Yorkshire, England
Solar panels in Yorkshire, priced before anyone visits.
A 12-panel roof in Yorkshire makes about 6,120 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Yorkshire's solar year
From 30.3 kWh per kWp in December to 123.4 in May: a roof in Yorkshire makes 4.1 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 963 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 32.9 |
| February | 49.5 |
| March | 84.2 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 88.4 |
| October | 60.3 |
| November | 41 |
| December | 30.3 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Against Great Britain as a whole: Yorkshire makes 963 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Yorkshire is 4% above it.
How Yorkshire compares
Yorkshire ranks 34th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, 4% below the England average of our estimates. At 2.64 peak sun hours a day the sums lean on a healthy mix: £247 of the year one benefit here comes from solar you use yourself, with export at 12p adding £623.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees in the middle of Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire (54.0229, -1.3392), 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 Yorkshire
On NESO's licence-area map, the middle of Yorkshire falls in North East England, which Northern Powergrid operates.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Parts of Yorkshire are on a different network: some of its towns are served by Electricity North West. Each town page names its own operator, worked out from that town's own location.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Yorkshire
A heat pump in Yorkshire
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Yorkshire make about 980 kWh, against 2,960 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 Yorkshire
From April to September, 69% of a Yorkshire roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 780 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.
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.
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Solar in Yorkshire: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Yorkshire?
Each kWp of panels in Yorkshire makes 963 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,120 kWh, from about 190 kWh in December up to 780 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Yorkshire?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Yorkshire before a battery. What Yorkshire changes is the return, about 6,120 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Yorkshire need approval from the network operator?
The centre of Yorkshire is on Northern Powergrid's network (North East England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Yorkshire?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Yorkshire exports about 5,188 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £623; 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 Yorkshire in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Yorkshire roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 980 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
Towns we cover in Yorkshire
122 Yorkshire towns have their own page, each with PVGIS figures, a network operator and a monthly curve for its own location.
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