FIT Installation Update, April – June 2013

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June 2013 saw installations under the Feed in Tariff scheme reach 398,188 and a total installed capacity of 1918.15 MW. The second quarter of 2013 had 18,994 installations accounting for 127.07 MW of added renewable energy generation capacity.

Note: This report analyses Feed in Tariff data on confirmed installations for April 2013 to June 2013. The data analysed is based on confirmation date data from Ofgem’s Renewables & CHP Register.

Growth in Installation Numbers Continues to Slow

Growth in the number of installations under the Feed in Tariff continues to slow. This quarter’s 18,994 installations are down from 20,632 in the first quarter and Q2 2013 is the 3rd quarter in a row to show a reduction in new installs.

As has been the case since the launch of the scheme, installation numbers are heavily dominated by solar PV installs. This quarter has seen 18,761 new solar PV installations. That is still a sizable number but compares to 36,990 in the same quarter of 2012. Wind, the second strongest FIT technology by installation numbers saw only 187 new installations in Q2 2013.  Just like solar PV, this is its worst quarter since Q2 2011.

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Growth in Installed Capacity Continues to be More Stable

As with our previous findings, growth in installed capacity continues to be more stable than growth in installation numbers and shows a continuing trend in the average capacity of FIT installations.

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Average Installed Capacity Grows

Time Period Average Installed Capacity
Apr – Jun 2010 5.51
Jul – Sept 2010 3.34
Oct – Dec 2010 3.38
Jan – Mar 2011 3.44
Apr – Jun 2011 3.73
Jul – Sept 2011 4.26
Oct – Dec 2011 5.16
Jan – Mar 2012 4.29
Apr – Jun 2012 4.74
Jul – Sept 2012 4.92
Oct – Dec 2012 5.89
Jan – Mar 2013 6.48
Apr – Jun 2013 6.69

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Renewable Installations by Technology

Q2 2013 (April – June )

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Technology Number of Installs
Solar PV 18,761
Wind 187
Hydro 26
Micro CHP 15
Anaerobic digestion 5

All Time

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Technology Number of Installs
Solar PV 392,466
Wind 4,826
Hydro 389
Micro CHP 454
Anaerobic digestion 53

 

Renewable Generation Capacity by Technology

Q2 2013 (April – June )

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Technology Installed Capacity
Solar PV 99.45 MW
Wind 17.63 MW
Hydro 2.28 MW
Micro CHP 0.02 MW
Anaerobic digestion 7.70 MW

All Time

total-capacity-by-technology

Technology Installed Capacity
Solar PV 1918.15 MW
Wind 150.76 MW
Hydro 37.42 MW
Micro CHP 0.46 MW
Anaerobic digestion 45.88 MW

 

Domestic vs Non-domestic

Q2 2013 (April – June )

Number of Installs Installed Capacity (MW)
Domestic 18,230 68.94
Commercial 650 46.80
Industrial 67 9.80
Community 47 1.52

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All Time

Number of Installs Installed Capacity (MW)
Domestic 384,380 1285.90
Commercial 11,212 529.35
Industrial 710 75.84
Community 1,886 27.04

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