UK solar and home battery policy moves quickly: installation milestones, planning updates, grid-connection rules, and government consultations that affect how homeowners finance and fit systems. This page collects UKEM solar and battery news in one place, from the two-million solar install landmark and record battery uptake to plug-in solar legalisation and the Future Homes Standard consultation. Each piece is written for homeowners weighing a retrofit or new build, not industry insiders.
If you are researching whether solar, battery storage, or both suit your property, browse our solar guides or the solar & battery product page, and use these news updates to spot confirmed policy or market shifts that might change your timing.
Are solar panels worth it in 2026? With the UK's sunniest year on record and electricity capped at 26.11p a unit, here is what actually drives the solar sum for a home.
Read moreOfgem's Year 5 Smart Export Guarantee report shows £56.97m paid for 443 GWh of exported solar, with 270,000 installations registered. What the numbers mean if you are fitting panels now.
Read moreThe UK crossed 2,003,000 solar installations at the end of March 2026, with 27,607 added in March alone, the strongest month for residential solar since 2012.
Read moreAn extra £100m for solar on social housing and £40m for 100 more schools, announced on 21 April 2026. Here's what it funds, and what it means for private homeowners.
Read morePlug-in solar up to 800W is legal from April 2026. Useful if you rent a flat; if you own a home with a usable roof, a full solar and battery system is the better path.
Read morePart L 2026 was published in March and comes into force on 24 March 2027. Every new home in England will need solar PV worth 40% of its ground-floor area and low-carbon heating.
Read moreAlmost 20,000 home batteries were certified in H1 2025, up 130% on the same period in 2024, with May setting a single-month record of 3,400 installs.
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