In keeping with knowledge from MCS, the UK’s high quality mark for small-scale renewables comparable to photo voltaic panels and warmth pumps, there have been a report 170,000 licensed renewable installations within the first six months of 2025. It is a 37% improve on the equal interval final 12 months, and a 33% improve on the earlier highest begin to a 12 months in 2023.
The variety of renewables installations embody 30,000 licensed warmth pump installations – a 12% improve on final 12 months’s report begin to a 12 months.
MCS knowledge reveals that there have been virtually 50,000 renewable installations on new construct properties – accounting for 28% of the full for the 12 months to date. That is virtually double the determine for January – June 2024, the place 21% of licensed renewables went onto new builds.
Ian Rippin, CEO at MCS, (pictured) stated: “Throughout all renewable applied sciences, we’re seeing a dramatic rise within the variety of installations being delivered into houses – serving to to cut back power payments for customers and drive down emissions. Crucially, there are additionally extra MCS licensed installers than ever earlier than, which suggests a rising capability to ship high-quality installations at quantity into individuals’s houses.
“With roughly 14% of greenhouse gasoline emissions estimated to come back from home heating, it’s essential that installations of low-carbon applied sciences are delivered to a top quality. As set up numbers proceed to rise, we’re pleased with the very important function that MCS requirements proceed to play in giving everybody confidence within the capacity of home-grown expertise to warmth and energy their houses.”
Charlotte Lee, Chief Government on the Warmth Pump Affiliation, stated: “It’s implausible to see the continued development in warmth pump installations, photo voltaic panels, and battery storage into 2025. With electrification firmly on the Authorities’s agenda, this suite of measures will play a significant function in lowering client payments, enabling flexibility, and enhancing the UK’s power safety. The latest Spending Evaluate confirmed £13.2bn for delivering the Authorities’s Heat Properties Plan, a major dedication, which we count on to stipulate additional assist for the electrification of warmth.”