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Will plug-in solar panels help cut bills for many?

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Plug-in solar panels will soon be available to buy in supermarkets across the south. Anyone living in flats or homes without suitable roofs for traditional solar panels will be able to use the plug-ins.

They can be installed on balconies, gardens or any other outdoor space. The Government is hoping the new kits will help homeowners significantly cut energy bills.

Recent figures show there are now more than 180,000 solar installations across the region. This could be anything from a single panel on a house to a whole solar farm.

Government research shows a household could save up to £70 — £110 a year on their energy bills from installing plug-in solar.

‘We were able to power the whole house during the day from panels’

Plug-in solar panels are already widely used by households across Europe, with Germany seeing around half a million new devices plugged in every year.

The free solar power can be used directly through a mains socket like any other device, without an installation cost, thereby reducing the amount of electricity taken from the grid and cutting energy bills.

Kevin Ray from Headley bought his own plug-in panels from Germany last month, he says they’re already making a big difference:

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