UK Solar Installations: 16-Year Trend

How many solar panels are installed per month in the UK?

UK residential solar installations per month — the complete 16-year dataset: FIT ERA PEAK (2011-2012): 15,000-25,000 installations/month. Driven by generous Feed-in Tariff (up to 43p/kWh). FIT DECLINE (2013-2016): 5,000-10,000/month. FIT rates cut repeatedly. POST-FIT CRASH (2019-2020): 2,000-4,000/month. FIT closed March 2019. SEG replacement offered much less. COVID DIP (2020): 1,500-2,500/month. Lockdowns halted installations. ENERGY CRISIS SURGE (2022-2023): 12,000-18,000/month. Electricity prices at 34p/kWh drove panic buying. POST-CRISIS STABILISATION (2024-2026): 10,000-14,000/month. Sustained at historically high levels. CUMULATIVE: 1.3 million residential installations by Q1 2026. This is the only dataset that merges Ofgem FIT quarterly statistics (ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-and-social-schemes/feed-tariffs-fit) with MCS monthly data (mcscertified.com/mcs-data-dashboard) into a continuous time series. Key overlay events: FIT introduction (April 2010), first FIT cut (March 2012), FIT closure (March 2019), 0% VAT (April 2022), energy crisis peak (October 2022).