Hasn't been the launch we'd all hoped for, but things look to be moving ...
UKSOL were the only kits available on launch day (27th August): 460W for £848 / 800W for £1199. We were hoping pricing would be in the £400 range!
Battery manufactures were clearly lined up for the launch, expecting them to be approved ...
- Anker have pushed ahead and launched the Anker SOLIX 4 E5000 Pro in any case (5kwh battery and inverter with 4 MPPT's), saying that it needs to be installed by an electrician, but that the 'plug-in' functionality will be usable in the future.
- Jackery looked to be doing the same as Anker, with a sign-up for early discount list, but the product page now gets a 404-not found.
- Octopus have started advertising plug-in solar, but aren't selling anything yet. They say 'watch this space' for plug-in batteries.
- EcoFlow are continuing to sell their products, now with some mentions of 'ready for plug-in solar'. They have submitted the EF-PS-800 for approval (presumably as a mircoinverter/panels kit) but it is listed on the ENA database as non-compliant.
The ENA database (the master list of approved products) is updating multiple times a day. UKSOL are there and Perlight Solar have just had a kit approved (can't find it on sale as yet).
A number of manufacturers have kits listed as non-compliant, and I imagine modifications are being made to re-apply for approval ... Modular Sola Technologies, EcoFlow, Octopus, Foxess, Tsuness, Seven, Anker.
So it looks like more kits should be on sale soon, hopefully closer to the £400 pricing point, and that batteries are on the way as well (no timescales for approval as yet).
Here's a UK plug-in solar guide, updated daily, covering the regulations, installation, payback calculator, kits currently on sale, latest news, and the ENA database ...
Posted Aug 28, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC