Yes, you can install solar panels and benefit from solar power if you live in a flat, whether you own or rent. However, it is a bit more complicated than it would be you lived in a house. This is because you can't decide on your own to make any changes to whole block of flats, unless you own the building. Whether or not you can install solar panels. Installing solar panels on flats have the potential to save you around 50% on your electricity bills, and 70% if you utilise the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), but more on that below. If multiple flats share a solar panel system, it's likely that more of the electricity produced by the panels will get used, instead of being sent back to the grid. Th. You can technically install solar panels on the wall of a block of flats, or even on the ground next to the wall. However, we usually recommend placing your solar panels on a south-facing roof, at an angle of between 20 and 50 degrees. Your panels will then be exposed to more sunlight, which will generate more electricity for you. There isn't an is. Rooftops on flats are too small for flats to really benefit from solar panels, also the more flats there are in a block of flats, the less roof space available to individual tenants to install a big enough solar panel system to power each flat. The good news, however, is there are options. Allume Energy, for example, launched its SolSharesolution. Installing solar panels on the balconyof your flat can be a quick and easy way to use solar energy. You don't need permission to install a balcony solar panel, however if you are renting, it's best to inform your landlord of your plans. You can usually set up a balcony solar panel yourself, as it's a small plug-in portable system, which comes with.