Government figures suggest British solar industry past major landmark last week, as installers work towards delivering one million roofs by 2015

The solar power industry appears to have installed its 500,000th set of solar panels in the UK in recent days, in a move that marks a major milestone for the burgeoning sector.

Cloudy Britain is becoming Europe’s hottest market in which to build solar parks.

Cheaper equipment costs and steady subsidies are attracting developers of large-scale, ground-mounted projects from nations like Germany and Spain that pioneered solar power on the Continent.

Large-scale solar PhotoVoltaic installations in the UK grew by an incredible 600% during 2013, driving the UK to a record 1.45GW of new solar PV capacity added.

Ground-mounted installations accounted for over 90% of new large-scale solar PV added in the UK in 2013.

The UK was ranked in sixth place globally for large-scale solar PV, and is one of just six countries that had, or approached, a GW-level large-scale solar market during 2013.

Ofgem has confirmed the feed-in tariff (FiT) rates for solar PV technology beginning July 1, 2013. The rates have been reduced by 3.5%, as reported by Renewable Energy Installer with the tariff being reviewed again in October 2013. 

The new FiT rates as of 1 July, 2013, are:

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Contact Atlantic Renewables today for a Free No-obligation Solar Panel Quote.

Atlantic Renewables are a fully qualified and experienced, MCS Accredited solar install team, and don’t sub-contract out any works, we pride ourselves on the quality of our overall service from start to finish.

Contact Atlantic Renewables today for a Free No-obligation Solar Panel Quote.

Atlantic Renewables are a fully qualified and experienced, MCS Accredited solar install team, and don’t sub-contract out any works, we pride ourselves on the quality of our overall service from start to finish.

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Ofgem has confirmed the feed-in tariff (FiT) rates for solar photovoltaic technology beginning February 1, 2013. The rates will remain the same, as reported by Solar Power Portal last month, following disappointing levels of installs across all capacity bands.

The new FiT rates, as of 1 February, 2013, will be as follows: