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UK solar PV installations, all sizes

The number of solar photovoltaic installations in the UK at each month end, every size from home rooftops to solar farms.

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

Latest reading
2,160,021
September 2026
On the month
+1.3%
August to September
On the year
+15.9%
September 2025 to September 2026
Sep 25OctNovDecJan 26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep 261,800,0001,900,0002,000,0002,100,0002,200,000September 2025: 1,863,935, up 15.9% on the yearOctober 2025: 1,890,556, up 16.1% on the yearNovember 2025: 1,914,904, up 16.1% on the yearDecember 2025: 1,933,630, up 16.2% on the yearJanuary 2026: 1,953,627, up 16.2% on the yearFebruary 2026: 1,977,020, up 16.1% on the yearMarch 2026: 2,005,939, up 16.1% on the yearApril 2026: 2,029,983, up 16.1% on the yearMay 2026: 2,049,697, up 15.7% on the yearJune 2026: 2,078,061, up 15.7% on the yearJuly 2026: 2,107,294, up 15.9% on the yearAugust 2026: 2,132,366, up 15.9% on the yearSeptember 2026: 2,160,021, up 15.9% on the yearSep 25DecMar 26JunSep 261,800,0001,900,0002,000,0002,100,0002,200,000September 2025: 1,863,935, up 15.9% on the yearOctober 2025: 1,890,556, up 16.1% on the yearNovember 2025: 1,914,904, up 16.1% on the yearDecember 2025: 1,933,630, up 16.2% on the yearJanuary 2026: 1,953,627, up 16.2% on the yearFebruary 2026: 1,977,020, up 16.1% on the yearMarch 2026: 2,005,939, up 16.1% on the yearApril 2026: 2,029,983, up 16.1% on the yearMay 2026: 2,049,697, up 15.7% on the yearJune 2026: 2,078,061, up 15.7% on the yearJuly 2026: 2,107,294, up 15.9% on the yearAugust 2026: 2,132,366, up 15.9% on the yearSeptember 2026: 2,160,021, up 15.9% 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.

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Latest readings

PeriodReadingOn the monthOn the year
September 20262,160,021+1.3%+15.9%
August 20262,132,366+1.2%+15.9%
July 20262,107,294+1.4%+15.9%
June 20262,078,061+1.4%+15.7%
May 20262,049,697+1.0%+15.7%
April 20262,029,983+1.2%+16.1%
March 20262,005,939+1.5%+16.1%
February 20261,977,020+1.2%+16.1%
January 20261,953,627+1.0%+16.2%
December 20251,933,630+1.0%+16.2%
November 20251,914,904+1.3%+16.1%
October 20251,890,556+1.4%+16.1%
September 20251,863,935+1.3%+15.9%

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

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