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UK solar PV installed capacity

Total solar photovoltaic capacity installed in the UK at each month end, in megawatts, from the government's solar deployment statistics.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Monthly · Megawatts (MW) · Updated 29 October 2026

Latest reading
23,402.083
September 2026
On the month
+0.6%
Calculated from the published readings
On the year
+8.9%
Calculated from the published readings
Sep 25OctNovDecJan 26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep 2621,00021,50022,00022,50023,00023,500September 2025: 21,487.203October 2025: 21,764.67November 2025: 21,940.501December 2025: 22,084.008January 2026: 22,175.697February 2026: 22,280.422March 2026: 22,458.207April 2026: 22,605.847May 2026: 22,736.137June 2026: 22,979.249July 2026: 23,128.416August 2026: 23,257.293September 2026: 23,402.083, up 8.9% on the yearSep 25DecMar 26JunSep 2621,00021,50022,00022,50023,00023,500September 2025: 21,487.203October 2025: 21,764.67November 2025: 21,940.501December 2025: 22,084.008January 2026: 22,175.697February 2026: 22,280.422March 2026: 22,458.207April 2026: 22,605.847May 2026: 22,736.137June 2026: 22,979.249July 2026: 23,128.416August 2026: 23,257.293September 2026: 23,402.083, up 8.9% on the year

Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Energy Trends: UK renewables. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Latest readings

PeriodReadingOn the monthOn the year
September 202623,402.083+0.6%+8.9%
August 202623,257.293+0.6%
July 202623,128.416+0.6%

Changes are worked out from the published values and can differ slightly from the publisher's own rates.

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