Bedfordshire, England
Solar and batteries in Bedfordshire, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,540 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Bedfordshire roof makes, month by month
PVGIS puts Bedfordshire at 1,028 kWh per kWp a year, 11% above the mean of our 85 county estimates. 67% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.5 |
| February | 54.2 |
| March | 89.2 |
| April | 112 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 96.7 |
| October | 68.1 |
| November | 47.4 |
| December | 37.6 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 1,028, Bedfordshire is 11% above it.
How Bedfordshire compares
Bedfordshire ranks joint 11th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, which puts export income near the top of the country. On the 12p scenario a 12 panel system here sends about 5,601 kWh to the grid a year on top of the £247 it saves you directly, so oversizing the array is usually the right call.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees in the middle of Bedfordshire. Yours will differ; the calculator below lets you test panels, batteries and export rates first.
The charger is in the installed price but left out of payback: charging savings depend on your mileage and tariff, which the design call models properly.
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Generation from PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC, SARAH3), retrieved August 2026 for a representative point in Bedfordshire (52.0796, -0.4481), assuming 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south. Import valued at 26.32p/kWh (Ofgem price cap average, Oct to Dec 2026); off-peak charging at 8.5p/kWh where used (a supplier's published off-peak rate, checked September 2026); export at the scenario you pick, from the dated tariff table. Prices are installed pricing, August 2026, standard installations; 530W LONGi panels at £1,000 per kWp. Estimates for illustration, not a quote: your free design call prices your actual roof.
The network operator for Bedfordshire
On NESO's licence-area map, the middle of Bedfordshire falls in East England, which UK Power Networks operates, and so do all the towns we cover in the county.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, UK Power Networks only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds UK Power Networks as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Bedfordshire
A heat pump in Bedfordshire
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Bedfordshire make about 240 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Bedfordshire comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire's July output, about 800 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Installed prices, the same across Bedfordshire
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Common questions about solar in Bedfordshire
How much electricity do solar panels make in Bedfordshire?
About 6,540 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Bedfordshire: 1,028 kWh per kWp, or 2.82 peak sun hours a day on average. July is the strongest month, at about 800 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Bedfordshire?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Bedfordshire, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,540 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Bedfordshire, and what does it need from me?
UK Power Networks covers Bedfordshire. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to UK Power Networks within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds UK Power Networks as it does every network operator.
What could I earn from exporting in Bedfordshire?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Bedfordshire sends about 5,601 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £672. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Bedfordshire get in December?
December is the low point: about 240 kWh from a 12-panel system in Bedfordshire, on PVGIS data, rising to 800 kWh in July. From November to February the same system makes about 1,140 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
Towns we cover in Bedfordshire
15 Bedfordshire towns have their own page, each with PVGIS figures, a network operator and a monthly curve for its own location.
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Reading for Bedfordshire homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
How long do solar panels last? 25 to 30 years, in practice
The panels outlast the inverter by a wide margin. Plan for that, not for cleaning.
Read the guide →What a battery gateway actually does
Without a gateway your system shuts down when the grid does. Here is what the box actually does.
Read the guide →What it really costs to charge an EV at home versus in public
Home off-peak charging costs a fraction of the public price. The arithmetic, and the tariff it depends on.
Read the guide →What MCS certification actually buys you on a heat pump job
The gate on the £7,500 grant, the design standard behind your running costs, and the noise sign-off.
Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
Identical kit, five times the export income. The tariff decision worked through with August 2026 rates.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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