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Feed-in tariff solar in Darwen (BB3)

469 installations in the BB3 postcode district, which covers Darwen and the surrounding area, are accredited under the Feed-in Tariff, holding 1,700 kW between them. That is an average system size of 3.62 kW, and ranks the district 625 of 2645.

469installations
1,700 kWinstalled capacity
3.62 kWaverage system
2011busiest year

Where BB3 is

BB3 is a postcode district in the Darwen post town, in Blackburn with Darwen, North West England. It covers Bank Fold, Eccleshill, Hoddlesden, Livesey, Lower Darwen, Pickup Bank and Tockholes.

The figures on this page cover the whole district, so they include every accredited installation in those places. The register does not go finer than the district, which is the outward half of a postcode.

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Installations commissioned in Darwen (BB3) by year. Ofgem Feed-in Tariff register, 2025-12-31.

What is installed

TechnologyInstallations
Photovoltaic466
Wind2
Micro CHP1

Where this sits

Blackburn with Darwen2,359 installations Rossendale and Darwen1,435 installations All districts2,645 with five or more

A postcode district is the outward half of a postcode, which is as precise as the public register goes. Districts with fewer than five installations are not published here. Place names come from the Royal Mail post town for the district.

Ofgem register as at 2025-12-31 Download all districts (CSV)