Middlesex
Solar panels in Hackney, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,520 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Hackney, in numbers
From 37.9 kWh per kWp in December to 124.8 in July: a roof in Hackney makes 3.3 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,025 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 40.2 |
| February | 53.4 |
| March | 88.5 |
| April | 115 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 96.7 |
| October | 66.8 |
| November | 47.8 |
| December | 37.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,025 kWh per kWp in Hackney against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Hackney 11% above it.
How Hackney compares
Hackney is one of 23 Middlesex towns we track, and it ranks joint 13th of 23 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement classification puts it in the core city class, with a population of 265,509, which makes it one of the largest places we publish figures for. Scale changes nothing about the physics: PVGIS gives a roof here 1,025 kWh per kWp a year, 2.81 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and on the 12p scenario about £247 of the year one benefit comes from solar you use yourself, with export income adding £670.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Hackney'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.
Hackney is its own local planning authority area, and its House of Commons Library settlement class is core city.
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 Hackney's own coordinates (51.55165, -0.06639), 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 Hackney
UK Power Networks owns and runs the local electricity network in Hackney, as part of its London 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.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Hackney
A heat pump in Hackney
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Hackney make about 240 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Hackney comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Hackney
Summer is where a car earns its place. In July, 12 panels in Hackney make about 790 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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.
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 Hackney
If a system in Hackney is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Hackney solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Hackney?
Hackney averages 2.81 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,025 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,520 kWh, 67% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Hackney?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Hackney, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 6,520 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Hackney, 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 happens to the solar I do not use in Hackney?
Around £670 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 5,582 kWh a 12-panel system in Hackney exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Hackney in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Hackney: about 240 kWh from 12 panels, against 790 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Hackney compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Hackney.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Hackney |
|---|---|---|
| Hackney | 1,025 | this town |
| Islington | 1,026 | +1 kWh |
| Tower Hamlets | 1,023 | −2 kWh |
| City and County of the City of London | 1,026 | +1 kWh |
| Haringey | 1,024 | −1 kWh |
| Waltham Forest | 1,022 | −3 kWh |
| Camden | 1,026 | +1 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 Hackney: Solar panels in Hackney 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.
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Read the guide →Do you need to replace your radiators for a heat pump?
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Read the guide →Why the best export rates always carry conditions
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Read the guide →HIES explained: what the badge actually protects, and when
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