Plug-in solar panels could save households up to $370 a year – if Australia made them legal as in the UK

<p>A plug-in solar kit that costs about $1,000 ‘pays for itself in three years’, one expert says</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Millions of Australians could be saving up to $370 a year on energy bills and doing their bit for the climate crisis if Labor followed the UK’s lead in legalising plug-in solar panels, an advocacy group has said.</p><p>Plug-in solar refers to small standalone solar units that could be attached to balconies or used in back yards and plugged into power points, offsetting the energy used by household appliances.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/29/plug-in-solar-panels-could-save-households-370-a-year-and-experts-say-australia-should-copy-the-uk-in-legalising-them">Continue reading...</a>