Cheshire
Solar panels in Hyde, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Hyde makes about 5,460 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Hyde can generate
From 23.2 kWh per kWp in January to 112.5 in May: a roof in Hyde makes 4.8 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 859 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 23.2 |
| February | 43.1 |
| March | 75.7 |
| April | 102 |
| May | 113 |
| June | 108 |
| July | 108 |
| August | 94.1 |
| September | 79.1 |
| October | 53.6 |
| November | 35.3 |
| December | 25 |
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: Hyde makes 859 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Hyde is 7% below it.
How Hyde compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Hyde is one of 45 Cheshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 41st of 45 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 36,981 residents, and its roofs see 2.35 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,463 kWh of generation, of which around 4,527 kWh is exported at 12p for £543 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Hyde'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.
Hyde sits within Tameside, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a medium 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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Modelled for Hyde at 53.45172, -2.07257 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the Hyde network
Hyde is served by Electricity North West: the town's centre falls inside its North West England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to Electricity North West 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. 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 Electricity North West 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 Hyde
A heat pump in Hyde
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Hyde's roofs make 810 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,690 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 Hyde
From April to September, 70% of a Hyde roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 720 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 Hyde
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Hyde: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Hyde
What could a roof in Hyde generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Hyde at 859 kWh per kWp a year, 2.35 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,460 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Hyde?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Hyde differs is output: about 5,460 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Hyde?
Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Hyde, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval 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 Electricity North West as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Hyde?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,527 kWh of the 5,460 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Hyde goes to the grid, around £543 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Hyde?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Hyde 25 kWh per kWp in December and 23.2 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 160 kWh and 150 kWh in those months, against 720 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Hyde compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Hyde |
|---|---|---|
| Hyde | 859 | this town |
| Dukinfield | 859 | level |
| Denton | 864 | +5 kWh |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 872 | +13 kWh |
| Stalybridge | 845 | −14 kWh |
| Romiley | 873 | +14 kWh |
| Audenshaw | 864 | +5 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
Also for Hyde: Solar panels in Hyde from OVO Solar & Battery
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