GoKawiilShoppers browsing in Lidl's middle aisle could soon be able to buy solar panels, as the Government will now allow supermarkets to sell plug-in versions of the eco devices.
Households will be able to buy the panels from supermarkets as well as retailers such as Amazon within months, it said.
Current UK regulations don’t allow such a device to be used. But ministers have pledged to work with regulator Ofgem and other official bodies to slash red tape to households to use these plug-in panels without the need for an electrician.
The panels, which are often used on balconies, can save families up to £110 a year on their energy bills, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero claimed.
It comes as the country’s energy security has been thrown into disarray in recent weeks as the war in the Middle East has triggered a surge in oil and gas prices.
It has caused energy bill forecasts to soar. Bills for the typical household are expected to climb by some £332 a year in July to £1,973, according to consultancy Cornwall Insight.
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And some of the cheapest fixed-rate energy deals have been swiped from the market as providers look to protect their bottom line.
But the Government energy tsar Ed Miliband has pledged to speed up plans for ‘clean and homegrown’ energy in response to the conflict.
Eco households who want to distance themselves from fossil fuel energy, which is susceptible to market fluctuations, can install traditional solar panels.
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