Suffolk, England
Solar panels across Suffolk, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,700 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Suffolk's solar year
PVGIS puts Suffolk at 1,053 kWh per kWp a year, 14% above the mean of our 85 county estimates. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 40.2 |
| February | 54.2 |
| March | 89.9 |
| April | 121 |
| May | 127 |
| June | 126 |
| July | 126 |
| August | 115 |
| September | 98.8 |
| October | 69 |
| November | 48.9 |
| December | 37 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,053 kWh per kWp in Suffolk against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Suffolk 14% above it.
How Suffolk compares
Suffolk ranks 5th 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 5,760 kWh to the grid a year on top of the £247 it saves you directly, so oversizing the array is usually the right call.
These are county-level starting numbers. A town page gives the figure for its own centroid, and your design call replaces both with your roof, its shading and your bills.
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 Suffolk (52.2243, 1.07), 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 Suffolk
On NESO's licence-area map, the middle of Suffolk falls in East England, which UK Power Networks operates, and so do all the towns we cover in the county.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to UK Power Networks within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Suffolk
A heat pump in Suffolk
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Suffolk make about 1,150 kWh, against 3,140 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more 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 Suffolk
From April to September, 68% of a Suffolk roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 810 kWh in May 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.
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).
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Suffolk solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Suffolk?
Each kWp of panels in Suffolk makes 1,053 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,700 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 810 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Suffolk?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Suffolk before a battery. What Suffolk changes is the return, about 6,700 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Suffolk need approval from the network operator?
Suffolk is on UK Power Networks' network (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 can I earn from exporting solar in Suffolk?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Suffolk exports about 5,760 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £691; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Suffolk in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Suffolk roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,150 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
Towns we cover in Suffolk
16 Suffolk 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 Suffolk homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
East, west or south facing: what your roof direction really costs you
An east west split gives up about a fifth of the annual total, and can still be worth more than south.
Read the guide →Adding a battery to solar panels you already own
Retrofitting a battery to working solar is straightforward. The paperwork is where people trip up.
Read the guide →Smart charge point regulations, explained
Why your charger arrives pre-set to charge overnight, and why it waits before it starts.
Read the guide →Are heat pumps noisy? The 37 dB(A) answer, in plain terms
The 1 metre boundary rule is gone. A 37 dB(A) sound test replaced it.
Read the guide →Which tariffs are actually built for battery charging
A battery buys cheap and uses dear. The tariff decides how much that is worth.
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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