Scotland ‘leading the UK’ with record year for solar and heat pump installations

Positive news for all in Scotland with almost one in 10 Scottish households now having some kind of green energy system.

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A record number of heat pumps and solar power systems were installed across Scotland last year.

The MCS Foundation, which collates the data, said 25,875 solar power systems were fitted to homes and businesses across the country in 2023 – 56% more than in 2021 and 174% up from the 2020 total. There were also 6,388 heat pumps installed last year – 37% more than 2021 and 113% up from 2020. As of last year, there were 203,347 MCS-certified renewable energy systems installed across Scotland, with these including solar panels, heat pumps and small-scale wind turbines.

That means almost one in 10 Scottish households (8.23%) now has some kind of green energy system at their property.