Nearly 100,000 domestic solar panel systems were installed in the UK from January to June this year, per the latest data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
This independent certification scheme certifies products and installers of small-scale renewable energy technologies.
March was the best month for installations, with MCS recording almost 24,000. January, as is typical due to poor weather and constrained household budgets after Christmas, was the slowest month.
Solar installations in the UK have not come close to 25,000 in any single month since the end of 2015. In 2016, the Government significantly reduced the scope of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme, which incentivised solar panel installations by paying homeowners for the electricity they generated and exported.
Five of the top ten areas where the most domestic solar panel system installations have taken place so far in 2025 are in Wales. However, Argyll and Bute, in Scotland, took the lead.
Cost barrier
The UK Government’s public polling on energy has consistently revealed strong backing for solar; 86% of people say they support it.
But only half said they would be happy for a solar farm to be constructed in their local area, so rooftop solar, including small arrays on buildings, is key to maintaining public buy-in in the energy transition.
Almost two-thirds (63%) of the owner-occupiers polled by the Government said they are keen to have solar on their home, but less than 6% of UK households currently have solar roofs.
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