Petition · past parliament
All new roofs including on old houses should be fitted with solar panels by law
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
There is a target to build 200,000 homes each year, a 4-5kw system would provide enough energy to power a 3 bedroom house. Making it self reliant for power. There are to be 6551 in Cranbrook in Devon. This could produce 21618300 kw per year, rather than just consuming this amount.
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) estimates that a typical three-bedroom home in the UK will use just over 3,000kw per year. So, a 4kw or 5kw system would cover this.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.