Four in-depth guides
UK plug-in solar guides
Long-form reference pages, checked against the legislation and updated as it moves. If you read one thing before buying, make it the legal rules guide.
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UK legal rules 2026
The complete regulatory picture: SI 2026/848, SI 2026/896, the Interim Product Specification, G98 notification and the nation-by-nation split. Our most detailed page.
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Buying
Best plug-in solar kits
Ranked by whether you can lawfully plug them in, then by value. Includes the only kits we can verify as listed on the ENA register.
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Permissions
Solar for flats, balconies and renters
The permission question is the real subject. Demised versus common parts, writing to a managing agent, external wall remediation, and what a balcony actually generates.
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Money
Are they worth it?
Payback built from first principles, at the prices kits actually sell for rather than the ones the government assumed.
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