Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN HL1470

Solar Power: Safety

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government why the consultation on proposals to enable the safe and legal use of plug-in solar (plug-in microgeneration) products in the UK lasted two weeks, and what consideration they gave to a longer consultation.

Answer

The move to make plug-in solar panels available in shops within months comes as government steps up its drive for clean homegrown power to get the UK off its dependency on fossil fuel markets. Plug-in solar panels provide a new, simple alternative for tho...
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