Britain's first 'energy positive' house opens in Wales

Powered by the sun, this low cost three-bedroom house is the first in the country to produce and sell more energy than it uses

Britain's first low cost 'energy positive' house, which can generate more electricity than its occupants will use, opens on Thursday despite George Osborne axing plans to make housebuilders meet tough low carbon housing targets from next year.

The modest three-bedroom house built in just 16 weeks on an industrial estate outside Bridgend in Wales cost just 125,000 to build and, said its Cardiff University designers, will let occupants use the sun to pay the rent.