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Solar panels in Bexhill-on-Sea, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 7,260 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Bexhill-on-Sea's solar year
PVGIS puts Bexhill-on-Sea at 1,141 kWh per kWp a year, level with our Sussex county estimate. 69% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.4 |
| February | 57.2 |
| March | 97 |
| April | 131 |
| May | 138 |
| June | 143 |
| July | 145 |
| August | 129 |
| September | 107 |
| October | 71.9 |
| November | 44.4 |
| December | 39.2 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 1,141, Bexhill-on-Sea is 23% above it.
How Bexhill-on-Sea compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Bexhill-on-Sea is one of 33 Sussex towns we track, and it ranks joint 16th of 33 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 45,422 residents, and its roofs see 3.13 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 7,257 kWh of generation, of which around 6,320 kWh is exported at 12p for £758 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Bexhill-on-Sea's own yield, and 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.
Rother is the planning authority covering Bexhill-on-Sea, which the House of Commons Library classes as a medium 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Bexhill-on-Sea (50.84679, 0.46067), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Bexhill-on-Sea
UK Power Networks owns and runs the local electricity network in Bexhill-on-Sea, as part of 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.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Bexhill-on-Sea
A heat pump in Bexhill-on-Sea
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Bexhill-on-Sea make about 1,150 kWh, against 3,520 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 Bexhill-on-Sea
From April to September, 69% of a Bexhill-on-Sea roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 920 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.
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).
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Bexhill-on-Sea
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Bexhill-on-Sea as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Bexhill-on-Sea: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Bexhill-on-Sea?
Each kWp of panels in Bexhill-on-Sea makes 1,141 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 7,260 kWh, from about 250 kWh in December up to 920 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Bexhill-on-Sea?
£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 Bexhill-on-Sea differs is output: about 7,260 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Bexhill-on-Sea need approval from the network operator?
Bexhill-on-Sea 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 Bexhill-on-Sea?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 6,320 kWh of the 7,260 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Bexhill-on-Sea goes to the grid, around £758 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 Bexhill-on-Sea in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Bexhill-on-Sea 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.
How Bexhill-on-Sea compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Bexhill-on-Sea compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Bexhill-on-Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 1,141 | this town |
| Hastings | 1,125 | −16 kWh |
| Eastbourne | 1,160 | +19 kWh |
| Hailsham | 1,158 | +17 kWh |
| Polegate | 1,153 | +12 kWh |
| Heathfield | 1,110 | −31 kWh |
| Seaford | 1,166 | +25 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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