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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose

Number of UK homes installing rooftop solar panels highest in over seven years

Rooftop solar panel installation
The rooftop solar panels installed in the first quarter of 2023 account for 265 MW of power, or half that of a typical coal-fired unit. Photograph: Mike Kemp/Corbis/Getty Images

The number of households installing rooftop solar panels reached its highest level in more than seven years in the first months of 2023 as energy-bill payers turned to renewable energy to guard against spiralling costs.

Industry figures show that more than 50,700 households installed arrays between January and March, more than double the number in the same months last year and the highest figure since late 2015.

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