One-panel wall-or-ground kit

Specifications

The type in figures. Every listed model gets its own spec sheet with exact sizes and fixings.

Panels

1

Panel power

Typically 400W to 520W

Into your home

Up to 800W (799VA). The microinverter caps it

Space

About 2m × 1.2m, ground or wall

Weight

Typically 21kg to 28kg for the panel

Mount

Adjustable frame for the ground or a wall

Over 960W check

No: under 960W of panels

Socket

Weatherproof outdoor socket, within reach of the kit's cable

Registering

Free at myplugin.solar, before first use

Battery

Never with a home battery

Maker and model

Named on each listing before it goes on sale

Price

TBC

Where it can go

On the ground

Set the frame on level ground in the sun, like any ground kit, with the ballast the maker asks for.

On a wall

On the sunny wall of your own house, if the wall is solid and a professional has assessed it first. Makers of these frames ask for that assessment before any wall, flat-roof or raised install.

Never on a wall on a property boundary, such as one shared with a neighbour. Never on cladding or a timber wall, or on a building having cladding remediation. Not on balconies. In England, most homes can fit solar to a wall without planning permission, within limits: listed buildings and street-facing walls in conservation areas are excluded. In Scotland and Wales, check with your council.

Before you order

Work through these first.

• About 2m × 1.2m of level ground, or of your own solid house wall, in the sun.
• For a wall, flat roof or any raised spot: a professional assessment before you fit it.
• A weatherproof outdoor socket within reach of the kit's own cable. No extension leads, cable reels or adaptors. An electrician can fit one if you need it.
• Modern RCD protection in your fuse box. Not sure? An electrician can check it.
• Renting, leasehold or a managed building? Get written permission from your landlord, freeholder or managing agent first.
• Tell your home insurer before you set it up.
• Register the kit free at myplugin.solar before you first use it.
• One kit per household, used as it comes and never with a home battery.
• England, Scotland or Wales only. Not Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

Delivery

Date to be confirmed

We'll deliver to your door in England, Scotland or Wales. Plan for two people to carry the box.

No dispatch dates yet, because no kit of this type is on sale. Each listing will show its own date before you can order. You'll be able to cancel at any time before dispatch, and for 14 days after delivery.

More on how kits will arrive on our delivery page.

Questions