Apparently, thanks to the unseasonal balmy days we’ve experienced in April, hundreds of UK residents have decided to turn to the sun as their source of power. HomeSun reports that April is the biggest month on record for solar energy in the UK, calculating that a solar panel is being installed on a roof somewhere in Britain every three minutes.

“There has been something of a perfect storm for solar energy in April,” says TV weatherman Michael Fish, who is helping HomeSun promote solar energy. “We’ve got very bright weather, rising domestic energy bills and the impact of last year’s Budget on millions of households.  Put those factors together and it’s not hard to see why more and more people want to generate their own energy.”