New-build homes must be fitted with solar panels, say Tory MPs

Conservative MPs have demanded the Government require all new homes to be fitted with solar panels to boost the UK’s energy security.

Ministers are consulting on an update of building regulations to specify how new homes must be built and are choosing between two options. One includes a requirement to install rooftop solar panels equal to 40 per cent of the property’s ground-floor area.

Tory MPs in the dozens-strong Conservative Environment Network (CEN) have urged ministers to plump for this option.

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