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Send us Fan Mail Installers REFUSE to install plug-in solar kit, says the IET…  …courts hand out big fines following two high-profile electrocutions, one of a footballer and one, a 10-year-old boy…  …and Octopus unveils a plug-in battery system for domestic customers… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Shelly, helping electricians offer smarter buildings and better energy manage...

Send us Fan Mail The NICEIC warns the trade over fake certs after the big qualifications shake-up … …an industry source sounds the alarm over a sharp slowdown in UK domestic work… …and the IET fights back over mounting criticism, telling the trade: We DON’T live in an ivory tower… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home sola...

Send us Fan Mail Ed Miliband shocks the industry with a fast tracked standard for plug-in solar in his ongoing battle with the electrical industry… … social landlords are told they MUST report their electrical safety checks for the first time… …and the beast has landed! We check out the first 1.5 MW EV charger to land in the UK… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, th...

Send us Fan Mail Energy secretary Ed Miliband picks a fight with industry bodies over plug-in solar… …another smart meter roll out is on the cards despite mounting criticism… …and how did YOU celebrate International Electricians Day?… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home solar battery storage brand. ======================...

Send us Fan Mail We bust the scare stories over plug-in solar and bidirectional RCDs… …investigators probe a dramatic explosion at a rooftop solar install on a home in Northamptonshire… …and Wago recalls a terminal block over fire fears… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home solar battery storage brand. ===================...

Send us Fan Mail Electricians are misinterpreting the 20% rule with earth fault loop impedances, says an industry expert… …the MCS unveils new rules for installers of renewables… …and an electrician’s death is blamed on the missing label on a isolating switch… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home solar battery storage bra...

Send us Fan Mail  Anger mounts in the trade as more electricians discover they’ve been rendered unqualified by industry bodies… …the IET steps into the debate over DC isolators for solar panel installs... …and supermarket Lidl unveils a home battery pack – for just £260… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home solar battery...

Send us Fan Mail The author of the Wiring Regulations, the IET, weighs into the debate over Surge Protection Devices and overcurrent protection… …the Government issues an urgent alert over the mislabelling of EV charger terminals… …and an electrician faces jail over fake time sheets… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home s...

Send us Fan Mail We reveal the hidden change in Amendment 4 that’s set to push up the cost of solar installs… …you’re filling in your EICRs incorrectly, say industry experts… …and we meet the Staffordshire electrician who skipped work one day, and ended up stunning the world… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home solar bat...

Send us Fan Mail The Government watchdog intervenes over the marketing of plug-in solar kits… …Ed Miliband gives the green light to cross-pavement EV charging… …and safety chiefs issue an alert over a big brand energy storage system… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home solar battery storage brand. ======================...

Send us Fan Mail Electrical safety experts issue a fresh warning over the dangers of plug-in solar kits… …ANOTHER charger firm goes to the wall. Just what is going on in the EV world?… …and another country puts out a plea for electricians…but you've got to like extreme weather… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home so...

Send us Fan Mail Potential purchasers of plug-in solar systems are set to encounter a major setback… …Ikea’s solar panel installer goes bust leaving customers high and dry… …and the long-awaited launch of Amendment 4 of the Wiring Regs is marred by a renewed row over its price tag… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home sol...

Send us Fan Mail The IET has finally published details of the long-awaited Amendment 4 of BS 7671… …Napit warns the trade not to neglect this crucial ring main test…. …and pioneering battery storage brand Givenergy files a notice of its Intention to appoint an administrator…  Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Anker Solix, the world's number one plug-and-play home solar bat...

Send us Fan Mail The first official guidance on the touch potential of EV chargers has been unveiled… …sales of solar and heat pumps soar as the war in the Middle East rages… …and the results are in from the big eFIXX poll on plug-in solar… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, Whether you're listing on site, in the van or down at the wholesale counter. ====================== Show Notes: Catch a...

Send us Fan Mail At last! A final ruling on single insulation in meter boxes… …the Government bans retentions and late payments… …and heat pumps and solar panels are to become compulsory in new homes in England… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, Whether you're listing on site, in the van or down at the wholesale counter. ====================== Show Notes: Catch all the stories, links, and pr...

Send us Fan Mail Energy secretary Ed Miliband throws industry authorities into chaos over his approval for plug-in domestic solar panels…  …the government gives Elon Musk the green light to sell electricity in the UK… …and the alarm is raised over Chinese kit after an electrician plunged 15 feet when his ladder ‘snaps in half’… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, Whether you're listing on site...

Send us Fan Mail The alarm is raised over thousands of electricians who are unprepared for big tax changes next month… …Wales makes solar panels compulsory on new buildings… …and two firms are fined after a father of three is electrocuted in a cherry picker… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, Whether you're listing on site, in the van or down at the wholesale counter. ====================== S...

Send us Fan Mail An electrician with a side hustle in meter tampering warns the trade off the practice after a shop burns down in Manchester… …the government unveils fresh cash grants for EV charger jobs… …and an installer caught drinking on the job wins £40,000 in a surprise victory… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly. We're being kept safe this week by Hochiki. Protecting people in buildings...

Send us Fan Mail An enterprising electrician unveils a rival to the trade’s unpopular watchdog… …a venerable name in electrical contracting calls in the administrators… …and after the gloom, is there a boom? We explore some big opportunities for installers… ====================== Show Notes: Catch all the stories, links, and product info from this episode - it’s all waiting for you in the show not...

Send us Fan Mail Don’t mess with the backboard! That’s the plea to the trade this week following an alarming rise in alterations to DNO kit… …a company implicated in the electrocution of a footballer in Portsmouth admits its guilt… …and why experts are predicting that 2026 will be a ‘pressure-cooker’ year for electricians… ====================== Show Notes: Catch all the stories, links, and produc...

Send us Fan Mail The NICEIC unveils a jobs board to tackle the skills crisis…with NO jobs… …NAPIT gives its verdict in the debate over surge protection devices… …and Octopus and Ford unveil Europe’s first vehicle to grid V2G roll out… ====================== Show Notes: Catch all the stories, links, and product info from this episode - it’s all waiting for you in the show notes at 👉 https://www.ef...

Send us Fan Mail Owners of solar and battery systems must tell the tax authorities if they’re earning significant money selling energy… …the family of a man electrocuted by a lamppost asks why the supervising electrician hasn’t been arrested… …and the blind electrician who says he’s struggling to get work… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Sungrow , making every Watt count sinc...

Send us Fan Mail Finally, the trade gets an answer over whether an SPD needs an MCB… …police uncover 10 lorry loads of stolen tools in Essex…is yours among them?… …and, this drill can kill, the government acts over a deadly power tool… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Sungrow , making every Watt count since 1997 , whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at t...

Send us Fan Mail The nation’s electricians are being asked if we should change the UK’s voltage… …a price war erupts over the yet-to-be-released edition of the Wiring Regs…    …and why Chinese-made solar inverters look set to be banned… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Sungrow , making every Watt count since 1997 , whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at...

Send us Fan Mail The authors of the Wiring Regulations reveal the final draft of Amendment 4… …a fake NICEIC member is exposed in London… …and a curve ball hits the debate raging over whether SPDs need an MCB… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Sungrow , making every Watt count since 1997 , whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter. ====...