Compact 460W ground kit

The smallest kit: one panel on a fixed ground stand. It fits a narrow terrace yard or the corner of a patio, about 1.9m by 1.2m.

On the ENA Type Test Register
10-year panel warranty
England, Scotland, Wales

Your order

1 per household

Coming soon

Compact 460W, ground mount: Price TBC
Delivery to your door: TBC
Total: TBC

Dispatch date to be confirmed.

In the box

1 × 460W TOPCon N-type panel (bifacial, glass-glass)
1 × APsystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter
Ground mounting stand, attached (made in the UK)
4m AC connection cable

Ballast isn't included. Dense concrete blocks from any builders' merchant in the North East do the job.

The numbers

Panel power: 1 × 460W
Output into your home: Up to 799VA (3.5A), 230V 50Hz
Panel: TOPCon N-type mono, bifacial glass-glass, 96 cells, 23.0% efficiency
Panel size: 1762 × 1134 × 30mm
Panel weight: 25.5kg
Space needed: 1.9m × 1.2m (about 2.3m²)
Microinverter: APsystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter, 2 MPPT, 96.7% peak efficiency, IP67, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth app
Mounting: Ground mount only. Ballast not included
Cable: 4m AC connection cable
Plug type: Factory-fitted, moulded and fused UK plug (BS 1363). Don't cut it off or rewire it
Box: 1800 × 1180 × 180mm, 41kg
Fire rating: Class C
Standards: BS EN 50549-1, BS EN 62109-1, BS EN 62109-2, EN 755-1:2016, EN 755-2:2016
Where it's made: Assembled in the UK, with a UK-made mount. Some parts are made in China
ENA Type Test Register: Listed as Compliant (0.8kW, single phase)
Manufacturer's warranty: 10 years on the panel and on the mounting stand. The APsystems microinverter has its own manufacturer's warranty. Cables, connectors and accessories: 2 years

From the maker's datasheet (September 2026).

Where it suits in a North East home

Built for small spaces. It's ideal for a city terrace or a patio: pop it on the sunniest side, where it gets the sun from late morning to evening. On a semi it suits a patio corner or a gravel strip.

Good if your yard is tight, you're on your own in the day, or you want to start small.

Ground only: this stand isn't for walls, roofs or balconies.

Ballast: the maker asks for dense blocks of at least 18kg each, 2 for gusts over 40mph, 5 over 60mph and 10 over 80mph. Near the coast, plan for the higher numbers.

Check before you order

Can't tick one? An electrician can check your socket and fuse box. Our own site checks and fitting are coming soon.

A clear, sunny spot of about 1.9m × 1.2m, away from the gate, bins and paths.
A weatherproof outdoor socket within the kit's 4m cable. No extension leads or adaptors.
Modern RCD protection in your fuse box. Not sure? Ask an electrician to check.
Written permission first if you rent, are leasehold, or your street is in a conservation area and you want it on a wall.
Tell your home insurer before you set it up.
Register it free at myplugin.solar before first use. Northern Powergrid runs the network here.
One kit per home, and never with a home battery.

Site checks and fitting: coming soon

Delivery, or help setting up

We deliver to your door across England, Scotland and Wales. The box is 1800 × 1180 × 180mm, 41kg, so have two people ready to carry it round the back.

We don't offer fitting or site checks yet. They're coming soon around Newcastle: sign up and we'll tell you when they go live.

Questions about this kit

Which way should it face?

South is best, and south-east or south-west work well too. Put it in the sunniest part of your garden or yard and it'll be making power from morning to evening on long summer days.

How much will it send into my home?

Up to 800W at any moment (799VA), and only while the sun's on it. Your home uses that power first, before anything comes from the grid.

Do I have to tell Northern Powergrid?

You register the kit free at myplugin.solar before you first use it. That tells the network operator, which for Newcastle and the North East is Northern Powergrid.

Can you set it up for me?

Not yet. Fitting is coming soon around Newcastle. Sign up and we'll tell you when it's live. Until then, kits are designed for you to set up yourself.

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