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A 12-panel roof in Huntington makes about 6,120 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.

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Sunlight in Huntington

Huntington's solar year

From 31.7 kWh per kWp in December to 122.8 in May: a roof in Huntington makes 3.9 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 962 kWh per kWp across the year.

Map showing Huntington in Yorkshire A simplified outline map of Yorkshire with neighbouring counties shown faintly, and a pin marking the location of Huntington.
Huntington in Yorkshire

Generation per kWp, month by month

Huntington, 962 kWh per kWp a year
Huntington, monthly generation per kWp Bar chart, twelve months January to December. Peak May at 123 kWh/kWp. Lowest December at 31.7 kWh/kWp. Full values are in the table below this chart. 141 0 JFMAMJJASOND 123
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Huntington, monthly generation per kWp - monthly figures (kWh/kWp)
MonthkWh/kWp
January33.4
February49.8
March84.2
April109
May123
June113
July119
August108
September88.6
October60.8
November41.2
December31.7

Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.

6,120kWh a year, 12 panels
780kWh in May, the peak
200kWh in December

Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 962, Huntington is 4% above it.

How Huntington compares

Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Huntington. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 40th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 12,384 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 962 kWh per kWp a year, 2.63 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £869 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £622 from export at 12p.

These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Huntington'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.

York is the planning authority covering Huntington, which the House of Commons Library classes as a small town.

12 panels
530W panels. Most semi-detached roofs take 10 to 16 on one pitch.
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Installed prices. The named packages are the ones running on our current offers; the Duracell prices are for an installation alongside solar.
Electricity use
Export rate scenario
EV charger?
Estimated benefit, year one
£868
£72 a month · payback 7.3 yrs
System price, installed
£6,360
Simple payback
7.3 yrs
Generates a year
6,118 kWh
Exported
5,182 kWh at 12p
Where the money comes from
Solar you use, Export income, Off-peak shifting,

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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Huntington's own coordinates (53.99021, -1.06102), 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.

Local grid

Who runs the grid in Huntington

On NESO's licence-area map, Huntington is in North East England, which Northern Powergrid operates. That makes Northern Powergrid the network operator for any system fitted here.

Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.

A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.

Aerial view of a residential UK street where several homes have black solar panels fitted to rear roof pitches
Several homes on the same street, all now fitted with solar.
Beyond solar

Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Huntington

A heat pump in Huntington

A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Huntington make about 990 kWh, against 2,940 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).

How heat pumps work

Charging an EV in Huntington

From April to September, 69% of a Huntington roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 780 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.

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.

EV charging explained

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Solar panel servicing and repair in Huntington

Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Huntington as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.

FAQs

Huntington solar questions

What does a solar panel system produce in Huntington?

Each kWp of panels in Huntington makes 962 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,120 kWh, from about 200 kWh in December up to 780 kWh in May.

How much are solar panels in Huntington?

The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Huntington before a battery. What Huntington changes is the return, about 6,120 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.

Would a system in Huntington need approval from the network operator?

Huntington is on Northern Powergrid's network (North East England 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 Huntington?

With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Huntington exports about 5,182 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £622; 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 Huntington in winter?

It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Huntington 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 Huntington compares with its neighbours

The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Huntington.

TownkWh per kWp a yearvs Huntington
Huntington962this town
Haxby960−2 kWh
York961−1 kWh
Pocklington967+5 kWh
Wetherby958−4 kWh
Selby966+4 kWh
Norton-on-Derwent956−6 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.

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