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Solar panels in Hornsea, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Hornsea makes about 6,390 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Hornsea's solar year
From 32.5 kWh per kWp in December to 129.5 in May: a roof in Hornsea makes 4 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,004 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 34.9 |
| February | 52 |
| March | 89.2 |
| April | 115 |
| May | 130 |
| June | 120 |
| July | 122 |
| August | 111 |
| September | 93.8 |
| October | 64.2 |
| November | 40.9 |
| December | 32.5 |
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: Hornsea makes 1,004 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Hornsea is 9% above it.
How Hornsea compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Hornsea. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks 2nd of 122 for solar yield, a town of 8,832 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,004 kWh per kWp a year, 2.75 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £901 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £654 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Hornsea'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.
East Riding of Yorkshire is the planning authority covering Hornsea, 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Hornsea's own coordinates (53.91033, -0.17037), 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.
Who runs the grid in Hornsea
Hornsea sits in Northern Powergrid's Yorkshire licence area, so Northern Powergrid is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, Northern Powergrid only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
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 Hornsea
A heat pump in Hornsea
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Hornsea make about 1,020 kWh, against 3,060 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 Hornsea
A 12-panel roof in Hornsea makes about 820 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.
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 Hornsea
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Hornsea as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Hornsea
What does a solar panel system produce in Hornsea?
Each kWp of panels in Hornsea makes 1,004 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,390 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 820 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Hornsea?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Hornsea before a battery. What Hornsea changes is the return, about 6,390 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Hornsea need approval from the network operator?
Hornsea 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 Hornsea?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Hornsea exports about 5,449 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £654; 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 Hornsea in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Hornsea roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,020 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Hornsea compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Hornsea.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Hornsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hornsea | 1,004 | this town |
| Beverley | 994 | −10 kWh |
| Hedon | 1,019 | +15 kWh |
| Kingston upon Hull | 993 | −11 kWh |
| Bridlington | 972 | −32 kWh |
| Driffield | 999 | −5 kWh |
| Cottingham | 992 | −12 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 Hornsea: Solar panels in Hornsea from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
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Read the guide →Charging an EV from your own solar
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Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
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Read the guide →How to check an MCS certificate is genuine, before the deposit leaves your account
A logo proves nothing. Certification is business specific, technology specific and checkable.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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