UK solar hits record 14.4% of electricity in July; plug-in solar kits become legal August 27

Solar energy provided a record 14.4% of the UK's electricity in July, up 50% year-over-year. Plug-in solar kits for home use will become legal on August 27, making it easier for consumers to generate their own power.

• Solar hit a record 14.4% of UK electricity in July. Plug-in solar kits become legal on August 27.
• Solar energy just had its best-ever month in the UK — as the first plug-in solar kits prepare to go on sale within weeks
• ‘Three to five years is a realistic payback period’ — plug-in solar panels will be legal next month, but what do they cost, who can fit them, and is your home even suitable? We asked the experts
• Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow