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Solar and the feed-in tariff in South Shields
1,627 installations are accredited under the Feed-in Tariff here, holding 5,120 kW of capacity. That ranks the constituency 209 of 633 and accounts for 0.19% of every FIT installation in the country.
1,627installations
5,120 kWinstalled capacity
209of 633 constituencies
2015busiest year, 590 installed
When they went up
South Shields peaked in 2015, later than the national peak of 2011.
What is installed
| Technology | Installations |
|---|---|
| Photovoltaic | 1,627 |
Domestic and everything else
| Installation type | Installations |
|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,558 |
| Non Domestic (Commercial) | 68 |
| 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
South Tynesidecouncil view Salisbury1,638 installationsThe Cotswolds1,634 installationsNorth East Fife1,630 installationsScarborough and Whitby1,623 installationsHartlepool1,623 installationsHenley1,618 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)