UK Brings Forward CfD Auction, Backs Balcony Solar in Middle East Response

Balcony solar approvals put on fast-track, as UK races to bolster energy independence

Amid fresh global conflict, the UK government is rolling out new measures to bolster national energy security, including approving the sale of "plug-in solar."

Solar Put at Heart of Response to Energy Crisis

Read the latest magazine Industry News Solar Solar Put at Heart of Response to Energy Crisis 16 March 2026 The Government’s decision to accelerate solar energy deployment from the smallest to the largest scale has been applauded by the UK’s fast-growing solar energy industry. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband laid out several emergency measures, in response to the fossil fuel supply crisis caused by the war in Iran. Unexpectedly bringing forward …

UK brings forward CfD auction, backs balcony solar in Middle East response

Energy Minister confirms plan to accelerate renewables deployment including support for residential solar in response to conflict in Iran. Summer contracts for difference (CfD) auction quickly follows record allocation round for solar in February 2026.The UK government has committed to legalizing plug-in “balcony” solar, while also bringing forward its annual utility-scale renewables auction in response to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. En…

Government gives green light to ‘plug-in solar’

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said the government is set to make ‘plug-in solar’ solutions available in the UK.

Miliband outlines plans for energy security - Transport + Energy

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has outlined a package of measures regarding national energy security as a response to events in the Middle East.  Miliband has set out an accelerated package of energy interventions to boost the UK’s energy security, including low cost plug-in solar panels available in retail spaces such as supermarkets; bringing forward the next renewables auction; and learning the lessons from the nuclear power review into the …

'Not a moment to waste': Government pulls forward clean power auction, as energy crisis escalates

Ed Miliband confirms next renewables auction will be pulled forward to July and new plug-in solar technologies will be given green light, as oil and gas prices continue to climb