FIT Installation Update, July – September 2013

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September 2013 saw installations under the UK Feed in Tariff scheme reach 421,963 and a total installed capacity of 2,088.62 MW. The third quarter of 2013 had 25,959 installations accounting for 171.16 MW of added renewable energy generation capacity.

Note: This report analyses Feed in Tariff data on confirmed installations up to 30th September 2013. The data analysed is based on confirmation date data from Ofgem’s Renewables & CHP Register.

Growth in Installation Numbers Accelerates

Growth in installation numbers has increased this quarter. Q3 2013 saw 25,959 installations compared to 18,927 in Q2. This is a welcome sign after the previous three quarters had shown consecutive declines in the number of new installs.

Solar PV remains far and away the largest technology in the FiT scheme and 25,775 new installations is welcome growth after a series of slow quarters. The number of new wind installations continued to fall with 142 installations this quarter but despite this, wind managed a very strong quarter in terms of installed capacity.

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Quarterly Installations by Technology

Solar PV Wind Hydro Micro CHP Anaerobic digestion Total
Apr – Jun 2010 2,690 59 4 0 0 2,753
Jul – Sept 2010 7,707 604 105 5 0 8,421
Oct – Dec 2010 6,594 308 45 17 2 6,966
Jan – Mar 2011 11,206 292 41 78 1 11,618
Apr – Jun 2011 14,450 179 12 58 2 14,701
Jul – Sept 2011 35,027 307 16 97 4 35,451
Oct – Dec 2011 65,891 233 11 68 4 66,207
Jan – Mar 2012 99,911 315 22 36 2 100,286
Apr – Jun 2012 36,728 431 31 14 5 37,209
Jul – Sept 2012 43,319 415 34 31 9 43,808
Oct – Dec 2012 27,826 683 16 20 7 28,552
Jan – Mar 2013 20,549 507 19 19 11 21,105
Apr – June 2013 18,707 175 25 15 5 18,927
July – Sept 2013 25,775 142 23 9 10 25,959
Total 416,380 4,650 404 467 62 421,963

 

Installed Capacity

Installed capacity under FiT continues to grow steadily. Q3 2013 saw 171.16 MW of installed capacity added across all technologies making it the strongest quarter since September 2012. Wind, which saw only 142 installations in the quarter, added 23.15 MW of capacity, continuing a trend of larger installs. This is wind’s second strongest quarter for installed capacity since the start of the scheme despite the low number of installs.

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Quarterly Installed Capacity (MW) by Technology

Solar PV Wind Hydro Micro CHP Anaerobic digestion Total
Apr – Jun 2010 6.64 5.25 3.27 0 0 15.16
Jul – Sept 2010 19.44 5.11 3.73 0.01 0 28.29
Oct – Dec 2010 18.51 2.77 1.68 0.02 0.67 23.64
Jan – Mar 2011 32.80 5.39 1.08 0.08 1.10 40.45
Apr – Jun 2011 43.65 5.22 2.91 0.06 3.19 55.04
Jul – Sept 2011 142.38 3.90 2.57 0.10 3.85 152.80
Oct – Dec 2011 329.55 6.73 2.72 0.07 2.81 341.87
Jan – Mar 2012 405.36 20.00 3.79 0.04 2.07 431.25
Apr – Jun 2012 154.02 16.10 3.72 0.01 4.01 177.86
Jul – Sept 2012 185.88 17.00 5.14 0.04 9.12 217.16
Oct – Dec 2012 146.92 14.23 3.55 0.02 4.56 169.28
Jan – Mar 2013 98.44 31.34 0.96 0.02 6.80 137.57
Apr – June 2013 99.51 17.62 2.24 0.02 7.70 127.08
July – Sept 2013 139.89  23.15 1.75 0.01 6.36 171.16
Total 1,823.00 173.80 39.11 0.48 52.24 2088.62

 

Renewable Installations by Technology

Q3 2013 (July – Sept)

When looking at installation numbers, solar PV remains by far the dominant FiT technology, as it has been since the beginning of the scheme. The number of wind installs has dropped to a low not seen since 2010 but installed capacity was very strong.

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Technology Number of Installs
Solar PV 25,775
Wind 142
Hydro 23
Micro CHP 9
Anaerobic digestion 10

All Time

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Technology Number of Installs
Solar PV 416,380
Wind 4,650
Hydro 404
Micro CHP 467
Anaerobic digestion 62

 

Renewable Generation Capacity by Technology

Q3 2013 (July – Sept)

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Technology Installed Capacity
Solar PV 139.89 MW
Wind 23.15 MW
Hydro 1.75 MW
Micro CHP 0.01 MW
Anaerobic digestion 6.36 MW

All Time

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Technology Installed Capacity
Solar PV 1,823.00 MW
Wind 173.80 MW
Hydro 39.11 MW
Micro CHP 0.48 MW
Anaerobic digestion 52.24 MW

 

Domestic vs Non-domestic

Q3 2013 (July – Sept)

Number of Installs Installed Capacity (MW)
Domestic 24,839 94.44
Commercial 961 70.19
Industrial 61 5.13
Community 98 1.39

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All Time

Number of Installs Installed Capacity (MW)
Domestic 407,495 1,380.10
Commercial 11,808 599.25
Industrial 741 80.92
Community 1,919 28.35

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