Written question asked by Barry Sheerman (Labour) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 November 2004. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much solar power the UK generated in the last period for which figures are available; what targets there have been for the installation of solar power in domestic properties in the last 10 years; what target has been set for the installation of solar panels. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how much solar power the UK generated in the last period for which figures are available; [198278] (2) what targets there have been for the installation of solar power in domestic properties in the last 10 years; [198279] (3) what target has been set for the installation of solar panels. [198280] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Solar power is used for generating electricity using photovoltaic panels (solar PV). It is estimated that at the end December 2003 there was 5,903 kWp of installed PV in the UK (Source: International Energy Authority--National Statistics). The current target for installation of solar PV under the DTFs Major PV Demonstration Programme launched in 2003 is 1,000 domestic/individual systems (2 MW) and at least 140 medium and large-scale non- domestic systems (5 MW). The budget for the Major PV Demonstration Programme has been increased from £20 million to £31 million this year and the targets will be reviewed.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c1309-10W;426 c1313-4W; 198278;198279;198280
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Conservation Energy Households Standards Renewable energy Solar power Photovoltaics
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