Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Mandate the installation of solar panels on all new buildings

Closed 230 signatures

What the petition asks

The government has pledged to construct 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament. We think there should be legislation that all of these new homes must have solar panels. We think this must be incorporated into building regulations in the same way that insulation requirements already are.
If this is implemented, we think the following benefits may be realised:
1. A reduction in the number of solar farms
2. Automatically contribute to the generation of the electricity required by the country.
3. Each household might reduce their electricity consumption from the UK Grid and save money on their energy bills
4. We think it would help demonstrate the government’s commitment to reaching their ‘net zero’ target.

Timeline

27 Jan 2025 Petition opened for signatures
27 Jul 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 230
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened 27 Jan 2025
Closed 27 Jul 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 7 Aug 2026.