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Solar panels in Canterbury, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,960 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Canterbury roof makes, month by month
PVGIS puts Canterbury at 1,094 kWh per kWp a year, 2% above our Kent county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 40.3 |
| February | 54.1 |
| March | 92.8 |
| April | 126 |
| May | 131 |
| June | 132 |
| July | 135 |
| August | 120 |
| September | 103 |
| October | 71.6 |
| November | 48.5 |
| December | 38.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,094 kWh per kWp in Canterbury against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Canterbury 18% above it.
How Canterbury compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Canterbury is one of 44 Kent towns we track, and it ranks 15th of 44 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 57,511 residents, and its roofs see 3.00 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,958 kWh of generation, of which around 6,021 kWh is exported at 12p for £723 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Canterbury'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.
Canterbury is its own local planning authority area, and its House of Commons Library settlement class is 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 Canterbury (51.28141, 1.08207), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
UK Power Networks and your Canterbury connection
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Canterbury is UK Power Networks, which runs the South East England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Canterbury
A heat pump in Canterbury
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Canterbury, a 12-panel system makes about 250 kWh in December and 260 kWh in January, a fraction of its 860 kWh in July, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Canterbury
Canterbury's July output, about 860 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
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).
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Canterbury
If a system in Canterbury is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Canterbury solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Canterbury?
Canterbury averages 3.00 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,094 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,960 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Canterbury?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Canterbury, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,960 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Canterbury, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is UK Power Networks. Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted 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. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Canterbury?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Canterbury sends about 6,021 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £723. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Canterbury in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Canterbury: about 250 kWh from 12 panels, against 860 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Canterbury compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Canterbury.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Canterbury |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 1,094 | this town |
| Whitstable | 1,092 | −2 kWh |
| Greenhill | 1,111 | +17 kWh |
| Herne Bay | 1,111 | +17 kWh |
| Faversham | 1,082 | −12 kWh |
| Hawkinge | 1,126 | +32 kWh |
| Ashford | 1,120 | +26 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.
Also for Canterbury: Solar panels in Canterbury from OVO Solar & Battery
Also near Canterbury
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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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 →How much a battery saves by charging on cheap night rates
What charging at 8.5p and using at 26.32p is actually worth over a year.
Read the guide →Home EV charger types and speeds, explained properly
Granny cable, 7kW wall unit or 22kW three phase. What each adds per hour, and which you need.
Read the guide →How much does a heat pump cost? The 2026 numbers, before and after the grant
UK median installed cost around £12,908, before the up to £7,500 grant comes off.
Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
Identical kit, five times the export income. The tariff decision worked through with August 2026 rates.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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