Gerard Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page sizes a battery from your own consumption data, which your supplier must give you free. Installed price ranges are published by UK installers, not a price survey of our own. Electricity figures use the Ofgem price cap for 1 October to 31 December 2026. The battery you need … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page is arithmetic, not a sales page. Kit prices are ranges published by UK retailers, not a price survey of our own, and we label them as such. Electricity figures use the Ofgem price cap for 1 October to 31 December 2026: 26.32p per kWh. Generation figures are our … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page is about leasehold ownership — you own the flat, a freeholder owns the building. If you rent, the questions are different and they are answered in plug-in solar for renters. Nothing here is legal advice; leases vary enormously and yours is the document that governs your case. A … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page is about behaviour, not hardware — everything on it costs nothing and applies to any plug-in kit. Appliance consumption figures are typical published ranges, not measurements of our own, and we say so where they appear. Electricity figures use the Ofgem price cap for 1 October to 31 … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. Installed price ranges on this page are ranges published by UK installers, not a price survey of our own. Electricity figures use the Ofgem price cap for 1 October to 31 December 2026. Time-of-use tariff rates change frequently — check the current rates yourself before committing to anything on this … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page covers what physically happens to plug-in solar generation you do not use, and what your meter does with it. It is about the electricity, not the paperwork — the export payment question is answered separately and the answer is no. Electricity figures use the Ofgem price cap for … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page covers disclosure, liability and evidence for a plug-in solar kit under a domestic buildings or contents policy in Great Britain. It is general information, not insurance advice, and no page can tell you what your own insurer will accept — only your insurer can do that, in writing. … Read more
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. This page is about the VAT rate on home batteries in Great Britain before and after 1 April 2027, and what waiting actually costs. Installed price ranges are published by UK installers, not a price survey of our own. It is general information, not tax advice — HMRC’s guidance is … Read more
Last reviewed: 4 September 2026. Checked against the G98 connection standard and the Plug-In Solar Amendment (SI 2026/848). Nothing happens immediately, and that is exactly why people skip it. There is no inspector, no fine in the post and no automatic detection. But the notification takes about ten minutes, costs nothing, and skipping it quietly … Read more
Last reviewed: 4 September 2026. Appliance figures are typical UK ratings; check the plate on your own appliance, because models vary widely. Eight hundred watts is the legal ceiling for a plug-in kit’s inverter, and it is less than a kettle. That single comparison tells you most of what you need to know: this is … Read more