01Rules desk
Plug-in solar becomes legal in Great Britain on 27 August. Here is what that really means.
The legal date is real. So are the equipment, registration, planning and electrical boundaries around it.
Field notes · Research before retail
The home-energy
journal.
Rules, numbers and product questions for Britain’s small-energy shift.
02Cost lab
What could an 800W plug-in solar kit save in Britain?
The panel rating is the easy number. Location, shade, daytime demand and tariff decide what it is worth.
03Battery watch
Plug-in batteries in the UK: what we know, and what remains open
The economics are easy to sketch. The legal, safety and interoperability route needs firmer answers.