UK Homes Install Solar at Fastest Pace Since 2015 as Prices Drop

UK homes are installing solar panels at their fastest rate in a decade as the technology’s cost continues to fall.

Domestic solar installations amounted to 82 megawatts in October, the biggest addition since 2015, when there was a spike ahead of subsidy cuts. Equipment costs in the 2024-2025 financial year are almost a fifth lower than a year earlier, encouraging households to turn to rooftop panels to help cut stubbornly high power bills.