Solarplicity set to install solar PV on 800,000 low-income homes

Madeleine Cuff
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Energy company reveals details of major new solar installation scheme that promises to deliver £192m in energy savings for poorest households in England and Wales

Solarplicity has set out plans to install solar PV panels on the rooftops of up to 800,000 homes in the next five years, as part of a £1bn programme to help the poorest households across England and Wales...

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