{
  "id": 4121450,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-29T05:13:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "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",
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  "summary": "Millions of Australians could save up to $370 a year on energy bills by using plug-in solar panels. These small standalone solar units can be attached to balconies or used in backyards and plugged into power points to offset energy used by household appliances.\n\nA plug-in solar kit costs about $1,000 and \"pays for itself in three years\", according to one expert.\n\nThe UK has legalised plug-in solar panels, and an advocacy group is calling for the Australian Labor party to follow suit.",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "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",
        "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."
}