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EXPLAINED

A balcony battery is different from a solar-only kit.

The current specification draws an explicit boundary around plug-in batteries.

DIRECT ANSWER

The current specification draws an explicit boundary around plug-in batteries.

The final specification covers plug-in solar, and excludes plug-in batteries and solar PV devices integrated with battery systems.

That distinction is easy to miss among similar product names. A European installation example does not establish a permitted British connection.

We show the evidence status in our database and do not give a UK-compliant badge based only on a retailer description.

Read the related practical guide.

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