Article 3T1XE UK home solar power faces cloudy outlook as subsidies are axed

UK home solar power faces cloudy outlook as subsidies are axed

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Adam Vaughan
from on (#3T1XE)

Lower costs and battery technology offer hope - but industry says it needs support

"I'm 87% self-powered today. Yesterday I was 100%," Howard Richmond said, using an app telling him how much of his London home's electricity consumption is from his solar panels and Tesla battery.

The retired solicitor lives in one of the 840,000-plus homes in the UK with solar panels and is part of an even more exclusive club of up to 10,000 with battery storage.

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