Plug-In Solar Kits for UK Homes

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Compact 460W1 × 460W · Ground Duo 890W2 × 445W · Ground Compact 515W1 × 515W · Hybrid Duo 890W2 × 445W · Hybrid Plus 1030W2 × 515W · Hybrid Max 1260W2 × 630W · Hybrid

Duo 890W, ground mount: Price TBC
Delivery to your door: TBC
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Dispatch: Date to be confirmed

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One kit per household. Card payment on Square's secure page.

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How plug-in solar works

1Set it upPlace the panels on their stand in a sunny spot.
2Plug it inStraight into a suitable wall socket. No extension leads or adaptors.
3Register itRegister free at myplugin.solar before you first use it.
4Use your daytime powerYour home uses the electricity the panels make first.

Rooftop solar takes eight steps. A kit takes four.

Rooftop solar makes more electricity, but it's a building job. A plug-in kit is something you set up yourself.

Fitted by an installer

Rooftop solar

8 steps

1Quotes and a roof survey
2Roof and planning checks
3System design
4Scaffolding
5Panels fixed to the roof
6Electrician wires it in
7Network operator told or asked
8MCS certificate and export payments

Weeks, and several thousand pounds.

Set up by you

Plug-in solar

4 steps

1Unbox and check
2Set up the stand and ballast
3Plug into an outdoor socket
4Connect the app and register free

An afternoon, once it's delivered.

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Check where your kit can go

A sunny space, ideally facing south
A suitable socket within reach of the 4m cable
Modern RCD protection in your fuse box
Permission, if you rent or own leasehold

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Estimated bill saving

around £75–£105 a year

Estimated generation: 700 kWh a year
Used in your home: 49%
Range, 40–58% used: £75–£105
Unit rate: 26.32p per kWh

An estimate, not a promise. It assumes a south-facing, unshaded spot at 30°, North West England, about 700 kWh a year from an 800W kit (Energy Saving Trust), 40–58% of it used at home, and the Ofgem price cap unit rate of 26.32p per kWh (1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026). Electricity you send to the grid isn't paid for. Your result will vary with location, shade and when you use electricity.

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Delivery across England, Wales and Scotland

We deliver kits to your door anywhere in England, Scotland and Wales.

Plug-in solar isn't permitted in Northern Ireland, so we can't deliver kits there, or to the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands. Our plug-in solar rules explain why, with sources.

How delivery works

Questions before you order

Do I need an electrician?

Plug-in kits are plug-and-play for homes with modern RCD protection. If you have an older fuse box, or you're not sure, have an electrician check it first. The maker's datasheets also say the kits are designed for a suitable outdoor socket fitted and certified by a qualified electrician, so if there isn't one near your spot, an electrician can fit one.

Can I have more than one kit?

No. The grid connection rules allow one plug-in solar kit per household, so we sell one kit per household and our checkout takes one kit per order.

What happens to power I don't use?

Your home uses the kit's electricity first, as it's made. Anything your home doesn't need at that moment goes to the grid, and it isn't paid for: self-installed plug-in kits generally don't qualify for export payments. That's why our savings estimate only counts electricity used in your home.

When will my kit arrive?

Each kit shows its dispatch date once it's on sale or on pre-order, and we'll confirm delivery times when ordering opens. If a kit isn't on sale yet, join the kit list on its page and we'll email you when you can order.

Plug-in solar kits for UK homes