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Ikea to start selling solar panels and batteries

Swedish furniture behemoth Ikea has teamed with renewable energy firm Solarcentury to sell photovoltaic panels and batteries for storing their power.

The products can work alongside existing solar panels or as part of a new system, which Ikea says will make it easier for homeowners to “save on their electricity bills”.

The firm says the average UK home with solar capabilities will “typically consume around 40% of all the solar electricity generated, or even less if they are regularly out during the day”.

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