With over 10 years’ experience writing about consumer affairs, Sarah leads on energy content at Which?, helping customers navigate the market and exposing poor practice. Solar water heating systems – ...

Installing solar panels should help lower your electricity bills and your carbon footprint in the long term, but exactly how long will it take before they pay for themselves and start earning you ...

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

Solar panels are an excellent way to power your pop-up camper with clean energy. They offer a reliable source of energy no ...

A solar battery allows you to store electricity produced by your solar panels and use it later or, in some cases, sell it back to the grid to make a few quid – but they're not cheap. Read on to see if ...

In October 2025, the average cost of solar panels for a typical three-bedroom UK home ranged from £5,000 to £9,000, depending on system size, equipment quality and whether you include a battery. A ...

The energy bills crisis has prompted a big rise in demand for solar panels. Just over 3,000 solar installations are being carried out every week, according to trade association Solar Energy UK, up ...

If you’re researching the best solar panels for your home, one of the first questions you’ll likely ask is how long they last ...

A landmark project which sees 8,545 solar panels installed on the buildings and car park canopies at Lakeside North Harbour has now been completed. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News ...