2025 on track to be best year on record for household solar installations

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Data from Drax Electric Insights confirms first quarter of 2025 saw strongest start to year for solar installations since 2012

The UK's solar market has set a new record, after Drax Electric Insights confirmed this week the number of domestic rooftop solar installations to date this year has surpassed the previous record set in...

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