UK sees the best year ever for the installation of renewable energy and heating

Our latest data shows UK homeowners are turning to renewables and installing low-carbon energy and heating technologies in record numbers.

In December 2023, a total of 220,500 MCS certified installations have been registered, beating the end of year figures for 2022, which was already the most successful year for small-scale renewable installations since records began in 2008.

There was substantial growth of solar PV installations in 2023, with the total number of installations in 2022 – itself the most successful year for rooftop solar since the closure of the Feed-In Tariff (FiT) – being surpassed in the first nine months of the year alone. So far this year, there have been 183,022 certified solar PV installations across the UK, exceeding the 138,000 in 2022 by one third.

Solar PV installations have continued to grow since the FiT closed in 2019, demonstrating that the technology is still saving consumers money on their energy bills and providing them with the carbon savings and energy independence without subsidy.

As more homeowners explore options to better utilise their home-grown energy, Battery Storage has become the third most popular tech type to be installed amongst the MCS certified contractor base. At the end of 2022, there were 50 contractors certified to install the technology, and there are now over 850. Installations have seen a similar growth with 4,400 of the 4,700 certified batteries being installed in 2023, and almost 800 of those in November alone.For further information please visit News & Events – MCS (mcscertified.com)