by Karl Dyson | May 16, 2026 | Buying Guide, Costs and Savings, DIY Solar News
The UK plug-in solar market in May 2026 is in an interesting position. The regulations have been updated, kits are available from EcoFlow and specialist retailers, but the BSI product standard has not yet been published and the big retail launches at Lidl, Amazon and...
by Karl Dyson | May 15, 2026 | Buying Guide, DIY Solar News
When the government announced the legalisation of plug-in solar in March 2026, it named three retailers as partners in the rollout: Lidl, Amazon and Iceland. EcoFlow was confirmed as the technology partner. Since then, the big question has been when exactly these kits...
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....
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 | 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...
