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Feed-in tariff solar in Kirkwall (KW15)

166 installations in the KW15 postcode district, which covers Kirkwall and the surrounding area, are accredited under the Feed-in Tariff, holding 2,248 kW between them. That is an average system size of 13.54 kW, and ranks the district 1718 of 2645.

166installations
2,248 kWinstalled capacity
13.54 kWaverage system
2012busiest year

Where KW15 is

KW15 is a postcode district in the Kirkwall post town, in Orkney Islands, Scotland. It covers St Ola.

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.

0 41 81 11 12 13 14 15 17 19
Installations commissioned in Kirkwall (KW15) by year. Ofgem Feed-in Tariff register, 2025-12-31.

What is installed

TechnologyInstallations
Photovoltaic102
Wind64

Where this sits

Orkney Islands1,148 installations Orkney and Shetland1,436 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)