{"id":30374,"date":"2019-05-16T08:20:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T21:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=30374"},"modified":"2025-01-02T07:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T21:59:50","slug":"uk-solar-peak-mb1057","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/uk-solar-peak-mb1057\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Solar Power Reaches All-Time Generation Peak (Again)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_30375\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30375\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solar-power-uk-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Solar power in the UK\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solar-power-uk-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solar-power-uk-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solar-power-uk-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solar-power-uk.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/solar-energy-solar-system-2157212\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">andreas160578<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just a day after breaking its all-time generation record, solar power in the UK again set a new peak generation benchmark.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Solar Trade Association (STA) reports solar hit a generation peak of 9.47GW at around midday on May 13 (local time). This was then eclipsed on May 14 with a peak of 9.55GW at around 12.30pm. The previous record was 9.38GW, set in May 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The new records resulted from particularly clear, bright and cool conditions<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/uk-solar-peak-mb1057\/#en-30374-1' id='enref-30374-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(30374)'>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is impossible to argue with the numbers. The bright clear skies combined with mild temperatures means solar has consistently met big portions of electricity demand throughout recent days,&#8221; said STA Director of Advocacy and New Markets L\u00e9onie Greene.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The STA says solar energy now provides approximately 4% of UK electricity.<\/p>\n<h2>Solar Energy Popular, But Facing Challenges<\/h2>\n<p>As in Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\">solar power<\/a> and renewables generally are very popular in the UK. The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/800429\/BEIS_Public_Attitudes_Tracker_-_Wave_29_-_key_findings.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker<\/a> indicated support for the use of renewable energy in the UK increased from 77% in December 2018 to 84% in March 2019, just one percentage point under the all-time peak of 85% in March last year. Of the renewable energy technologies, solar led the pack with 89% indicating support, followed by off-shore wind at 83%.<\/p>\n<p>With regard to nuclear power, 35% of the public indicated support; a slight decrease from 38% in March 2018. As for hydraulic fracturing for shale gas (fracking), the proportion opposed increased from 35% in December 2018 to 40% in March 2019 &#8211; the highest level of opposition since related questions were first asked in December 2013.<\/p>\n<p>While solar energy may have a huge amount of public support, the nation&#8217;s solar industry and PV owners are facing a number challenges says the STA; including a lack of clear and fair payment for small-scale system electricity exports to the grid.<\/p>\n<h2>Recent Record Coal-Free Run<\/h2>\n<p>The new solar peak generation record comes less than a week after Britain experienced its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/britain-coal-electricity-mb1044\/\">100 hours of coal-free electricity use<\/a>; which then became a more than a week coal-free. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UK_Coal\/status\/1126486631383478272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UK_Coal<\/a>, the run ended at 8 days, 1 hour and 25 minutes; the longest period without coal power for Great Britain since 1882. During this run, solar energy contributed 5% of generation and wind power, 12%. 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