Founder and Editor, MyPlugInSolar
Christopher Panteli
Christopher Panteli is a British entrepreneur, digital publisher and the founder and editor of MyPlugInSolar. He oversees the site’s editorial direction, research standards, calculators and data projects. He has a degree in Business and Managerial Economics from the University of Liverpool and more than a decade of experience building online businesses and consumer information platforms.
About Christopher
Christopher Panteli is a British entrepreneur, digital publisher and the founder and editor of MyPlugInSolar.
He studied Business and Managerial Economics at the University of Liverpool and has spent more than a decade building online businesses, content platforms and digital tools. His work has included growing and selling online publishing businesses, running a digital PR agency and developing data-led websites that turn complicated information into practical tools for consumers.
Christopher created MyPlugInSolar to provide a clear and independent UK resource for a new type of home energy technology. He sets the editorial direction, identifies the questions consumers need answered, reviews source quality and oversees the development of the site’s calculators, product records and research projects.
His work on MyPlugInSolar is focused on making technical and regulatory information easier to understand. That includes clearly separating confirmed facts from assumptions, explaining how estimates are calculated and ensuring that product information can be traced back to official manufacturer documentation.
Christopher does not present himself as an electrician, solar installer or engineer. Electrical, structural and regulatory claims are based on official sources, manufacturer documentation and, where required, review from appropriately qualified professionals. Where the evidence or UK rules remain unresolved, MyPlugInSolar labels that uncertainty rather than presenting it as fact.
He is also responsible for the site’s corrections process and for making sure commercial relationships do not determine editorial recommendations.
Role at MyPlugInSolar
Christopher is responsible for:
- Setting the site’s editorial direction
- Selecting and prioritising the consumer questions we answer
- Reviewing research and the quality of sources
- Overseeing the calculator and data tools
- Making sure uncertain legal and product claims are clearly labelled
- Maintaining the corrections process
- Commissioning qualified technical review when required
He does not personally certify electrical or legal guidance; that relies on official sources and, where required, appropriately qualified professionals.
Background
- Degree in Business and Managerial Economics, University of Liverpool
- Building and growing online publishing businesses.
- Developing data-led websites and digital tools.
- Working in digital marketing and digital PR.
- Making technical information understandable and useful for consumers.
Areas of focus: Editorial direction and research standards, Digital publishing and content platforms, Data-led websites and consumer tools, Digital marketing and digital PR, Business and managerial economics.
Editorial principles
Christopher's approach to the site's content:
- Prefer primary and official sources over second-hand summaries.
- Separate confirmed facts from unresolved policy and assumptions.
- Never invent product testing, reviews, prices or compliance.
- Correct errors transparently and date every page.
- Use appropriately qualified professionals for specialist technical review.
- Explain estimates and the assumptions behind them clearly.
What Christopher does not claim
Articles and contributions
Guides edited (74)
- 400W vs 800W plug-in solar: which size to choose
- Anti-islanding: the safety function that protects the grid
- Balcony solar mounting: railing brackets and angles
- Balcony solar vs garden solar: which placement wins?
- Ballasted solar mounts: weighted, no-drill mounting
- Bifacial solar panels: do they help plug-in solar?
- BS 1363 and plug-in solar: the plug question
- Can plug-in solar export to the grid?
- Do you need an electrician for plug-in solar?
- East vs west-facing solar panels
- Fence-mounted solar panels: what to consider
- Flat roof solar panels: angles and mounting
- Flexible solar panels: what to know in the UK
- G98 notification explained
- Ground-mounted solar panels in the UK
- How much does a 400W solar panel generate?
- How much electricity can an 800W system generate?
- How much electricity does a 300W solar panel generate?
- How much electricity does a 450W solar panel generate?
- How much electricity does a 500W solar panel generate?
- How to clean small solar panels safely
- How we assess plug-in solar products
- Juliet balcony solar: mounting on a railing with no floor
- Landlord and freeholder permission for plug-in solar
- MC4 connectors explained
- Microinverter compatibility: matching panels and inverter
- Microinverter vs string inverter
- Microinverters explained
- North-facing balcony solar: is it worth it?
- One panel vs two panel solar: which suits you?
- Optimisers vs microinverters: which is which?
- Plug-in solar and electrical safety
- Plug-in solar and export limitation explained
- Plug-in solar and home insurance
- Plug-in solar and planning permission
- Plug-in solar and smart meters: how they interact
- Plug-in solar for balconies
- Plug-in solar for flats and apartments
- Plug-in solar for gardens
- Plug-in solar for leasehold flats: what to check
- Plug-in solar for listed buildings and conservation areas
- Plug-in solar for rented homes
- Plug-in solar for sheds and garden rooms
- Plug-in solar for social housing tenants
- Plug-in solar in Northern Ireland: the separate position
- Plug-in solar in winter
- Plug-in solar maintenance: keeping a system healthy
- Plug-in solar mounting systems: a practical guide
- Plug-in solar payback period: how to think about it
- Plug-in solar product compliance checklist
- Plug-in solar versus rooftop solar
- Plug-in solar vs a portable power station
- Plug-in solar vs a portable solar panel
- Plug-in solar with battery storage: is it worth it?
- Rigid vs flexible solar panels: which suits plug-in solar?
- Shading and plug-in solar: why small shadows matter
- Small solar panels: uses, sizes and limits
- Solar cables and connectors: a plain guide
- Solar inverters: how they work and the types explained
- Solar panel brackets: types and how to choose
- Solar panel direction and angle: getting it right
- Solar panel lifespan and warranties explained
- Solar panel monitoring
- Solar panel optimisers explained
- Solar panel wattage guide: sizes and real-world output
- Solar self-consumption: turning generation into savings
- The Smart Export Guarantee and plug-in solar
- Vertical solar panels: how much output do you lose?
- Wall-mounted solar panels: a practical guide
- What affects plug-in solar output? The key factors
- What can a 400W solar panel power?
- What can an 800W solar system power?
- Why plug-in solar output is limited
- Your home's daytime base load (and why it matters for solar)
News & updates
- Our position while the rules are unsettled
- UK government opens consultation on legalising plug-in solar
Data & research projects overseen
Contact, corrections and standards
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