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Solar panels in Hythe, sized to your roof.
About 7,050 kWh a year from 12 panels in Hythe, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Hythe's solar year
From 37.6 kWh per kWp in December to 140.4 in July: a roof in Hythe makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,109 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 37.7 |
| February | 54.7 |
| March | 94.4 |
| April | 129 |
| May | 134 |
| June | 139 |
| July | 140 |
| August | 123 |
| September | 105 |
| October | 69.8 |
| November | 44.1 |
| December | 37.6 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,109 kWh per kWp in Hythe against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Hythe 20% above it.
How Hythe compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Hythe. It is one of 44 Kent towns we track, and it ranks 11th of 44 for solar yield, a town of 14,440 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,109 kWh per kWp a year, 3.04 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £981 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £734 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Hythe's own yield.
Folkestone and Hythe is the planning authority covering Hythe, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Hythe (51.07155, 1.08294), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Hythe
UK Power Networks owns and runs the local electricity network in Hythe, as part of its South 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.
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 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Hythe
A heat pump in Hythe
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Hythe make about 1,110 kWh, against 3,420 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).
Charging an EV in Hythe
A 12-panel roof in Hythe makes about 890 kWh in July. 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.
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 Hythe
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Hythe as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Hythe
What does a solar panel system produce in Hythe?
Each kWp of panels in Hythe makes 1,109 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 7,050 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 890 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Hythe?
£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 Hythe differs is output: about 7,050 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Hythe need approval from the network operator?
Hythe is on UK Power Networks' network (South East England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Hythe?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 6,117 kWh of the 7,050 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Hythe goes to the grid, around £734 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Hythe in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Hythe roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,110 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Hythe compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Hythe.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Hythe |
|---|---|---|
| Hythe | 1,109 | this town |
| Folkestone | 1,132 | +23 kWh |
| Hawkinge | 1,126 | +17 kWh |
| Dover | 1,112 | +3 kWh |
| Ashford | 1,120 | +11 kWh |
| Canterbury | 1,094 | −15 kWh |
| Deal | 1,127 | +18 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
Also for Hythe: Solar panels in Hythe from OVO Solar & Battery
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