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Commons · Question 69480 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2025

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Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential benefits of permitting (a) homeowners, (b) renters and (c) small businesses to install sub-1kW grid-tied solar systems without r

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 4 Sep 2025

In line with the Government’s commitment to unleash a rooftop revolution, households and businesses are permitted to connect small-scale generation (3.68kW or less) to the grid without prior approval from their Distribution Network Operator (DNO). They mu...