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Housing: Solar Power

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 June 2025UIN 60077

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Rooftop solar for new builds to save people money, published on 6 June 2025, what estimate her Department has made of the capital cost of installing solar panels on a new build family home.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

As part of the previous government’s consultation on the Future Homes Standard, an impact assessment estimating the costs and wider impacts of the proposals, including solar installations, was published. It can be found on gov.uk here.

This government intend to introduce a Future Homes Standard in autumn this year and will publish an updated impact assessment alongside it.

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