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Solar panels in Cottingham, with the numbers shown.
About 6,310 kWh a year from 12 panels in Cottingham, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Cottingham can generate
PVGIS puts Cottingham at 992 kWh per kWp a year, 3% above our Yorkshire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.2 |
| February | 53.2 |
| March | 87.4 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 121 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 91.7 |
| October | 63.8 |
| November | 43.5 |
| December | 34.2 |
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 992, Cottingham is 7% above it.
How Cottingham compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Cottingham. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 7th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 15,486 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 992 kWh per kWp a year, 2.72 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £892 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £645 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Cottingham'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.
Cottingham sits within East Riding of Yorkshire, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Cottingham (53.78307, -0.42011), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Cottingham network
On NESO's licence-area map, Cottingham is in Yorkshire, which Northern Powergrid operates. That makes Northern Powergrid the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
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.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Cottingham
A heat pump in Cottingham
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Cottingham's roofs make 1,060 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,000 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 Cottingham
From April to September, 68% of a Cottingham roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 790 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.
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 Cottingham
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Cottingham: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Cottingham solar questions
What could a roof in Cottingham generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Cottingham at 992 kWh per kWp a year, 2.72 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,310 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Cottingham?
£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 Cottingham differs is output: about 6,310 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Cottingham?
Usually not in advance. Northern Powergrid, the network operator for Cottingham, 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. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Cottingham?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,372 kWh of the 6,310 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Cottingham goes to the grid, around £645 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Cottingham?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Cottingham 34.2 kWh per kWp in December and 35.2 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 220 kWh and 220 kWh in those months, against 790 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Cottingham compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Cottingham.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Cottingham |
|---|---|---|
| Cottingham | 992 | this town |
| Willerby, Anlaby and Kirk Ella | 992 | level |
| Kingston upon Hull | 993 | +1 kWh |
| Hessle | 997 | +5 kWh |
| Beverley | 994 | +2 kWh |
| Barton-upon-Humber | 995 | +3 kWh |
| Brough and Elloughton | 978 | −14 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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