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Balcony & Plug-in Solar Kits

Every kit here is listed Compliant on the ENA Type Test Register, so you can install it yourself and plug it into an ordinary socket, with no electrician and no permission. Compare them by panel capacity, mounting, warranty and price, and check each kit's register reference. Legal in Great Britain since 27 August 2026.

Every kit here is listed Compliant on the ENA register

Since 27 August 2026 a kit can only be self-installed in Great Britain if it is listed Compliant on the ENA Type Test Register, outputs no more than 800W AC from up to 2,000W of panels, has a factory-fitted UK plug and has no battery. We check the register and show each kit's reference. Register your kit free at myplugin.solar within 28 days of plugging it in.

Checked against the ENA Type Test Register on 28 September 2026. The rules, explained

Thunder Energy · Bolt 920W

Thunder Bolt 920W

Two 460W panels and an 800W dual-input Hoymiles microinverter, with bracket sets for a garden or flat roof. Listed on the ENA register since 27 August 2026.

B4.4 £749.99
Specs & review
PatioSun · PatioSun Max+

PatioSun Max+

The top of the PatioSun range: two 465W bifacial panels for 930W of capacity on the HiFlow PRO microinverter's dual MPPT inputs, on a pre-installed steel ground mount.

B4.4 £779
Specs & review
PatioSun · PatioSun Duo

PatioSun Duo

Two bifacial panels for 890W of capacity on PatioSun's pre-installed steel ground mount, run by a Hoymiles HiFlow microinverter.

B4.3 £699
Specs & review
PatioSun · PatioSun Max

PatioSun Max

Two bifacial panels for 890W of capacity paired with the higher-spec Hoymiles HiFlow PRO microinverter's dual MPPT inputs, on PatioSun's pre-installed steel ground mount.

B4.3 £749
Specs & review
Perlight Solar · PLM-PPM-M-1000

Perlight PowerPlug MAX 1000

Two 500W bifacial Perlight panels for 1000W of capacity on the same adjustable wall/floor/balcony mount and APSystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter as the rest of the PowerPlug MAX range.

B4.3 £810
Specs & review
Perlight Solar · PLM-PPM-M-930

Perlight PowerPlug MAX 930

Two 465W Perlight panels for 930W of capacity on the same adjustable wall/floor/balcony mount and APSystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter as the rest of the PowerPlug MAX range.

B4.2 £798
Specs & review
PatioSun · PatioSun Lite

PatioSun Lite

PatioSun's entry kit: one bifacial panel on a pre-installed powder-coated steel ground mount, run by a Hoymiles HiFlow microinverter.

B4.1 £449
Specs & review
Perlight Solar · PLM-PPM-M-500

Perlight PowerPlug MAX 500

A single 500W bifacial Perlight panel on the same adjustable wall/floor/balcony mount and APSystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter as the rest of the PowerPlug MAX range.

B4.1 £594
Specs & review
Thunder Energy · Bolt 460W

Thunder Bolt 460W

A single rigid 460W panel with a Hoymiles microinverter and a mounting bracket set for a garden or flat roof, the entry point into the Bolt range.

B4.0 £549.99
Specs & review
PatioSun · PatioSun Lite+

PatioSun Lite+

A single bifacial panel, upgraded to 465W, on the same pre-installed steel ground mount and Hoymiles HiFlow microinverter as the Lite.

B4.0 £470
Specs & review
Modular Solar Technologies · 475W Solar Unit

Modular Solar 475W Unit

Modular Solar's larger free-standing plug-in unit, rated for 475W AC output, with timber grown in Britain in place of the 340W unit's recycled-plastic housing.

B4.0 £650
Specs & review
Modular Solar Technologies · 340W Solar Unit

Modular Solar 340W Unit

A self-contained, free-standing plug-in solar unit rated for 340W AC output, Modular Solar's smaller unit, built from recycled plastic and designed to plug straight into an outdoor socket.

C3.9 £465
Specs & review

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