The UK has announced a roadmap to accelerate the rollout of solar panels on houses across the country, which could save families around £500 each year on their energy bills.
The Solar Roadmap sets out the steps needed for the government and industry to deliver 45-47 GW of solar by 2030, which will support up to 35,000 jobs and use less than half a percent of total UK land.
Rooftop solar panels adds value through lowering bills, but also through increasing the financial value of a property, as well as a sustainable form of generating electricity, a key step towards net zero.
The plan includes increasing solar deployment on new build homes through the Future Homes Standard, launching a call for evidence about the untapped potential of solar in car parks across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, launching a safety review to distribute portable plug-in solar panels to increase access for those in rented accommodation or apartments, and stronger engagement with industry and trade bodies to identify skills gaps in the solar sector to support more people into well-paid clean energy jobs.
YsoL8 on
For reference, according to [https://grid.iamkate.com/](https://grid.iamkate.com/) the total electric demand in the country right now is 34.6 GW. If they get anywhere near this target it will be the end of fossil electric generation in this country outside the worst possible generation conditions, and at unit prices that will drag anything else that can be electrified along for the ride.
It would be a huge national and climate win.
I’m also pleased to see they’ve actually removed coal entirely from this dashboard since the last time I used it.
RedofPaw on
Good. This is the sort of thing I will absolutely vote for.
It will generate jobs in manufacture (of everything required to get panals on roofs), in fitting, in… all the things.
It will (in theory) lower bills. It will lower pollution.
This is good thing.
Also, throw in a couple of nuclear reactors like Sizewell and you’re laughing.
Topaz_UK on
Run the country on 99.99% solar power
Continue to anchor energy prices based on gas price
??? (redundant)
Profit
Ordinary-Cup3711 on
Providing us all with super cheap electricity for our homes and cars right?
Right?!!
MattMBerkshire on
NOT IN MY BACK YARD..
I want a view over someone else’s land.. build it somewhere else.. it’s destroying the country.
Awaits us all.
Tricksilver89 on
Good idea although the costs of installing solar on an existing property are still prohibitive.
Over £10K for a somewhat small array of 8 panels and a 3-4kWh battery isn’t ideal for most if they want fast adoption across the country.
stopg1b on
Good. I think we also need to make it easier and cheaper for people to implement home solar and battery systems. Lets take advantage of the vast cheap chinese batteries and solar panels
jamesbeil on
I’ll be amazed if we get one-tenth of that. 80% of the budget will go to lawyers to bicker and argue in planning meetings and consultations and we’ll all be poorer except the NIMBY pricks holding everything in this country up.
shugthedug3 on
Need to stop the NIMBYs from blocking battery storage, they’re very active all across the UK.
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The UK has announced a roadmap to accelerate the rollout of solar panels on houses across the country, which could save families around £500 each year on their energy bills.
The Solar Roadmap sets out the steps needed for the government and industry to deliver 45-47 GW of solar by 2030, which will support up to 35,000 jobs and use less than half a percent of total UK land.
Rooftop solar panels adds value through lowering bills, but also through increasing the financial value of a property, as well as a sustainable form of generating electricity, a key step towards net zero.
The plan includes increasing solar deployment on new build homes through the Future Homes Standard, launching a call for evidence about the untapped potential of solar in car parks across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, launching a safety review to distribute portable plug-in solar panels to increase access for those in rented accommodation or apartments, and stronger engagement with industry and trade bodies to identify skills gaps in the solar sector to support more people into well-paid clean energy jobs.
For reference, according to [https://grid.iamkate.com/](https://grid.iamkate.com/) the total electric demand in the country right now is 34.6 GW. If they get anywhere near this target it will be the end of fossil electric generation in this country outside the worst possible generation conditions, and at unit prices that will drag anything else that can be electrified along for the ride.
It would be a huge national and climate win.
I’m also pleased to see they’ve actually removed coal entirely from this dashboard since the last time I used it.
Good. This is the sort of thing I will absolutely vote for.
It will generate jobs in manufacture (of everything required to get panals on roofs), in fitting, in… all the things.
It will (in theory) lower bills. It will lower pollution.
This is good thing.
Also, throw in a couple of nuclear reactors like Sizewell and you’re laughing.
Run the country on 99.99% solar power
Continue to anchor energy prices based on gas price
??? (redundant)
Profit
Providing us all with super cheap electricity for our homes and cars right?
Right?!!
NOT IN MY BACK YARD..
I want a view over someone else’s land.. build it somewhere else.. it’s destroying the country.
Awaits us all.
Good idea although the costs of installing solar on an existing property are still prohibitive.
Over £10K for a somewhat small array of 8 panels and a 3-4kWh battery isn’t ideal for most if they want fast adoption across the country.
Good. I think we also need to make it easier and cheaper for people to implement home solar and battery systems. Lets take advantage of the vast cheap chinese batteries and solar panels
I’ll be amazed if we get one-tenth of that. 80% of the budget will go to lawyers to bicker and argue in planning meetings and consultations and we’ll all be poorer except the NIMBY pricks holding everything in this country up.
Need to stop the NIMBYs from blocking battery storage, they’re very active all across the UK.