History
In 2006, the United Kingdom had installed 12.5 MWp of photovoltaic capacity represented 0.3% of the European total of 3.4GWp. By 2011 this had increased to 750 MWp, with 700 of that installed in 2011.
Due to an EU agreement to generate 15% of electricity from renewables by 2020, in June 2008 a new programme to encourage homeowners to generate their own electricity was announced, which will include a feed-in tariff.
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