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Solar in Warrington, in numbers
How much solar Warrington already has, how quickly it has grown, what it makes, what it costs here, and what the council has done with solar itself. Every figure is from an official source.
Installations and capacity
| End of | Installations | Capacity (MW) | Average size (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,138 | 6.42 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 3,942 | 18.28 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 4,468 | 23.01 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 4,766 | 24.97 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 5,192 | 27.16 | 5.2 |
| 2025 | 5,661 | 29.74 | 5.3 |
DESNZ, renewable electricity by local authority 2014 to 2025 (published 29 September 2026; 2025 provisional). Average size is our division and includes non-domestic systems.
Warrington's installations grew by about a fifth between the end of 2020 and the end of 2023 and have kept rising since. The average system is larger here than in many towns, about 5.3 kW in 2025, because the figures include some big commercial roofs; a typical home system is smaller. The government warns that many installations made in 2025 had not yet been assigned to a local authority, so the latest figures are likely to be revised up.
Output
Solar in Warrington generated about 26,903 MWh in 2025. At Ofgem's typical household use of 2,500 kWh a year, that is the yearly electricity of roughly 10,800 typical households, against the 90,538 households counted in the 2021 Census. Much of it, of course, is used by the buildings that make it.
Solar among Warrington's renewables
Solar accounts for almost every renewable site in the borough: 5,661 of the 5,672 counted by DESNZ in 2025. It does not lead on capacity or output, though. The other 11 sites include landfill gas, which had 32.35 MW against solar's 29.74 MW, and solar made about 26% of the 104,802 MWh of renewable electricity generated in Warrington that year, from about 47% of the capacity. Rooftop panels are numerous but small, and they only generate in daylight.
The homes behind the numbers
| Measure | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|
| Households (Census 2021) | 90,538 | 23,436,085 |
| Owner-occupied (Census 2021) | 68.7% | 61.3% |
| Semi-detached (Census 2021) | 40.3% | 31.5% |
| Flats of all kinds (Census 2021) | 12.2% | 22.2% |
| Properties built 1965 to 1992 (VOA 2026) | 29.1% | 24.8% |
| Homes with an EPC rated C or better (ONS) | 56.9% | 53.3% |
Census 2021 tables TS044 and TS054 (Nomis); VOA Council Tax stock of properties at 31 March 2026; ONS EPC band C or above, March 2025 edition.
Set against the 90,500 households DESNZ estimates for the borough, the 2025 count works out at roughly 6 solar installations for every 100 households. That overstates home solar, because the count includes business and public roofs. A borough with more owner-occupiers and more semis than England as a whole has plenty of roofs where the decision rests with the household.
Prices in the region
| Year | Up to 4 kW | 4 to 10 kW |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | £1,877 | £1,727 |
| 2025/26 | £1,800 | £1,627 |
DESNZ solar PV cost data, regional means (some non-domestic installs included), published 28 May 2026.
The group buy
Switch Together, the councils' group-buying scheme, has helped 190 Warrington households, 95 of them in its first round. Across Warrington, Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester it has led to 1,358 solar installations from 2022 to 2026, with 6.77 MW of panels and 8.83 MWh of batteries.
The council's own solar
- Solar farms: working with GRIDSERVE, the council built three large solar farms, near York, Hull and Cirencester. The Cirencester farm, about 23 MW, was part-funded by £1 million from the public through a community municipal bond.
- Homes: with the housing association Torus, panels went on 1,600 houses.
- Local rooftops: about 3,000 panels on a factory roof at Omega.
Targets
Warrington Borough Council declared a climate emergency in 2019. It aims for net zero in its own operations by 2030 and across the borough by 2041; the independent Warrington Climate Emergency Commission's strategy of July 2022 sets out how the borough might get there.
Sunshine
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record for 1991–2020 is at Woodford, about 30 km east, which averaged about 1,385 hours of bright sunshine a year. Panels need daylight rather than bright sunshine, so PVGIS output figures, about 938 kWh per kW a year for a south roof in central Warrington, are the better guide.
Where to go next
Where these figures come from
- DESNZ: renewable electricity by local authority, 2014 to 2025
- DESNZ: solar PV cost data, 2025/26
- Ofgem: typical domestic consumption values decision (May 2026)
- Census 2021 TS044: accommodation type (Nomis)
- Census 2021 TS054: tenure (Nomis)
- VOA: Council Tax stock of properties 2026
- ONS: energy efficiency of housing in England and Wales
- Warrington Borough Council: Switch Together scheme returns (3 Aug 2026)
- Cheshire East Council: Switch Together
- Warrington Borough Council: green projects (solar farms, Torus homes)
- Warrington Borough Council: climate emergency policy and plans
- Warrington Climate Emergency Strategy (July 2022)
- Met Office: Woodford climate averages 1991–2020
Questions about the numbers
How many solar installations are there in Warrington?
The government counted 5,661 solar PV installations in Warrington at the end of 2025, with a combined capacity of 29.74 MW. The 2025 figures are provisional and likely to rise, because many systems installed in 2025 had not yet been assigned to an area.
How much electricity does solar make in Warrington?
About 26,903 MWh in 2025, according to DESNZ. At Ofgem's typical use of 2,500 kWh a year, that is roughly the yearly electricity of 10,800 typical households.
What is Warrington's net zero target?
Net zero for the council's own operations by 2030 and for the borough as a whole by 2041. The council declared a climate emergency in 2019.
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