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Best Balcony & Plug-in Solar Kits (2026)

The balcony & plug-in solar kits we would buy this year, ranked on how well they perform, what they cost and how well they hold up.

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No. 1
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
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No. 2
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
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No. 3
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
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No. 4
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
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No. 8
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
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No. 9
UKSOL · UKS-PRO-D-2-890-MZ1-UKG

UKSOL Pro Duo 890W Ground Mount

Two panels for 890W of capacity on UKSOL's ground mount, with an APSystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter, giving enough panel headroom to make full use of the legal output cap.

B4.2 £951.6
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No. 10
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
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No. 12
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
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No. 14
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
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No. 15
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
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No. 16
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
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No. 18
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
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No. 19
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
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No. 20
PowerXpress · 396MG

PowerXpress Plug-in Solar 920W

Two 460W bifacial panels for 920W of capacity, sold through Screwfix with an 800W microinverter and a 1-year manufacturer guarantee, the shortest warranty of any kit in this catalogue.

C3.8 £669
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