Solar PV

FITs registration statistics for solar PV systems

Monthly registrations

Here are the monthly megawatt volumes, divided between domestic and non-domestic systems (see more about classifications here).

Please remember that these are recorded at the date they are registered, not when they were commissioned (there can be quite a delay before registration - see more here).

The weekly figures, and cumulative totals for all months are shown below.

System sizes

Because there are several different tariffs for PV systems, we can see what sizes of system are installed by looking at how much capacity is registered in each tariff band. This analysis is updated roughly quarterly.

The average size of system actually registered (if any) in each band is also shown in the legend on the left.

# Tariff bands shown with this symbol were phased out in the fast-track review, and some of the bands shown were introduced at that time.

The average sizes for solar PV installations (overall and for domestic and non-domestic users) are shown here, with comparisons against other FITs technologies.

Weekly deployment

Because PV has been the dominant FITs technology, the Government now publishes weekly deployment statistics. These should be helpful in identifying when we get close to triggering contingent degression.

These figures suggest that less than 100MW was installed in the period from 3rd March to the end of April^[1]. This falls below the central corridor of 150 to 200MW, which the government proposes to use for the July 2012 degression. The tariffs from July, therefore, should be the highest of the three alternatives - Option C.

Cumulative installations

March 2012 exactly two years since FITs were introduced: PV systems registered under the Feed-in Tariffs reached 1GW!    One gigawatt = 1 million kW = 1,000 megawatts.

This graph shows how the overall capacity installed has grown throughout the life of the FITs scheme.