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Thousands more Britons install solar panels as Iran war sends fossil fuel prices soaring sky-high
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Thousands more Britons install solar panels as Iran war sends fossil fuel prices soaring sky-high

The Independent·Emily Beament·about 1 month ago
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The UK has witnessed a big surge in solar power adoption , with more than 27,000 new installations completed in March – marking the highest monthly total since 2012. This milestone has propelled the total number of solar arrays across the country beyond two million for the first time. Government data indicates that 27,607 solar systems were added in March. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Desnz) largely attributed this increase to rooftop solar , with two-thirds of the new installations being panels on homes. Over the past year, Britain’s solar capacity has expanded by 11.7 per cent, adding 2.3 gigawatts of clean power to the national energy mix, Desnz confirmed. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: “The numbers speak for themselves – the highest monthly installation of solar in over a decade, rising capacity and more than two million solar installations now powering homes across Britain.…

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