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Feed-in tariff solar in Stromness (KW16)

157 installations in the KW16 postcode district, which covers Stromness and the surrounding area, are accredited under the Feed-in Tariff, holding 1,923 kW between them. That is an average system size of 12.25 kW, and ranks the district 1765 of 2645.

157installations
1,923 kWinstalled capacity
12.25 kWaverage system
2012busiest year

Where KW16 is

KW16 is a postcode district in the Stromness post town, in Orkney Islands, Scotland. It covers Hoy, Flotta, Graemsay, Sandwick and Stenness.

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 47 94 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19
Installations commissioned in Stromness (KW16) by year. Ofgem Feed-in Tariff register, 2025-12-31.

What is installed

TechnologyInstallations
Photovoltaic89
Wind68

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)