It now SUPPORTS OVER 460,000 JOBS. That is around 1.5% of all UK jobs, and the number employed has been increasing at an average rate of 3.8% per annum. Low carbon jobs are spread across the country.
The renewable energy sector has been expanding at a remarkable pace. RENEWABLE GENERATING CAPACITY HAS GROWN BY 165% SINCE 2010 AND NOW PROVIDES 18% OF OUR ELECTRICITY NEEDS.
SOLAR has excelled in generation with almost 650,000 SYSTEMS NOW OPERATING with an increase of almost 2000 NEW SYSTEMS PER WEEK. In the year to Q3 2014, solar PV provided around 1.7% OF THE UK'S TOTAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION. By 2020 it could account for around 3-5% of electricity generation, powering the equivalent of around 2.5 million to 3.3 million homes
From DECC report - An overview of the investment secured in low carbon energy since 2010.
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