Plug-in solar is now legal to use in Great Britain. SI 2026/848 came into force on 27 August 2026 and Ofgem has approved the G98 connection changes — only kits listed on the ENA Type Test Register may be used, and Northern Ireland is not covered. Read the UK legal status

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Our position while the rules are unsettled

Why we won't tell you plug-in solar is legal yet, list any product as UK-compliant, or publish invented reviews, prices or specifications.

Written and edited by Christopher Panteli

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Christopher is the founder and editor of MyPlugInSolar. He oversees the site’s research standards, data tools and editorial process. He is not an electrician or solar installer, and specialist technical claims are sourced from official documentation or reviewed by appropriately qualified professionals.

At a glance

  • No product is listed as UK-compliant — and won't be until the law allows it.
  • No fabricated reviews, ratings, prices or specifications.
  • Specifications come from manufacturer documentation, or are left blank.

Update (13 September 2026): the rules changed on 27 August 2026. Our guidance is updated, and product pages now say explicitly whether a kit has been verified against the ENA Type Test Register — read our coverage.

MyPlugInSolar is an independent information site. While the UK rules are still being decided, we have set some firm limits on what we will publish, and it is worth being explicit about them.

We will not tell you plug-in solar is legal to use in the UK, because it is not yet. We track real products that exist in other markets, but we will not label any of them “UK compliant” until there is a legal framework and the evidence to support it.

We do not publish invented reviews, ratings, prices or specifications. Where we show a specification it comes from the manufacturer’s own documentation; anything we cannot source, we leave blank rather than guess.

When the rules change, we will update our guidance and product assessments accordingly. Until then, see our editorial policy and the current UK legal status for the detail behind these choices.

Where the UK rules stand

Plug-in solar has been legal to use in Great Britain since 27 August 2026, when SI 2026/848 came into force alongside Ofgem-approved changes to the G98 connection code — provided the kit is listed as compliant on the ENA Type Test Register. Northern Ireland is not covered. See the current legal status and our editorial policy.

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