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According to the YouGov poll, 79% of all MPs support making solar panels mandatory for all new-build homes from 2025 onwards.

Hackney Council’s cabinet has approved plans to install roof-mounted solar panels at 500 council homes, providing discounted electricity to residents.

Exeter City Council has confirmed that 700 council homes in the region have been retrofitted with low-carbon technologies, including solar panels.

Octopus Energy and National Grid have partnered to speed up the installation of domestic roof-mounted solar panels.

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has confirmed that Welsh homes and businesses installed a record number of solar panels and heat pumps in 2023.

As of 1 February 2024, the UK government has removed the VAT charge for domestic battery energy storage systems (BESS) under any circumstance.

The UK government has announced £16 million of funding for 12 projects dedicated to subsidising domestic solar panel installation.

Thrive Renewables has announced the opening of its biggest BESS to date in the form of a 30MWh facility located on Feeder Road, Bristol.

As the year draws to a close, Solar Power Portal takes a look back at some of the most significant decarbonisation stories of 2023. 

The UK government has published its Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation which could see solar become part of a “default package” for new homes in England.