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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Bath homes in Somerset: a free remote design call first, then an MCS-certified installation team for your area if you decide to go ahead. PVGIS puts a roof in Bath at 1,018 kWh per kWp a year, 2% below our Somerset county estimate.
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What a roof in Bath can generate
Real satellite data for Bath, real installed pricing, and the same honest model we run for every place we cover.
How Bath compares
Bath is one of 21 Somerset towns we track, and it ranks 13th of 21 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 98,161 people. At 1,018 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.0 years on the 12p scenario: £911 of year one benefit against £6,360 of installed hardware, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Bath's own yield, and at Bath's 1,018 kWh per kWp it prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Planning applications here go through Bath and North East Somerset; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Bath as a large town.
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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A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Bath generates around 6,474 kWh a year, worth around £911 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Bath's own coordinates (51.37934, -2.36883), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate, with the full methodology, sourcing and assumptions set out on our help page.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Bath
If a system in Bath is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Bath
What could a roof in Bath generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Bath at 1,018 kWh per kWp a year, 2.79 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Bath?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Bath costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Bath need a G99 application?
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 Bath before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Bath?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 5,538 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £665. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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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.
Reading for Bath homeowners
Independent, sourced and dated. The same ground we cover on your free call.
DNO application timescales, network by network: from a G98 notification to a G99 approval
Fit and notify within 28 days, or wait ten working days to 45 for a yes. System size decides which.
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Read the guide →How Bath compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp | Peak sun hours | vs Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 1,018 | 2.79 | — |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 1,020 | 2.80 | +2 kWh |
| Keynsham | 1,020 | 2.80 | +2 kWh |
| Radstock | 1,003 | 2.75 | -15 kWh |
| Trowbridge | 1,022 | 2.80 | +4 kWh |
| Midsomer Norton | 1,005 | 2.75 | -13 kWh |
| Corsham | 1,025 | 2.81 | +7 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
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