Solar power in the United Kingdom

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Top-left: solar panels on the BedZED development in the London Borough of Sutton. Bottom: residential rooftop solar PV in Wetherby, Leeds. Top-right: the CIS Tower was clad in building-integrated PV and connected to the grid in 2005.

Solar power in United Kingdom

Installed capacity| 18 GW (2025) ([[:Solar power by country|]])
Annual generation| TWh ()
Capacity per capita| W ()
Share of electricity| 5% (2024)

Solar power has a growing role in electricity production in the United Kingdom, contributing around 5% of the UK's annual power generation in 2024.[1] As of 2025[update], on sunny days, it provides over 30% of the UK's power consumption at times.[2]

There were few installations until 2010, when the UK government mandated subsidies in the form of a feed-in tariff (FIT), paid for by all electricity consumers. In the following years the cost of photovoltaic (PV) panels fell,[3] and the FIT rates for new installations were reduced in stages until the scheme closed to new applications in 2019.[4]

As of 2023[update], over 14.4 gigawatts (GW) had been installed, a third of which was rooftop solar.[5] Annual generation was 14.8 TWh[6] in 2024 (4.6% of UK electricity consumption) and peak generation in July 2025 reached 14.0 GW.[7] PV panels have a capacity factor of around 10% in the UK climate. Home rooftop solar panels installed in 2022 were estimated to pay back their cost in ten to twenty years.[8]

As of May 2025[update], UK solar installations had risen to a total of 18.9 GW peak capacity,[9][10] mostly ground-mounted.[10]

## Solar potential

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Solar potential in the UK and on the European continent (different colour scale)

The UK's annual insolation is in the range of 750–1,100 kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m2). London receives 0.52 and 4.74 kWh/m2 per day in December and July, respectively.[11] While the sunniest parts of the UK receive much less solar radiation than the sunniest parts of Europe, the country's insolation in the south is comparable with that of central European countries, including Germany, which generates about 10.7% of its electricity from solar power.[12] Additionally, the UK's higher wind speeds cool PV modules, leading to higher efficiencies than could be expected at these levels of insolation.[13] Capacity factors of solar PV reached values between 9.8% and 11.4% in the UK in the 2013-2022 period.[14]

Derry Newman, chief executive of Solarcentury, argues that the UK's "famously overcast weather does not make it an unsuitable place for solar power, as solar panels work on daylight, not necessarily direct sunlight."[15] Some solar cells work better in direct sunlight, others can use more diffuse light. While insolation rates are lower in England than France and Spain, they are still usable.[16]

## Solar PV installed capacity and generation

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See also: Growth of photovoltaics

Year end  | Capacity[17][5]
(MW)  | Generation
(GW·h)  | Effective
capacity factor[a] | % of total
electricity
consumption

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2008[18] | 22  | 17  | 0.087  | <0.01
2009[18] | 27  | 20  | 0.084  | <0.01
2010[18][19] | 95  | 33  | 0.039  | 0.01
2011[20] | 965  | 244  | 0.028  | 0.07
2012[21][22] | 1,736  | 1,354  | 0.088  | 0.37
2013[22][20] | 2,822  | 2,010  | 0.081  | 0.64
2014[20] | 5,378  | 4,054  | 0.086  | 1.2
2015[20] | 9,118  | 7,533  | 0.094  | 2.2
2016[20] | 11,562  | 10,395  | 0.102  | 3.1
2017[17][20] | 12,690  | 11,457  | 0.103  | 3.4
2018[17][20] | 12,992  | 12,736  | 0.111  | 3.8
2019[17][20] | 13,265  | 12,418  | 0.111  | 3.8
2020[5] | 13,579  | 12,903  | 0.108  | 4.1
2021[5] | 13,965  | 12,138  | 0.099  | 3.9
2022[5] | 14,660  | 13,921  | 0.108  | 4.3
2023[23] | 16,238  | 13,884  | 0.102  | 4.7
2024[23] | 17,848  | 14,789  | 0.099  | 5.2

1. ^ 0.108 here means 10.8% for example. For more information on calculations see capacity factor

Solar PV deployment in the UK. Capacity in megawatts (MWp)

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10,000

15,000

20,000

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2012

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2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Source: DECC – Department of Energy & Climate Change, Statistics – Solar photovoltaics deployment (period from 2010 onward)[17]

The table above shows electricity production from solar panels as a percentage of the final consumption of electricity in the UK and not gross supply to the grid. These numbers may be updated as the UK government has an average time lag of around 6 months in completing the backlog of officially processing the large number of solar installations.

## History

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PV capacity in watts per capita by region in 2013[21]

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1–10 watts

10–50 watts

50–100 watts

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200–350 watts

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In 2006, the United Kingdom had installed about 12 MW of photovoltaic capacity,[24] which represented only 0.3% of total European solar PV of 3,400 MW.[25] In August 2006, there was widespread news coverage in the United Kingdom of the major high street electrical retailers Currys' decision to stock PV modules, manufactured by Sharp, at a cost of £1,000 per module. The retailer also provided an installation service.

Solar power installations increased rapidly in subsequent years, as a result of reductions in the cost of PV panels, and the introduction of a feed-in-tariff (FiT) subsidy in April 2010.[3]

FiT payments for new installations were cut, in a review announced by DECC on 9 June 2011.[26] As a result, large arrays of solar panels became a less attractive investment opportunity for developers, especially for projects greater than 250 kW, so large field arrays such as these were less likely to be built beyond the 1 August 2011 cut-off date.[27] At the end of 2011, there were 230,000 solar power projects in the UK,[3] with a total installed generating capacity of 750 MW.[28]

In 2012, the government announced that 4 million homes across the UK would be powered by the sun within eight years,[29] representing 22 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity by 2020.[3] At the end of September 2013, retailer IKEA announced that solar panel packages for houses would be sold at 17 UK stores by July 2014. The decision followed a successful pilot project at their Thurrock store, during which one system was sold almost every day. The panels were manufactured by the Chinese company Hanergy.[30] The partnership did not last and in October 2015 Ikea ended its relationship with Hanergy.[31]

Colliery behind a solar farm in North Yorkshire in 2017

By 2016 the total installed capacity was over 10,000 MW. In the summer half-year from April to September 2016, UK solar panels produced more electricity (6,964 GWh) than did coal power (6,342 GWh); each meeting about 5% of demand.[32]

UK solar PV installed capacity at the end of 2017 was 12.8 GW, representing a 3.4% share of total electricity generation.[17] Provisionally, as of the end of January 2019 there was 13,123 MW installed UK solar capacity across 979,983 installations. This is an increase of 323 MW in slightly more than a year.[33] A new record peak generation from photovoltaics was set at 14.0 GW on 8 July 2025.[7]

New solar PV installations slowed in 2020, though to a lesser extent, with 217 MW being added in 2020 compared with 273 MW in 2019. COVID-19 restrictions may have caused delays in some projects.[17]

2022 saw a big increase in domestic installations with over 130,000 installations added in the 10 kW or less range, to take the total number of these small-scale installations to 1,179,495.[34] Total capacity as of February 2023 stood at 14,432MW, with an average of 72MW added each month over the previous six months.[34]

## Solar PV by size of installations

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Cumulative installed capacity (MW)[35][36] Size  | Dec 2018  | Dec 2019  | Dec 2020  | Dec 2021  | Dec 2022  | Dec 2023  | Dec 2024

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0 to < 4 kW  | 2,751.1  | 2,844.0  | 2,904.2  | 3,047.4  | 3,341.8  | 3,729.5  | 4,074.2
4 to < 10 kW  | 258.1  | 302.9  | 337.8  | 392.9  | 558.1  | 875.8  | 1,151.6
10 to < 50 kW  | 850.0  | 927.6  | 964.2  | 1,009.3  | 1,084.9  | 1,238.2  | 1,392.2
50 kW to < 5 MW  | 3,598.0  | 3,648.5  | 3,686.3  | 3,714.2  | 3,796.7  | 3,869.9  | 3,943.3
5 to < 25 MW  | 4,271.0  | 4,302.0  | 4,342.2  | 4,379.2  | 4,469.1  | 4,623.4  | 4,907.6
> 25 MW  | 1,578.4  | 1,663.1  | 1,706.3  | 1,881.2  | 1,953.2  | 2,129.0  | 2,903.0
Total  | 13,321.2  | 13,702.7  | 13,955.7  | 14,438.8  | 15,218.4  | 16,480.4  | 18,386.5
Pre 2009 estimate
(for comparison)  | 14.6

## Rooftop solar

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As of 2025[update] about 31% of installed capacity is residential.[37] By 2027 solar will be required on almost all new homes in England.[38]

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.[39] The average size of residential solar PV systems was estimated to be 3.25 kW, and the technical potential for residential solar PV in the United Kingdom was estimated at 41,636 MW.[39]

MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) claim 61,320 UK properties had solar panels installed in 2021, an increase of 71% on the previous year.[40] The average payback time for residential solar PV in the UK was 11.4 years as of 2015,[39] but subsequent increases in the price of domestic energy have significantly decreased this. The April 2022 rise in the price cap saw payback times reduced on average by 2.5 years.[41]

Some of the advantages of small scale residential solar include eliminating the need for extra land, keeping cost saving advantages in local communities and empowering households to become producer/consumers of renewable electricity, raising awareness of wasteful consumption habits and environmental issues through direct experience. It will take anything from 4 to 20 years to recoup the money spent on solar panels, this depends on a number of factors for example how many modules are installed, how big they are, if they are south facing, and the location. Some studies have found that feed in tariff schemes have disproportionately benefited wealthier households with little or no assistance to help poorer household access financial loans or affordable schemes, whilst the costs of schemes are distributed evenly across utility bills.[citation needed]

In his Spring Statement of March 2022, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a reduction of VAT on the installation of energy-saving materials (including solar PV systems) to 0% (previously 5%) for a period of five years from 1 April 2022, stating "the measure is intended to incentivise the take-up of ESMs in line with the government's net zero objectives".[42]

## Large scale solar farms

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Name | Capacity
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Botley West Solar Farm  | 840  | Oxfordshire  | England  | Proposed[43]
Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park  | 800  | Nottinghamshire  | England  | Proposed[44]
Springwell Solar Farm  | 800  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Proposed[45]
Meridian Solar Farm  | 750  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Proposed[46]
Whitestone Solar Farm  | 750  | South Yorkshire  | England  | Proposed[47]
One Earth Solar Farm  | 740  | Nottinghamshire  | England  | Proposed[48]
High Grove Solar Farm  | 720  | Norfolk  | England  | Proposed[49]
Cottam Solar Project  | 600  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Approved[50]
Gate Burton - Solar & Energy Storage Park  | 531  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Approved[51]
Droves Solar Farm  | 500  | Norfolk  | England  | Proposed[52]
East Pye Solar  | 500  | Norfolk  | England  | Proposed[53]
Green Hill Solar Farm  | 500  | Northamptonshire  | England  | Proposed[54]
Heckington Fen Solar Park  | 500  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Approved[55]
Kingsway Solar Farm  | 500  | Cambridgeshire  | England  | Proposed[56]
Leoda Solar Farm  | 500-600  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Proposed[57]
Light Valley Solar  | 500  | North Yorkshire  | England  | Proposed[58]
Lime Down Solar  | 500  | Wiltshire  | England  | Proposed[59]
Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West)  | 500  | Cambridgeshire  | England  | Approved[60]
Tillbridge Solar Farm  | 500  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Proposed[61]
West Burton Solar Project  | 480  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Approved[62]
Beacon Fen Energy Park  | 400  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Proposed[63]
East Yorkshire Solar Farm  | 400  | East Riding of Yorkshire  | England  | Approved[64][65]
Future Energy Llanwern  | 400  | Newport  | Wales  | Proposed[66]
Kilnside Energy Park  | 400  | Rutland  | England  | Proposed[67]
Longfield Solar Energy Farm  | 400  | Essex  | England  | Approved[68]
Steeple Renewables Project  | 400  | Nottinghamshire  | England  | Proposed[69]
Cleve Hill Solar Park | 373  | Kent  | England  | Operational since July 2025[70]
Maen Hir Solar  | 360  | Isle of Anglesey  | Wales  | Proposed[71]
Amlwch / Llyn Alaw  | 350  | Anglesey  | Wales  | Proposed[72]
Mallard Pass Solar Farm  | 350  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Approved[73]
Kingfisher Solar Farm  | 320  | East Riding of Yorkshire  | England  | Proposed[74]
Peartree Hill Solar Farm  | 320  | East Riding of Yorkshire  | England  | Proposed[75]
EcoPower Suffolk  | 250  | Suffolk  | England  | Proposed[76]
Shepway Energy Park  | 237.5  | South Yorkshire  | England  | Proposed[77]
Shepway Energy Park  | 200  | Kent  | England  | Proposed[78]
Helios Renewable Energy Project  | 190  | North Yorkshire  | England  | Proposed[79]
Byers Gill Solar Farm  | 180  | County Durham  | England  | Approved[80][81]
Little Crow Solar Park  | 150  | Lincolnshire  | England  | Approved[82]
Oaklands Farm Solar Park  | 138  | Derbyshire  | England  | Approved[83]
Wentlooge Renewable Energy Hub  | 125  | Gwent  | Wales  | Proposed[82]
Stonestreet Green Solar  | 99.9  | Kent  | England  | Proposed[84]
Hedgehog Grove Solar Farm  | 98  | Essex  | England  | Proposed[85]
Llanwern Solar farm  | 75  | Newport  | Wales  | Operational since 2021
Shotwick solar farm  | 72  | Flintshire  | Wales  | Operational since 2016[86]

The first solar park in Wales became operational in 2011 at Rhosygilwen, north Pembrokeshire.[87]

On 13 July 2011, construction of the largest solar park in the United Kingdom was completed in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. The 4.9 MW free-field system was built in just seven weeks after being granted planning permission. The system generates an estimated 4,860 MWh of electricity (an average power of 560 kW) into the national grid each year.[88] There are several other examples of 4–5 MW field arrays of photovoltaics in the UK, including the 5 MW Langage Solar Park, the 5 MW Westmill Solar Farm, the 4.51 MW Marsten Solar Farm and Toyota's 4.6 MW plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire.[89]

The first large solar farm in the United Kingdom, a 32 MW solar farm, began construction in November 2012 in Leicestershire, between the runways of the former military airfield, Wymeswold.[90]

As of June 2014 there were 18 schemes generating more than 5 MW and 34 in planning or construction in Wales.[91]

In 2023, the queue for grid connection was a problem.[92]

## Planning considerations

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Adding solar panels to the external elevations and roofs of a dwelling will change the appearance of both the property and the local street view. This in some cases will require planning permission from the local authority. For a Listed Building or in a Conservation Area, planning permission is mandatory. Otherwise, the owner of a domestic dwelling where solar panels are being installed can in most cases proceed under their Permitted Development rights, as long as certain height limitations are adhered to.

## Government programmes

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The Energy Saving Trust that administers government grants for domestic photovoltaic systems, the Low Carbon Building Programme, estimated in 2008 that an installation for an average-sized house would cost between £5,000 and £8,000, with most domestic systems usually between 1.5 and 3 kWp, and yield annual savings between £150 and £200.[93]

Also around 2008, the Green Energy for Schools programme was intended to provide 100 schools across the UK with solar panels. The first school in Wales was at Tavernspite, in Pembrokeshire, and received panels worth £20,000.[94]

In 2025, the Labour government indicated that most new-build homes would soon be required to have solar panels.[95] At the same time, 45–47GW of solar generation was stated as the goal for 2030, through installations on homes and car parking.[96]

### Feed-in tariff

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Main article: Feed-in tariffs in the United Kingdom

Discussion on implementation of a feed-in tariff programme concluded on 26 September 2008, and the results were published in 2009.[97] The UK government agreed in April 2010 to pay for all grid-connected generated electricity at an initial rate of up to 41.3 pence (US$0.67) per kWh, whether used locally or exported.[98] The rates proved more attractive than necessary, and in August 2011, were drastically reduced for installations over 50 kW,[99] a policy change criticised as marking "the end of the UK's solar industry as we know it".[100] Subsequently, feed-in tariff rates were adjusted annually by the government,[101] and a requirement was introduced for new claims that the home's rating on the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) had to be 'D' or better.[102] The amount of electricity exported is not usually measured for domestic installations; instead it is calculated by assuming that 50% of the electricity produced is exported into the grid.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published a consultation on 19 July 2018, stating their intention to close the FIT scheme to new applicants from 1 April 2019[103] and not replace it with a new subsidy.[104] The Feed-in Tariff was closed to new entries on 1 April 2019, but households are still able to claim on existing tariffs where available.

### Smart Export Guarantee

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On 10 June 2019, Ofgem announced[105] that BEIS had introduced the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), in force from 1 January 2020. This is not a direct replacement of the feed-in tariff scheme, but rather an initiative that rewards solar generators for electricity exported to the grid. Energy suppliers with more than 150,000 domestic customers must provide at least one export tariff.[106] The export tariff rate must be greater than zero. Export is measured by smart meters which the energy supplier will install free of charge.

The SEG is available to households that generate up to 5 MW from solar PV, wind, micro-combined heat and power, hydro or anaerobic digestion.[107]

### Contracts for Difference

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The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, introduced in 2013 to replace the Renewables Obligation, excluded solar PV schemes from the competitive auctions in 2015. The majority of successful CfD auction bidders came from the wind sector. In 2020 the UK government reversed this decision, opening the door for PV projects to compete in the CfD auctions against onshore wind projects.[108]

## Future

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Decentralised smaller scale generators which are not connected directly to the transmission network are forecast to increase.[109] New solar farms and battery storage may help to meet increased demand from electric vehicles.[110]

## See also

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* Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
* Renewable energy in Scotland
* Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
* Energy policy of the United Kingdom
* Green electricity in the United Kingdom
* Solar energy in the European Union
* Renewable energy by country
* UK-ISES
* United Kingdom National Renewable Energy Action Plan

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Solar power in the United Kingdom

* Solar power
* Renewable energy in the United Kingdom

Companies|

* Nur Energie
* Oxford Photovoltaics
* PV Crystalox Solar
* Sureserve
* United Sun Systems International

Community solar|

* Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network
* Westmill Solar Co-operative

Solar farms|

* Cleve Hill solar farm

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Energy in the United Kingdom

Companies

| Coal|

* Anglo American
* BHP
* ENRC
* GCM Resources
* Glencore
* Rio Tinto
* UK Coal

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Oil and
gas|

| Integrated|

* BP
* Shell

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Exploration
and production|

* Afren
* BHP
* Capricorn Energy
* Centrica
* Dana Petroleum
* Desire Petroleum
* Emerald Energy
* EnQuest
* Essar Energy
* Harbour Energy
* Hardy Oil and Gas
* JKX Oil & Gas
* Melrose Resources
* Ophir Energy
* Perenco
* Pharos Energy
* Regal Petroleum
* Rockhopper Exploration
* Star Energy
* Tullow Oil

Supply|

* Greenergy
* Murco Petroleum

Support|

* Abbot Group
* Amec Foster Wheeler
* Expro
* Hunting
* John Wood Group
* Petrofac
* Qserv
* Weir Group
* WesternGeco1

Utilities|

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* Centrica
* E.ON UK1
* EDF Energy1
* Npower1
* ScottishPower1
* SSE

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Generation
and supply|

| Generation|

* Drax Group
* Engie Energy International
* Horizon Nuclear Power1
* Renantis
* Vattenfall UK1
* Vedanta Resources

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Supply|

* 100Green
* Bristol Energy
* Co-op Energy
* Ecotricity
* ESB Group
* Firmus Energy
* Good Energy
* Octopus Energy
* Opus Energy
* Outfox the Market
* OVO Energy
* Phoenix Natural Gas
* Shell Energy
* TotalEnergies Gas & Power
* Utilita Energy
* Utility Warehouse

Distribution|

| Electricity|

* Electricity North West1
* Northern Powergrid1
* SP Energy Networks1
* SSE Power Distribution
* UK Power Networks1
* Western Power Distribution1

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Gas|

* Cadent Gas
* Firmus Energy
* Northern Gas Networks
* Phoenix Natural Gas
* SGN
* Wales & West Utilities1

Transmission|

| Electricity|

* National Grid2
* Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission
* SP Energy Networks1

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Gas|

* National Grid

Other|

* Aggreko
* APX Group
* Aquamarine Power
* EnServe
* Hi-Gen Power
* Mark Group
* United Downs Deep Geothermal Power
* Wavegen

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Energy sources

| Coal|

* Coal Authority
* Coal-fired power stations
* Coal mines
* Coal mining regions
* Confederation of UK Coal Producers
* Greenhouse gas emissions
* History
* miners' strike
* National Coal Board
* Open-pit coal mining

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Electricity|

* Association of Electricity Producers
* BritNed
* East–West Interconnector
* Economy 7
* Economy 10
* Electricity billing
* Energy switching services
* Green electricity
* Grid Trade Master Agreement
* Gridlink Interconnector
* HVDC Cross-Channel
* Isle of Man to England Interconnector
* Moyle Interconnector
* National Grid
* Control
* Reserve Service
* New Electricity Trading Arrangements
* North Sea Link
* Power stations
* Timeline of the electricity supply industry

Nuclear|

* Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor
* Franco-British Nuclear Forum
* Magnox
* Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
* Nuclear Liabilities Fund
* Nuclear power stations
* Office for Nuclear Regulation
* Sellafield
* United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
* United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory

Oil and gas|

* BBL Pipeline
* Dash for Gas
* Forties pipeline system
* Fuel protests
* Gas infrastructure
* Greenhouse gas emissions
* Hydrocarbon Oil Duty
* National Transmission System
* Natural gas fields
* Natural gas-fired power stations
* North Sea oil
* North Sea Transition Authority
* Offshore Energies UK
* Oil fields
* Oil-fired power stations
* Oil infrastructure
* Oil refineries
* Petroleum Revenue Tax

Renewables|

| Biofuels|

* Biofuel power stations
* NNFCC
* Renewable Fuels Agency
* Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

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Geothermal|

* Geothermal power stations

Hydroelectricity|

* Hydroelectric power stations
* Mersey Barrage
* Severn Barrage
* Wave farms

Solar power|

Wind power|

* Offshore wind power
* List of offshore wind farms
* List of onshore wind farms
* North Seas Energy Cooperation
* Wind power in Scotland

Government and regulation

| Organisations|

* Carbon Trust
* Cenex
* Climate Change Committee
* Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
* Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
* Energy Saving Trust
* Environment Agency
* Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
* National Energy System Operator
* System Operator for Northern Ireland
* Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
* Great British Energy
* Great British Energy – Nuclear

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Legislation and initiatives|

* Carbon Emission Reduction Target
* Climate Change Act 2008
* Climate Change Agreement
* Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006
* Climate Change Levy
* CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
* Decarbonisation measures in proposed UK electricity market reform
* Display Energy Certificate
* Energy Act 2013
* Energy performance certificate
* Fossil Fuel Levy
* Low Carbon Building Programme
* Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation
* Planning Act 2008
* Renewable Heat Incentive
* Renewables Obligation
* United Kingdom Climate Change Programme
* Energy price cap
* Energy Profits Levy

Non-governmental organisations

| Charities and
pressure groups|

* Ashden Award
* Bioregional
* Campaign against Climate Change
* Centre for Alternative Technology
* National Energy Action
* Stop Climate Chaos
* Tyndall Centre

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Industry bodies|

* Association for Decentralised Energy
* Energy Institute
* Energy Networks Association
* Energy Retail Association
* Green Power Forum
* RenewableUK
* Utilities Intermediaries Association

Research|

* Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology
* Energy Technologies Institute
* Met Office Hadley Centre
* Narec
* Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
* Sunbury Research Centre
* UK Energy Research Centre

Energy conservation

* British Energy Efficiency Federation
* Close the Door campaign
* Code for Sustainable Homes
* Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme
* EcoHomes
* Energy efficiency in British housing
* Energy Saving Trust
* Energy Saving Trust Recommended
* Greenhouse gas emissions
* HTB
* National Home Energy Rating

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Solar energy in the European Union

* European Renewable Energy Council

Solar power by country|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Solar thermal power stations|

* Alvarado I (50 MW)
* Andasol (150 MW)
* Extresol (150 MW)
* Gemasolar (20 MW)
* PS10 (11 MW)
* PS20 (20 MW)
* Puerto Errado (31 MW)
* Puertollano (50 MW)
* Solnova (150 MW)
* Termosolar Borges (25 MW)
* Valle (100 MW)

Photovoltaic power stations|

* Alt Daber (68 MW)
* Brandenburg-Briest (91 MW)
* Crucey (60 MW)
* Eggebek (84 MW)
* Finow Tower (85 MW)
* Finsterwalde (81 MW)
* Gabardan (67 MW)
* Karadzhalovo (60 MW)
* Lieberose (71 MW)
* Montalto di Castro (84 MW)
* Neuhardenberg (145 MW)
* Olmedilla (60 MW)
* Perovo (100 MW)
* Rovigo (72 MW)
* Senftenberg/Schipkau (168 MW)
* Templin (128 MW)
* Toul-Rosières (115 MW)

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Africa|

* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Seychelles
* South Africa

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Israel
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Malaysia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

| European
Union|

* Austria
* Czech Republic
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden

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* Albania
* Armenia
* Belarus
* Iceland
* Kosovo
* Norway
* Russia
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Scotland

North America|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Honduras
* Mexico
* United States

Oceania|

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* French Polynesia
* New Zealand
* Tuvalu

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia

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