Energy has become one of the most unpredictable household costs in recent years. For many homeowners, electricity bills, long-term energy security and environmental responsibility are rising priorities. In rural areas of the UK in particular, grid reliability can be an additional concern. Against that backdrop, solar power has moved rapidly from being a niche
After adding one to my home, here's why you might want a home battery, how they work, and what to look for, plus some installation tips. With electricity costs soaring, home batteries have never looked so attractive. Whether you want to store the excess generated by your solar panels or simply buy electricity at
A former BBC broadcaster is attempting to drive across the UK in an electric vehicle (EV) using only solar power. Jeremy Hart, who was a Formula 1 commentator for many years, is leading a team of four people on the 1,000 mile (1,609km) journey from Lands End to John O'Groats. The group want to
Solar was the single largest source of new U.S. power capacity for 28 consecutive months through year-end 2025, accounting for 72.6% of all electricity additions, per FERC data. Despite the Trump administration's rollback of Biden-era clean energy incentives, renewables represented 88% of total new U.S. power capacity in 2025, with FERC projecting solar to
The UK completed 269,000 solar installations in 2025 — the highest total ever recorded in a single calendar year, and 37% more than the year before. Around 95% were rooftop systems fitted on homes, businesses, and other buildings, equivalent to a new rooftop installation every two minutes throughout the year. Nine of the ten
Electric vehicle owners are finding a cleaner and cheaper way to charge at home: connect the car to rooftop solar, add battery storage, and let the system do the work. That setup is getting more attention after Tesla owner Ryan Jay Cowan shared a short TikTok video showing how his home solar system, Tesla
Home batteries are a significant investment, but price is not always the biggest hurdle. Price is usually not the biggest barrier for home battery buyers Batteries can boost home value, even if you're planning to move Outage frequency and power usage are key factors to consider Sticker shock is real when it comes to
Figures published by the government today also show that nine of the ten best-performing months for solar additions were in the last year. Figures from the UK government show that April this year saw 22,733 new solar PV installations, bringing the total solar capacity to 22.3GW. April 2026’s added 107MW contributed to an 11.2%
Energy price cap has increased to £1,862 but home solar panels with batteries could knock 44% off annual energy bills As Ofgem announces higher energy bills from July, households could save £823 a year by installing solar panels and batteries on their homes, according to analysis from the New Economics Foundation (NEF), out today.
Installing solar panels may have seemed like an expensive luxury to most of us some time ago. But now it seems like a way out of the fuel crisis hitting the UK. I had made the switch to EVs in 2021, and although it wasn’t part of a master plan, suddenly the idea of turning