Kent
Solar panels in Deal, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 7,170 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Deal's solar year
From 39.4 kWh per kWp in December to 139.6 in July: a roof in Deal makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,127 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.9 |
| February | 57.2 |
| March | 96.6 |
| April | 131 |
| May | 136 |
| June | 138 |
| July | 140 |
| August | 123 |
| September | 107 |
| October | 72.4 |
| November | 47.5 |
| December | 39.4 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,127 kWh per kWp in Deal against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Deal 22% above it.
How Deal compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Deal is one of 44 Kent towns we track, and it ranks 3rd of 44 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 29,199 residents, and its roofs see 3.09 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 7,168 kWh of generation, of which around 6,231 kWh is exported at 12p for £748 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 Deal'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.
Dover is the planning authority covering Deal, 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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Modelled for Deal at 51.21495, 1.39081 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Deal
Deal sits in UK Power Networks' South East England licence area, so UK Power Networks is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to UK Power Networks within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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 Deal
A heat pump in Deal
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Deal make about 1,170 kWh, against 3,410 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 Deal
A 12-panel roof in Deal makes about 890 kWh in July. 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 Deal
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Deal as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Deal: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Deal?
Each kWp of panels in Deal makes 1,127 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 7,170 kWh, from about 250 kWh in December up to 890 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Deal?
£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 Deal differs is output: about 7,170 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Deal need approval from the network operator?
Deal 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 Deal?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 6,231 kWh of the 7,170 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Deal goes to the grid, around £748 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 Deal in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Deal roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,170 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Deal compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Deal compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Deal |
|---|---|---|
| Deal | 1,127 | this town |
| Dover | 1,112 | −15 kWh |
| Ramsgate | 1,125 | −2 kWh |
| Broadstairs | 1,105 | −22 kWh |
| Margate | 1,131 | +4 kWh |
| Hawkinge | 1,126 | −1 kWh |
| Folkestone | 1,132 | +5 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
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