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UK solar PV installations from 50 kW to 5 MW

Solar photovoltaic installations from 50 kW to under 5 MW in the UK at each month end, from large commercial roofs to small ground arrays.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Monthly · Installations · Updated 29 October 2026

Latest reading
8,970
September 2026
On the month
+0.2%
August to September
On the year
+4.6%
September 2025 to September 2026
Sep 25OctNovDecJan 26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep 268,5008,6008,7008,8008,9009,000September 2025: 8,574, up 6.0% on the yearOctober 2025: 8,630, up 6.3% on the yearNovember 2025: 8,669, up 6.2% on the yearDecember 2025: 8,705, up 6.3% on the yearJanuary 2026: 8,728, up 6.3% on the yearFebruary 2026: 8,764, up 6.2% on the yearMarch 2026: 8,804, up 6.2% on the yearApril 2026: 8,836, up 6.2% on the yearMay 2026: 8,852, up 5.7% on the yearJune 2026: 8,887, up 5.6% on the yearJuly 2026: 8,924, up 5.3% on the yearAugust 2026: 8,948, up 5.0% on the yearSeptember 2026: 8,970, up 4.6% on the yearSep 25DecMar 26JunSep 268,5008,6008,7008,8008,9009,000September 2025: 8,574, up 6.0% on the yearOctober 2025: 8,630, up 6.3% on the yearNovember 2025: 8,669, up 6.2% on the yearDecember 2025: 8,705, up 6.3% on the yearJanuary 2026: 8,728, up 6.3% on the yearFebruary 2026: 8,764, up 6.2% on the yearMarch 2026: 8,804, up 6.2% on the yearApril 2026: 8,836, up 6.2% on the yearMay 2026: 8,852, up 5.7% on the yearJune 2026: 8,887, up 5.6% on the yearJuly 2026: 8,924, up 5.3% on the yearAugust 2026: 8,948, up 5.0% on the yearSeptember 2026: 8,970, up 4.6% 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.

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Latest readings

PeriodReadingOn the monthOn the year
September 20268,970+0.2%+4.6%
August 20268,948+0.3%+5.0%
July 20268,924+0.4%+5.3%
June 20268,887+0.4%+5.6%
May 20268,852+0.2%+5.7%
April 20268,836+0.4%+6.2%
March 20268,804+0.5%+6.2%
February 20268,764+0.4%+6.2%
January 20268,728+0.3%+6.3%
December 20258,705+0.4%+6.3%
November 20258,669+0.5%+6.2%
October 20258,630+0.7%+6.3%
September 20258,574+0.6%+6.0%

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

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