Sussex
Solar panels in Billingshurst, with the numbers shown.
About 6,860 kWh a year from 12 panels in Billingshurst, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Billingshurst can generate
From 38.2 kWh per kWp in December to 132.8 in July: a roof in Billingshurst makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,079 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41.7 |
| February | 56.2 |
| March | 93.4 |
| April | 122 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 132 |
| July | 133 |
| August | 117 |
| September | 100 |
| October | 69.7 |
| November | 48.5 |
| December | 38.2 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,079 kWh per kWp in Billingshurst against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Billingshurst 17% above it.
How Billingshurst compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Billingshurst. It is one of 33 Sussex towns we track, and it ranks 29th of 33 for solar yield, a town of 9,955 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,079 kWh per kWp a year, 2.96 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £958 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £711 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Billingshurst's own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Billingshurst sits within Horsham, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a small 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Billingshurst's own coordinates (51.01684, -0.4515), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Connecting solar to the Billingshurst network
Billingshurst is served by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN): the town's centre falls inside its Southern England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
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: SSEN 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. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Billingshurst
A heat pump in Billingshurst
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Billingshurst's roofs make 1,170 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,240 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 Billingshurst
From April to September, 68% of a Billingshurst roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 840 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.
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.
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 Billingshurst
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Billingshurst: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Billingshurst
What could a roof in Billingshurst generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Billingshurst at 1,079 kWh per kWp a year, 2.96 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,860 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Billingshurst?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Billingshurst before a battery. What Billingshurst changes is the return, about 6,860 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Billingshurst?
Usually not in advance. SSEN, the network operator for Billingshurst, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW. "See our DNO explainer.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Billingshurst?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Billingshurst exports about 5,926 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £711; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Billingshurst?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Billingshurst 38.2 kWh per kWp in December and 41.7 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 240 kWh and 270 kWh in those months, against 840 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Billingshurst compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Billingshurst.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Billingshurst |
|---|---|---|
| Billingshurst | 1,079 | this town |
| Southwater | 1,088 | +9 kWh |
| Storrington | 1,126 | +47 kWh |
| Horsham | 1,061 | −18 kWh |
| Cranleigh | 1,050 | −29 kWh |
| Haslemere | 1,042 | −37 kWh |
| Godalming | 1,025 | −54 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Billingshurst: Solar panels in Billingshurst from OVO Solar & Battery
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Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
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