UK solar capacity reaches 22.8 GW ahead of plug-in solar rules

pv magazine reports that the UK added over 2 GW of solar capacity in the year to June 2026, extending momentum across rooftops and larger projects. The incoming plug-in solar framework is expected to let households deploy simplified balcony or plug-connected systems under defined safety rules. The change matters because it could bring new consumers into distributed solar while the national market continues to scale beyond 20 GW.