by Karl Dyson | Sep 16, 2026 | DIY Solar News
This comes from people who want more generation but are not sure how to achieve it. Paralleling panels is technically possible but rarely the right approach for a UK plug-in solar system. What paralleling does electrically Connecting two solar panels in parallel means...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 14, 2026 | DIY Solar News
Solar in winter gets a bad reputation, and some of it is deserved. December in the UK is not June. But dismissing winter generation entirely misses the picture — the shoulder months of March, April, September, and October contribute meaningfully to annual output. Here...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 12, 2026 | DIY Solar News
When people ask this, they usually want to know two things: does it add to the sale price, and do I have to leave it? The answers are: sometimes, and no. Is plug-in solar a fixture? No. Legal fixtures are items permanently attached to the property that pass to the new...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 10, 2026 | DIY Solar News
This is asked by people who want to reduce their bills but are worried that generating electricity could somehow count as income and affect their benefits. It is a reasonable concern and deserves a clear answer. Self-consumed generation is not income Plug-in solar...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 8, 2026 | DIY Solar News
The allotment shed with a solar panel on the roof and a battery inside is one of the most practical small solar applications around. No mains power to the plot, no standing charge, just useful generation when the sun is out. None of the domestic plug-in solar...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 6, 2026 | DIY Solar News
This comes up more than you might expect. People who installed rooftop solar years ago sometimes want to add capacity, and a certified plug-in system is now a route to do that without going through the full MCS re-certification process. The cumulative limit is the...
