Renewable Obligation Solar Reaches 34 Percent Of Capacity

The UK government has released figures for commissioned UK solar capacity and overall UK solar PV capacity at the end of August 2014 stood at 4,201 MW, across 594,487 installations, an increase of 0.9 per cent in capacity and 1.7 per cent in installations compared to the end of July 2014.

Capacity accredited under the Renewables Obligation stood at 1,420 MW at the end of August 2014, across 6,081 installations.  In terms of both capacity and installations there was no change from July 2014.  Renewables Obligation capacity represents 34 per cent of total solar deployment.

At the end of July 2014, capacity eligible for Feed in Tariffs (FiTs) (MCS, ROO-FIT and RO to FiT transfers) stood at 2,513 MW, across 584,988 installations.  This is a 1.4 per cent increase on the July 2014 figure for capacity and a 1.6 per cent increase in installations.  Capacity from FiT installations represents 60 per cent of total solar deployment.

Other solar capacity represented 6 per cent of total solar deployment.

Overall solar PV capacity at the end of 2014 Q2 stood at 3,823 MW, an increase of 4.6 per cent (168 MW) on that at the end of 2014 Q1.  This represented 571,960 installations in 2014 Q2, an increase of 5.3 per cent on that at the end of 2014 Q1.

Capacity commissioned and accredited under the Renewables Obligation stood at 1,318 MW, which is a rise of 2.8 per cent (36 MW) from 2014 Q1.  Capacity accredited under the Renewables Obligation represents 34 per cent of total solar deployment.

Capacity commissioned and accredited under the GB Feed in Tariff stood at 2,248 MW, an increase of 2.7 per cent (59 MW) on that at the end of 2014 Q2.  Capacity confirmed on GB Feed in Tariffs represents 59 per cent of total solar deployment.

Unaccredited capacity represented 6.7 per cent of total solar deployment.

Overall solar PV capacity at the end of 2013 stood at 2,805 MW, an increase of 59 per cent (1,041 MW) on that at the end of 2012.  This represented 508,222 installations in 2013, which is an increase of 26 per cent (105,547 installations) on that at the end of 2012.

Capacity commissioned and accredited under the Renewables Obligation stood at 213 MW.  Capacity accredited under the Renewables Obligation represented 18 per cent of total solar deployment at the end of 2013.

Capacity commissioned and accredited under the GB Feed in Tariff stood at 2,075 MW, an increase of 26 per cent (425 MW) on that at the end of 2012.   Capacity confirmed on GB Feed in Tariffs represented 74 per cent of total solar deployment at the end of 2013.