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Solar and the feed-in tariff in Bolton West
1,036 installations are accredited under the Feed-in Tariff here, holding 8,230 kW of capacity. That ranks the constituency 379 of 633 and accounts for 0.12% of every FIT installation in the country.
1,036installations
8,230 kWinstalled capacity
379of 633 constituencies
2012busiest year, 339 installed
When they went up
Like most of the country, Bolton West front-loaded: the busiest year was 2012, before the tariff cuts began to bite.
What is installed
| Technology | Installations |
|---|---|
| Photovoltaic | 1,035 |
| Wind | 1 |
Domestic and everything else
| Installation type | Installations |
|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,017 |
| Non Domestic (Commercial) | 16 |
| Non Domestic (Industrial) | 2 |
| Community | 1 |
Postcode districts
Districts with five or more installations. Below five we publish nothing, because a count that small starts to identify individual houses.
Nearby in the ranking
Boltoncouncil view Surrey Heath1,043 installationsPendle1,040 installationsSouthampton- Test1,039 installationsWorthing West1,031 installationsHigh Peak1,030 installationsThurrock1,026 installations
On the tariff itself rather than the map: the rate finder will tell you what an installation here is paid, from its eligibility date and size.
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