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Solar panels in Cross Hills and Steeton.
Twelve panels here make about 5,620 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Cross Hills and Steeton's solar year
From 21.1 kWh per kWp in December to 116.8 in May: a roof in Cross Hills and Steeton makes 5.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 883 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 24.9 |
| February | 44.3 |
| March | 76.3 |
| April | 105 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 109 |
| July | 113 |
| August | 101 |
| September | 82.3 |
| October | 53.4 |
| November | 35.4 |
| December | 21.1 |
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 883, Cross Hills and Steeton is 5% below it.
How Cross Hills and Steeton compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Cross Hills and Steeton. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks 117th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 10,034 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 883 kWh per kWp a year, 2.42 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £809 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £562 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Cross Hills and Steeton'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.
Bradford is the planning authority covering Cross Hills and Steeton, which the House of Commons Library classes 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 Cross Hills and Steeton (53.89928, -1.97717), 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 Cross Hills and Steeton
Cross Hills and Steeton is served by Northern Powergrid: the town's centre falls inside its Yorkshire licence area on NESO's boundary map.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. 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 Cross Hills and Steeton
A heat pump in Cross Hills and Steeton
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Cross Hills and Steeton make about 800 kWh, against 2,800 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Cross Hills and Steeton
A 12-panel roof in Cross Hills and Steeton makes about 740 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
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 Cross Hills and Steeton
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Cross Hills and Steeton as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Cross Hills and Steeton
What does a solar panel system produce in Cross Hills and Steeton?
Each kWp of panels in Cross Hills and Steeton makes 883 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,620 kWh, from about 130 kWh in December up to 740 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Cross Hills and Steeton?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Cross Hills and Steeton before a battery. What Cross Hills and Steeton changes is the return, about 5,620 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Cross Hills and Steeton need approval from the network operator?
Cross Hills and Steeton is on Northern Powergrid's network (Yorkshire licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Cross Hills and Steeton?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Cross Hills and Steeton exports about 4,679 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £562; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Cross Hills and Steeton in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 71% of a Cross Hills and Steeton roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 800 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Cross Hills and Steeton compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Cross Hills and Steeton.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Cross Hills and Steeton |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Hills and Steeton | 883 | this town |
| Silsden | 907 | +24 kWh |
| Keighley | 900 | +17 kWh |
| Skipton | 898 | +15 kWh |
| Ilkley | 913 | +30 kWh |
| Bingley | 924 | +41 kWh |
| Colne | 853 | −30 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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