Home energy in Sussex,
explained clearly.
Solar, battery storage, EV charging and heat pumps for Sussex homes: independent guidance on a free remote design call, then an MCS-certified installation team for your area when you are ready. PVGIS puts a Sussex roof at 1,141 kWh per kWp a year, 23% above the mean of our 85 county estimates.
Start with your postcode
Free, no obligation. Takes about two minutes, and nobody visits your home.
Four routes, one honest conversation
Each guide explains the technology in plain English. Your free call makes it specific to your Sussex home: the roof, the usage, the tariff.
Solar PV
Panels sized to your roof and the way you actually use energy.
Read the guide →Battery Storage
Store cheap off-peak power and your own solar, skip peak rates.
Read the guide →EV Charging
The right charger and tariff make overnight the cheapest miles.
Read the guide →Heat Pumps
Efficient electric heating, with grant support in England and Wales.
Read the guide →Remote first. Local when it matters.
The design call happens on video, wherever in Sussex you are. The installation, if you go ahead, is carried out by an MCS-certified installation team for your area.
Tell us about your home
Two minutes on the form. Property, roughly what you spend, and what you are interested in.
Free remote design call
A video call, not a home visit. We look at your roof and usage together and talk through what fits.
Home survey and written quote
When you are ready, a home survey confirms the design at your property and your written quote follows. MCS is the certification most export tariffs require an installation to hold before they pay you.
Install day and switch-on
The installation team for your area fits the system and handles the paperwork, backed by their own MCS certification, insurance and workmanship warranty.
What a roof in Sussex can generate,
and what it would cost
Real satellite data for Sussex, real installed pricing. Slide, tap and see the numbers move.
How Sussex compares
Sussex ranks 1st 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 6,320 kWh to the grid a year on top of the £247 it saves you directly, so oversizing the array is usually the right call.
A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Sussex generates around 7,257 kWh a year, worth around £1,005 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
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.
Price this properly, free →Your real roof, your real usage, on a free video call. No obligation.
Generation from PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC, SARAH3), retrieved August 2026 for a representative point in Sussex (50.9471, -0.1414), 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 8p/kWh where used (a supplier's published EV off-peak rate, checked Aug 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.
Common questions about solar in Sussex
What could a roof in Sussex generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Sussex at 1,141 kWh per kWp a year, 3.13 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Sussex?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Sussex costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Sussex need approval from the network operator?
Most home solar and battery systems qualify for the simpler G98 notification, made to the network operator (DNO) after installation rather than before. A minority, usually larger systems, need the fuller G99 process instead. Your design call checks which applies in Sussex before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide and our DNO explainer cover it in full.
What would the payback be on a typical system in Sussex?
On the 12p export scenario, that system pays back in around 6.3 years, from about £1,005 of estimated year one benefit.
Get your free quote
Takes about two minutes. We work out your options, then confirm your free remote design call, on video, at a time that suits you. It starts with your roof and your numbers, and the design is built around them rather than around a product someone needs to shift.
Towns we cover in Sussex
Reading for Sussex homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
Do you need planning permission for solar panels? Usually not
Usually not, provided the installation stays within the limits updated on 27 August 2026.
Read the guide →Whole home backup or partial backup? The runtime arithmetic
Whole home backup sounds obvious until you do the runtime maths. Here is how to choose the right tier.
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 →Are heat pumps worth it? The real 2026 numbers
Electricity costs 3.3x gas per kWh. A heat pump is about 3x as efficient. The numbers nearly cancel out.
Read the guide →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
Read the guide →HIES explained: what the badge actually protects, and when
What HIES protects: deposits up to 25 percent capped at 5,000 pounds, and your workmanship guarantee.
Read the guide →