Solar PV Installation
Rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems. 310 UK councils have discussed solar pv installation in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about solar pv installation
Solar PV Installation is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 4,935 meeting mentions spanning 310 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 301 mentions in the last three months, against 240 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly solar pv installation mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) in Scotland is the most active authority on solar pv installation, with 133 mentions across 133 monitored meetings — around 3% of all solar pv installation discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Springfield Solar Inquiry” meeting on 27 Aug 2026.
Waverley Borough Council (89 mentions) and Leeds City Council (86) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) | Scotland | 133 |
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 89 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 86 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 74 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Wales | 73 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 70 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 70 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 69 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 69 |
| Winchester City Council | South East | 67 |
| Norwich City Council | East of England | 65 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 61 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where solar pv installation came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
City of Wolverhampton Council · Climate, Skills & Housing · 30 Sept 2026
“So we're looking at our car parks and other car parks, as well as rooftop solar, and on those buildings when we bring that in to have a look at energy charging, sorry, EV charging points within those car parks as well so that …”
Highland Council · Renewables and Housing Projects · 30 Sept 2026
“… visual effects. And there's a total anticipated generating capacity of just over 59 megawatts from the turbines along with a 12 megawatt capacity solar farm and a 12 megawatt battery energy storage system facility. That brings the combined anticipated generation capacity to 83 .4 megawatts.”
North Ayrshire Council · Housing, Transport & Climate · 29 Sept 2026
“… The proposed Phase three would retain those core measures including insulation, draft proofing, LED lighting and heating controls and add targeted solar PV and glazing improvements for lower income households and people vulnerable to cold homes.”
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · Investment and Service Delivery · 25 Sept 2026
“… me will be to support more registered providers to increase the efficiency of their stock and establish a potential programme to test new plug -in solar panels, brand new technology which only became legal in the UK last month.”
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council · Housing and Asset Decisions · 24 Sept 2026
“This year we focus on practical actions. Our biggest solar PV project is currently being installed at Ellsworth Depot, which will reduce electricity bills for council and increase resilience through onsite …”
West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Devolution & Investment · 24 Sept 2026
“… estic buildings to kind of lower fuel poverty that's come into there. There's a potential for further 4 .5 to 9 million around the installation of solar panels and batteries in social urns. These are all additional things that have been coming in on top of the original integrated settlement.”
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