Official statistics in development monitor the installation of domestic batteries recorded on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). The data includes capacity and cost statistics and is extracted from the MCS Installation Database. It is published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Use Cases
- Analyze domestic battery adoption rates based on MCS certification data
- Model the relationship between installation capacity and cost based on reported statistics
- Track the growth of the microgeneration sector based on installation records
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the official Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Installation Database
- Includes both capacity and cost statistics for domestic battery installations
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Collection Method
- Extracted from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Installation Database
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-28 08:53:04.989062; freshness should be verified