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Brits could soon power homes with £200 plug-in solar panels - we've tested the tech

Miliband proposed easing rules to let UK households use plug-and-play solar, aiming to make it easier and cheaper, as he announced during a Sunday Sky News interview.
Under current UK regulations, systems must be professionally wired, adding expense, while microinverter technology is widely used in Germany to connect solar panels to homes.
EcoFlow's Stream system bundles a microinverter and battery and can run for less than £750, with Gareth Butterfield testing it at home and reporting daily savings.
A spokesman for the firm welcomed Miliband's announcement, calling it a positive step to expand UK renewable energy access.
True plug-and-play systems can be bought for around £200 but remain illegal to plug in without change; households could buy units now but may need to wait for UK legal change.

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I tested plug-and-play solar at home – as Ed Miliband backs plans to make it easier in the UK (aff)

Plug-and-play solar systems costing a few hundred pounds could soon be easier to use in the UK after comments from Energy Secretary Ed Miliband – and one consumer writer has already been testing a system at home to see if it actually saves money.

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