Certification body The microgeneneration certification scheme (MCS) has shown that the first half of this year has a record number of householders that low -carbon technology such as solar panels, home batteries and heat pumps.
In the first six months of 2025, a total of 120,000 certified solar panel installations took place in the United Kingdom, an increase of 37% compared to the same period last year. Moreover, this figure is 13% higher than the previous record set for H1 solar panel installations, which took place in 2012.
According to the MCS Data Dashboard, the installations of the Thuis -Op Zonne Energy peaked in March of this year, with 23,859 certified home -zonne installations that take place at this time. The time after H1 has so far also seen a high numbers of solar installations, with 19,028 installations that take place in July 2025 and 1,877 installations that already take place in the first week of August.
In the meantime, nearly 20,000 home battery installations took place, a figure that is no less than 130% higher than the same period last year. For batteries, installations peaked in May of this year, with 3,501 installations that took place in May. July and August this year a combined 3,571 battery installations have taken place so far.
The installations of the heat pump have continued with a strong upward trend, with a total of 30,000 heat pumps for home in the first six months of this year.
The continuous success of heat pumps is considerably powered by the permanent popularity of the boiler -upgrade schedule, a government financing package that covers up to £ 7,500 of the costs for installing a heat pump from home. Heat pump installations peaked in March of this year, when 5,586 new heat pumps for home were installed. The time since the end of H1 has installed a total of 5,359 new heat pumps, with 491 installing in the first eight days of August alone.
Since the launch in 2022, the boiler upgrade scheme has received more than 76,000 financing applications. March 2025 marked the best month in the history of the schedule, because 4,028 applications were received during the month – an increase of 88% compared to the same month last year.
MCS notes that nearly 50,000 of the new installations for renewable energy so far were on new buildings this year, and 28% of the total installations for renewable energy that took place this year are taking place this year. This amount is higher than that of the same period in 2024, where 21% of the certified renewable installations went to New Build. MCS notes that much of this increase in the interest in renewable energy installations on new -build homes can be powered by the promise of the incoming future home stand, which will oblige new houses to have solar panels and low carbon heating solutions that have been installed from 2027.
Ian Rippin, CEO of MCS, expressed his enthusiasm for the “dramatic” rise in the installations of renewable technology in houses. He noted: “With about 14% of greenhouse gas emissions that are estimated to come from domestic heating, it is crucial that installations of low -carbon technologies are delivered to high quality.”
