STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish flat-pack furniture giant IKEA will start selling residential solar panels at its stores in Britain, the first step in its plan to bring renewable energy to the mainstream market worldwide.
The company will start selling solar panels made by China’s Hanergy in its store in Southampton today and in the rest of Britain in coming months, it said.
A standard, all-black 3.36 kilowatt system for a semidetached home will cost $9,200 and will include an instore consultation and design service as well as installation, maintenance and energy monitoring service.
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