{"id":80,"date":"2025-04-16T09:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solvior.themejunction.net\/?p=80"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:30:25","slug":"boost-for-rooftop-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theenergycompany.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/boost-for-rooftop-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost for rooftop solar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80\" class=\"elementor elementor-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16978ed1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16978ed1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ca9d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64ca9d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Businesses will be able to install rooftop solar panels more easily under new rules announced by the UK Government.<\/strong><\/p><p>Current rules that require businesses to apply for planning permission if solar panels will generate more than one megawatt of electricity will be scrapped, meaning organisations will be able to install more solar panels on rooftops without the delay and cost of applying for planning permission.<\/p><p>Other changes will mean homeowners with flat roofs will be able to install panels without planning permission, bringing rules in line with those for businesses. 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