawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555593/electricity-generation-solar-photovoltaics-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Electricity Generated from Solar Photovoltaics in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2021 (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555593/electricity-generation-solar-photovoltaics-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Electricity generated from solar photovoltaics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555593/electricity-generation-solar-photovoltaics-uk/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Electricity generated from solar photovoltaics in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/555593/electricity-generation-solar-photovoltaics-uk/