{"id":750939,"date":"2026-08-27T02:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T02:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/750939\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T02:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T02:22:09","slug":"plug-in-solar-panels-are-coming-to-a-shop-near-you-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/750939\/","title":{"rendered":"Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you &#8211; what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The government hopes the plug-in panels will offer people a more affordable way into solar energy compared to roof installation, although savings will be lower because they generate less power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A one-panel kit will cost \u00a3699 while two-panels will be \u00a31,089, according to UK solar company UKSOL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The government expects prices to settle at \u00a3400-\u00a3600 as competition increases and more products are developed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Its research shows a household could save between \u00a370 and \u00a3110 a year on their energy bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The precise amount will depend on how the panels are orientated and how long they run. An unshaded south-facing spot is best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Households which use energy during daylight hours will benefit most as the electricity must be used as it is generated. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Any power not consumed will flow back to the grid, but it&#8217;s unlikely homes will get any cash for this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Unlike rooftop solar panels, these systems do not need to be certified under the official Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), which is the UK&#8217;s official quality mark for small-scale renewable energy systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But it also means they will not normally qualify for the Smart Export Guarantee that pays people for excess solar power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The government hopes the plug-in panels will offer people a more affordable way into solar energy compared to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":750940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-750939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}