Solar industry touts 40GW UK expansion plan

Michael Holder
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The UK solar is poised to treble its power capacity by 2030
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The UK solar is poised to treble its power capacity by 2030

Trade body calls for suite of reforms to support the rapid expansion of solar capacity through to 2030

The UK solar industry is today unveiling a major plan to treble its capacity to 40GW by the end of the decade, in a move it estimates would create thousands of new jobs, deliver a £17bn boost to the economy,...

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