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Solar panels in East Ardsley, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,020 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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East Ardsley's solar year
From 32 kWh per kWp in December to 118.4 in May: a roof in East Ardsley makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 947 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 32.6 |
| February | 50.2 |
| March | 83.7 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 118 |
| June | 111 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 87.1 |
| October | 60.4 |
| November | 41 |
| December | 32 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Against Great Britain as a whole: East Ardsley makes 947 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so East Ardsley is 2% above it.
How East Ardsley compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for East Ardsley. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 75th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 15,201 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 947 kWh per kWp a year, 2.59 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £857 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £610 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on East Ardsley'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.
Leeds is the planning authority covering East Ardsley, 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 East Ardsley (53.7247, -1.56443), 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 East Ardsley
The distribution network operator (DNO) for East Ardsley is Northern Powergrid, which runs the Yorkshire licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
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 East Ardsley
A heat pump in East Ardsley
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in East Ardsley make about 990 kWh, against 2,880 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 East Ardsley
From April to September, 68% of a East Ardsley roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 750 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.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds 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 East Ardsley
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in East Ardsley as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in East Ardsley
What does a solar panel system produce in East Ardsley?
Each kWp of panels in East Ardsley makes 947 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,020 kWh, from about 200 kWh in December up to 750 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in East Ardsley?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in East Ardsley before a battery. What East Ardsley changes is the return, about 6,020 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in East Ardsley need approval from the network operator?
East Ardsley 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 East Ardsley?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in East Ardsley exports about 5,086 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £610; 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 East Ardsley in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a East Ardsley roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 990 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How East Ardsley compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as East Ardsley.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs East Ardsley |
|---|---|---|
| East Ardsley | 947 | this town |
| Morley | 947 | level |
| Ossett | 952 | +5 kWh |
| Batley | 944 | −3 kWh |
| Wakefield | 956 | +9 kWh |
| Dewsbury | 952 | +5 kWh |
| Rothwell (Leeds) | 947 | level |
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 East Ardsley: Solar panels in East Ardsley from OVO Solar & Battery
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