{
  "id": 4120240,
  "title": "Plug-in solar panels could save households up to $370 a year – if Australia made them legal as in the UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/plug-in-solar-panels-could-save-households-up-to-370-a-year-if",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-29T05:13:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/29/plug-in-solar-panels-could-save-households-370-a-year-and-experts-say-australia-should-copy-the-uk-in-legalising-them"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Millions of Australians could save up to $370 a year on energy bills if plug-in solar panels were legalised. According to an advocacy group, this could be achieved if Labor followed the UK's lead.\n\nA plug-in solar kit costs about $1,000 and \"pays for itself in three years\", one expert says. These small standalone solar units can be attached to balconies or used in back yards and plugged into power points.\n\nThey would offset the energy used by household appliances.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Plug-in solar panels could save households up to $370 a year – if Australia made them legal as in the UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/plug-in-solar-panels-could-save-households-up-to-370-a-year-if-4121450",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:13:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}