In 2022, electricity production from solar PV amounted to 13,283 gigawatt hours. Throughout the period of consideration, solar PV electricity generation has seen significant growth, increasing from just four gigawatt hours in 2004.
Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Generation of Electricity through Solar Photovoltaic Power in The United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Generation of electricity through solar photovoltaic power in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223332/uk-solar-power-generation/