Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many school and community energy solar PV installations were commissioned between (a) 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 and (b) 1 October 2016 and 30 September 2017, and what the total installed capacity was in each period.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) holds data (only) for the number of community solar PV installations (including schools) supported by the GB Feed in Tariff. The table below shows the quantity of these installed during the two periods. BEIS cannot separate out all school installations from these figures.

Source: Feed in Tariff installations report, 30 September, available at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-september-2017