Friday, 16 April 2021 Figures released by Solar Energy UK and Solar Media Ltd show that 175 MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity was installed across the UK from January – March 2021. This significant growth over the winter period brings the UK’s total installed PV capacity to more than 14 GW, generating enough electricity to power over 3 million homes. Ground-mounted solar parks form 70 percent of the new capacity, while post-subsidy rooftop markets also continue to thrive. Rooftop solar capacity has seen 14 percent year-on-year growth. Subsidy-free solar PV in the UK now exceeds 1 GW, or 7.3 percent of total installed capacity. On a rolling basis, 660 MW of new capacity was installed in the 12-month period to 31 March 2021, and the UK could be on track to deliver a gigawatt of new solar capacity this year.