Bedfordshire
Solar panels in Flitwick, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,510 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Flitwick, in numbers
From 36.6 kWh per kWp in December to 125 in July: a roof in Flitwick makes 3.4 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,023 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.3 |
| February | 53.1 |
| March | 88.3 |
| April | 113 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 97.2 |
| October | 67.5 |
| November | 46.9 |
| December | 36.6 |
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 1,023, Flitwick is 11% above it.
How Flitwick compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Flitwick. It is one of 15 Bedfordshire towns we track, and it ranks 9th of 15 for solar yield, a town of 13,882 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,023 kWh per kWp a year, 2.80 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £915 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £668 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Flitwick'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.
Any planning application in Flitwick sits with Central Bedfordshire, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Flitwick's own coordinates (52.00484, -0.49771), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
The network operator for Flitwick
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Flitwick is UK Power Networks, which runs the 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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Flitwick
A heat pump in Flitwick
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Flitwick make about 230 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Flitwick comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Flitwick
Flitwick's July output, about 800 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.
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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Flitwick
If a system in Flitwick is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Flitwick solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Flitwick?
Flitwick averages 2.80 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,023 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,510 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Flitwick?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Flitwick, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,510 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Flitwick, 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 Flitwick?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Flitwick sends about 5,570 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £668. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Flitwick in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Flitwick: about 230 kWh from 12 panels, against 800 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Flitwick compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Flitwick.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Flitwick |
|---|---|---|
| Flitwick | 1,023 | this town |
| Ampthill | 1,024 | +1 kWh |
| Wixams | 1,026 | +3 kWh |
| Wootton | 1,024 | +1 kWh |
| Houghton Regis | 1,012 | −11 kWh |
| Cranfield | 1,019 | −4 kWh |
| Shefford | 1,025 | +2 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Flitwick: Solar panels in Flitwick from OVO Solar & Battery
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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.
How many solar panels do I need? The honest way to count
One panel is 2.26 square metres. The rest is measuring your roof honestly.
Read the guide →What a battery gateway actually does
Without a gateway your system shuts down when the grid does. Here is what the box actually does.
Read the guide →How solar aware EV charging actually works
The CT clamp, the surplus tracking and the 1.4kW floor that catches people out.
Read the guide →Heat pump running costs versus a gas boiler, assumptions shown
Four numbers decide it: seasonal efficiency, flow temperature, tariff and heat demand.
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 →Your MCS certificate: what it shows, when it arrives, and how a Smart Export Guarantee supplier uses it
The document your export payments hang on. Who issues it, what it shows, and how to get a copy.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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