State of Play of the Market

[Worcester]

Here's a quick analyis of April-August 2013 vs 2012 - Starting April ignores last years Jan-March rushes on all technologies.

Figures are # of installs

[TABLE="width: 386"]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2012[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2013[/TD]
[TD]Change[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Technology[/TD]
[TD]Apr-Aug[/TD]
[TD]Apr-Aug[/TD]
[TD]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Air Source Heat Pumps[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,767[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,762[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.28%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Biomass[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]264[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]484[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83.33%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Exhaust Air Source Heat Pumps[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ground Source Heat Pumps[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]453[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]206[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-54.53%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Micro CHP[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-86.96%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Micro Hydro[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Small Wind[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]549[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-79.78%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Solar PV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59,804[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42,649[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-28.69%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Solar Keymark[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,736[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]955[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-44.99%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Solar Thermal[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]513[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]500[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-2.53%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Grand Total [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65,227[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46,673[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-28.45%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Solar thermal is down, becasue solar pv is down - the shiny suited salesman often sold both technologies at one hit.

Here also are the numbers of installers of the different technologies:
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[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Aug-12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Aug-13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Solar PV installers[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4412[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3140[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Biomass[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]233[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]266[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Air Source Heat Pumps[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]897[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]858[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Exhaust Air Heat Pumps[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]554[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]560[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ground Source Heat Pumps[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]756[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]719[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Micro Hydro[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Micro CHP[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Solar Thermal[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1268[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1074[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Small and Micro Wind[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]144[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]128[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Total number of Installers[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5173[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3650[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Number of installers joining the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]144[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Number of installers leaving the scheme[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]177
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]



Remove the PV installers, and you've only got in the order of 1000 - 1500 installers ....

 

[SRE]

Greenest government ever - nuff said!

 

[Worcester]

Any Questions Radio 4 last night shouting that there were 1m homes with PV on.... according to MCS website actual number of MCS PV installations is less than 500,000 (456,303)

 

[TedM]

Gordon, is the data from your first post from the MCS (so only ≤50kW) or from DECC covering all sizes (or from somewhere else)?

 

[Worcester]

Hi Ted, it's the latest figured from The MCS web site, so <50kW

 

[The Solar King]

Anecdotally, I have heard that only about 25% of registered PV installers are active. The comes from two different sources both of whom were contacting all registered businesses as part of telemarketing activity.