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Plug-in solar panels still have safety risks in the UK despite legalisation

It is now legal to buy and use plug-in solar panels in the UK, but safety concerns surrounding them haven’t yet been addressed by the UK government.

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Plug‑in solar panels can now be purchased and used in the UK, but a leading engineering institution warns that the government has not yet established safety standards for them. The institution says the legalisation was rushed, leaving inadequate legal safeguards and increasing the risk to life. No further government action on safety regulations is noted.

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