Close Solar power Innovation Hinkley Point C Sizewell C Account Search Menu Main content Solar power We have an ambitious vision for solar in the UK and Ireland. We develop, operate and maintain solar projects Sutton Bridge is our first solar farm of grid-scale and will be approximately 139 hectares. We have plans for a major solar farm and battery storage project in Essex. We're building solar panels on the roofs of a number of Tesco’s largest stores in England. Solar energy can be harnessed with relatively simple technology to provide clean, renewable electricity What is solar power? Everything you need to know about solar energy and solar panels. Generating electricity from solar Our solar projects We're focused on making solar generation accessible, affordable, and responsive to the needs of our customers and the communities in which they operate. Discover EDF Renewables What’s it like to work in solar? EDF Renewables has 37 renewable energy sites and our portfolio is expanding with almost 4 GW of projects in planning and development. UK and Ireland renewable energy sites A zero carbon mix to power the nation, whatever the weather We're Britain's biggest generator of zero carbon electricity(1), find out how we generate zero carbon electricity from wind + nuclear + solar. Discover zero carbon electricity We're investing to accelerate the UK’s shift to low-carbon nuclear and renewable energy and storage to Help Britain achieve Net Zero Plan for a green recovery With the right policies in place, we plan to enable investment in low carbon technologies in the UK worth over £50bn by 2035. This amounts to 12GW of wind, solar and nuclear power – meeting one fifth of UK demand. Our plan for a green recovery Building new nuclear We’re building new power stations that will help meet Britain’s future electricity demand for the next 60 years – good news for the jobs market and the race to Net Zero. Find out more about new nuclear in the UK Drive electric We have electric car leasing deals, home charging points and zero-carbon EV tariffs - everything you need to drive electric and help cut Britain’s carbon emissions. Get on the road to zero-carbon Notes UK Fuel Mix disclosure information, published by Government Department BEIS, recognises electricity from wind, solar and nuclear fuel produces zero carbon dioxide emissions at the point of generation. The zero-carbon electricity purchased is supplied to the National Grid. Customers receive electricity via the National Grid, not directly from zero-carbon generators. The below table summarises zero-carbon generation by company demonstrating EDF generating 32.4%. The data supporting the table below and the % values is sourced from a mixture of industry settlement data and the UK government renewable obligation database. ZERO-CARBON GENERATION SUMMARY BY COMPANY 2020 2020 Supplier name zero-carbon GWh of zero-carbon electricity generation % of overall zero-carbon electricity generation EDF zero-carbon 37,968 32.4% CENTRICA zero-carbon 9,101 7.8% RWE zero-carbon 5,060 4.3% E.on zero-carbon 2,195 1.9% SSE zero-carbon 5,424 4.6% ScottishPower zero-carbon 4,364 3.7% Drax zero-carbon - - Orsted zero-carbon 9,523 8.1% EPH zero-carbon - - Equinor zero-carbon 1,182 1.0% Vattenfall zero-carbon 1,783 1.5% Fred Olsen Renewables zero-carbon 1,100 0.9% Macquarie zero-carbon 3,504 3.0% Ventient Energy zero-carbon 562 0.5% Statkraft zero-carbon 370 0.3% Eneco zero-carbon 316 0.3% Falck Renewables zero-carbon 251 0.2% RES zero-carbon 320 0.3% SGRE zero-carbon 245 0.2% Greencoat zero-carbon 318 0.3% Community Windpower zero-carbon 329 0.3% OTHER zero-carbon 33,243 28.4% TOTAL zero-carbon 118,805 100% For home MyAccount Get a quote Energy efficiency Smart meters Help and support For business Large business Affiliates About us Unsubscribe About EDF Coronavirus information Work for us Download centre Governance Media centre Financial information Modern Slavery Statement Emergency contacts 24 hour gas emergency helpline 0800 111 999 Power cut? Call 105 Go to the EDF Facebook page. Go to the EDF Twitter page. Go to the EDF Linkedin page. Go to the EDF YouTube channel. Go to the EDF Instagram page. Download our app Website terms and conditions Privacy notice and policy Accessibility Copyright statement Our fuel mix Site map EDF Group