Question follow-through · 20088
Solar Power: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) electrical and (b) fire safety risk from plug-in solar installations, including the (i) resilience of Residual Current Devices and (ii) use o
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) electrical and (b) fire safety risk from plug-in solar installations, including the (i) resilience of Residual Current Devices and (ii) use o
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Department has commissioned and published an electrical safety study which assessed potential electrical and fire safety risks of plug-in solar on UK domestic wiring. This evidence informed the Interim Product Specification which sets out a range of e...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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