Solar power in the United Kingdom
OverviewRooftop solarSolar potentialHistoryLarge-scale solar farmsPlanning considerationsGovernment programmesFuture
As of 2025 about 31% of installed capacity is residential. By 2027 solar will be required on almost all new homes in England. According to a report on behalf of the European Commission, in 2015 the United Kingdom had 2,499 MW of residential solar PV capacity, with 775,000 residential solar PV producers, representing 2.7% of households. The average size of residential solar PV systems was estimated to be 3.25 kW, and the t










