Lidl off the shelf plug-in solar – what could we be getting in the UK?

Lidl sells balcony/plug-in solar kits in Germany already, so I had a look at their website to see what could be coming to the UK later this year, and whether any would suit my situation. For anyone who wants to try out plug-in solar but isn’t interested in sourcing all the components individually this sort of off the shelf kit could be ideal.

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00:00 Possible locations for plug-in solar
04:13 Lidl kits available in Germany
12:51 Installing multiple systems