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Solar and the feed-in tariff in Colchester
3,328 installations are accredited under the Feed-in Tariff here, holding 12,272 kW of capacity. That ranks the constituency 20 of 633 and accounts for 0.38% of every FIT installation in the country.
3,328installations
12,272 kWinstalled capacity
20of 633 constituencies
2015busiest year, 1,225 installed
When they went up
Colchester peaked in 2015, later than the national peak of 2011.
What is installed
| Technology | Installations |
|---|---|
| Photovoltaic | 3,326 |
| Wind | 2 |
Domestic and everything else
| Installation type | Installations |
|---|---|
| Domestic | 3,296 |
| Non Domestic (Commercial) | 19 |
| Community | 10 |
| Non Domestic (Industrial) | 3 |
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
Colchestercouncil view Nottingham North3,411 installationsSleaford and North Hykeham3,356 installationsSouth East Cornwall3,334 installationsMid Norfolk3,319 installationsHoughton and Sunderland South3,293 installationsTotnes3,256 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.
Ofgem register as at 2025-12-31 Download all 633 constituencies (CSV)