Kent, England
Solar panels across Kent, designed on a free call.
A 12-panel roof in Kent makes about 6,840 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Kent's solar year
Kent's best month is July, at 131.4 kWh per kWp; December manages 37.8. Over the year that comes to 1,075 kWh per kWp, 16% above the mean of our 85 county estimates.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 40 |
| February | 53.4 |
| March | 91.2 |
| April | 123 |
| May | 129 |
| June | 131 |
| July | 131 |
| August | 117 |
| September | 103 |
| October | 71 |
| November | 48.6 |
| December | 37.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,075 kWh per kWp in Kent against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Kent 16% above it.
How Kent compares
Kent ranks 3rd 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 5,900 kWh to the grid a year on top of the £247 it saves you directly, so oversizing the array is usually the right call.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below opens on Kent's own PVGIS yield and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery; your free design call reworks every number for your roof.
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 Kent (51.2489, 0.6745), 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.
Who runs the grid in Kent
UK Power Networks is the distribution network operator (DNO) for Kent, running its South East England licence area.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Kent
A heat pump in Kent
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Kent make about 1,140 kWh, against 3,230 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Kent
From April to September, 68% of a Kent roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 840 kWh in July on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
What else is true of Kent
Kent County Council's own 2021 Census bulletin shows houses and bungalows dominating at 80.4% of households, with semi-detached the largest single category at 31.4%, close to the England and Wales figure, detached homes at 25.4% and terraces at 23.5%, both above the regional average. Purpose-built flats make up 14.0%, and the county's dwelling stock grew by 59,841 homes, or 9.4%, between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, so a fair share of Kent's roofs are on relatively new-build homes rather than older stock.
Kent sits in UK Power Networks territory, on its South Eastern Power Networks licence; the 45 working day industry standard applies to a standard low voltage generation quotation, with most single home systems using the quicker 28-day G98 route instead. Kent's twelve district and borough councils decide most planning applications, including household solar, while Kent County Council leads on strategic, minerals and waste planning; Kent Downs National Landscape, the renamed AONB, treats rooftop solar on existing buildings as generally compatible, unlike ground-mounted solar farms, which it usually resists.
Cleve Hill Solar Park, near Graveney between Faversham and Whitstable, is a 373MW solar farm with more than 550,000 panels plus battery storage, fully operational since summer 2025 and generating enough for more than 102,000 homes. UK Power Networks has also installed what it calls the UK's first smart electricity substation in Maidstone, using AI to free up to 50% more network capacity for new connections, solar included, across the South East.
Sources: kent.gov.uk · climatechange.maidstone.gov.uk
Solar in Kent: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Kent?
Each kWp of panels in Kent makes 1,075 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,840 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 840 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Kent?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Kent differs is output: about 6,840 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Kent need approval from the network operator?
Kent is on UK Power Networks' network (South East England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Kent?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,900 kWh of the 6,840 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Kent goes to the grid, around £708 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Kent in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Kent roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,140 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
Towns we cover in Kent
44 Kent 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 Kent homeowners
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