https://econexis.co.uk/updates Solar news, current Essex prices and real installs from ECONEXIS, an MCS-accredited installer. en-gb https://econexis.co.uk/updates/solar-panel-planning-permission-2026 https://econexis.co.uk/updates/solar-panel-planning-permission-2026 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT News The planning rules for home solar changed on 27 August. For a normal pitched roof the limit is the same as it always was — and three of the numbers going round online aren't in the law at all. https://econexis.co.uk/updates/home-battery-wiring-rules-bs7671-2026 https://econexis.co.uk/updates/home-battery-wiring-rules-bs7671-2026 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT News BS 7671 now has a dedicated chapter for home batteries, and for dwellings it points at PAS 63100. What the rule really says, what the blogs get wrong, and where we site batteries on real installs. https://econexis.co.uk/updates/plug-in-solar-legal-uk-august-2026 https://econexis.co.uk/updates/plug-in-solar-legal-uk-august-2026 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT News Plug-in solar panels become legal on 27 August. Who they genuinely suit, the three catches nobody's leading with, and why the government's savings estimate is half what some retailers claim. https://econexis.co.uk/updates/electricity-vat-cut-october-2026 https://econexis.co.uk/updates/electricity-vat-cut-october-2026 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT News VAT comes off electricity on 1 October and a new Ofgem price cap starts the same day. The honest installer's take on what both do to solar payback.