by Karl Dyson | May 15, 2026 | DIY Solar News, Getting Started, Rules and Regulations
One of the steps that catches people off guard when setting up plug-in solar is the G98 notification. It sounds bureaucratic, but the process is usually quick and straightforward. Here is what it involves and why it matters. What G98 is G98 is the engineering...
by Karl Dyson | May 15, 2026 | DIY Solar News, Renters and Flats, Rules and Regulations
One of the main reasons the government pushed to legalise plug-in solar was renters. Around five million UK homes are flats or rented properties where the occupants have had no practical route to generate their own electricity. Plug-in solar changes that, but knowing...
by Karl Dyson | May 15, 2026 | Costs and Savings, DIY Solar News, Getting Started
The most common objection to solar in the UK is the weather. It is a fair question. But the data on how much electricity solar panels actually generate in the UK might surprise you, and the answer has a bigger effect on plug-in solar payback times than most people...
by Karl Dyson | May 15, 2026 | Buying Guide, DIY Solar News
The plug-in solar market in the UK is still young, and not every product on sale has been designed with UK regulations in mind. A few straightforward checks before you buy will save you problems later, both with compliance and with the amount of electricity the system...
by Karl Dyson | May 15, 2026 | DIY Solar News, Getting Started
The UK is not inventing plug-in solar. Germany has had a functioning, legal, mass-market for these systems since 2023, and the results are striking. Over 1.5 million German households now run plug-in solar kits, with 426,000 new installations registered in 2025 alone....
