Solar on all new homes must align with 1.5 million homes target: NFB
Posted: Monday, June 9th, 2025
The Government has announced that, as part of the Future Homes Standard (FHS), building regulations will be amended to explicitly promote the installation of solar panels on new homes for the first time. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), said: “The main barriers to mandating solar panels on all new buildings are grid costs and grid delays. Although not yet fully resolved, the Government have made real progress in fixing those issues, particularly through changes to the connection process, and planning reforms that ensure grid infrastructure funding goes further and faster. “If grid connections are timely and not cost-prohibitive, solar for new buildings is deliverable, and we support that ambition. We urge the Government to ensure planning is reformed so that councils cannot oppose solar on the grounds of being out of character.” The government has announced that solar panels will be included in the Future Homes Standard (FHS), leading to their installation on the vast majority of new-build homes and saving the typical existing UK household around £530 per year in energy costs. The Future Homes Standard will provide flexibility for new homes surrounded by trees or with significant shading overhead.
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