Why this site exists
PluginSolarHub exists to explain UK plug-in solar properly — from an electrical point of view, without pretending every product is suitable just because somebody wants to sell it.
The aim is simple: help people understand what is legal, what is safe, what actually saves money and what to check before they spend anything.
The background behind the site
I am a qualified electrician with HNC-level electrical engineering training and I work in the renewable-energy sector.
That background is useful because plug-in solar sits right on the boundary between consumer product and electrical installation — exactly where a lot of the confusion happens.
Why I started writing about plug-in solar
When plug-in solar first started getting serious attention in the UK, most of the information was either copied from Europe, written from a marketing angle or too vague to answer the practical electrical questions.
The UK position has now moved on significantly. The government has created a legal route for compliant products from 27 August 2026, but that has created a new problem: buyers now need to know which products really meet the rules and which ones only look similar.
How the site will approach products
I do not want this to become another “best solar kit” site where the winner is whoever pays the best commission.
Where I describe a product as verified or compliant, I want that to be based on evidence for the exact UK product — not a brand name, not a European listing and not an inverter certificate on its own.
Commercial work will not buy a positive technical verdict. If the site later charges manufacturers for enhanced listings, document reviews, retailer tools or other services, those commercial relationships will be kept separate from whether a product is judged to meet the published requirements.
What the site covers
- UK plug-in solar legislation and product rules,
- socket circuits, RCBOs, G98 and electrical safety,
- realistic savings and self-consumption,
- product and manufacturer verification,
- permission, insurance and practical installation issues,
- and the parts of the market where the rules are still catching up.
The standard I am aiming for
If something is uncertain, I would rather say it is uncertain than make the article sound more confident than the evidence allows.
If a product looks technically good but I cannot establish complete UK compliance, I will say that too.
Bottom line: PluginSolarHub is here to be useful first. If we build a business around it, the business only works long term if readers trust the technical information.