Westmorland
Solar panels in Kendal, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,700 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Kendal roof makes, month by month
Kendal's best month is May, at 120.9 kWh per kWp; December manages 23.7. Over the year that comes to 896 kWh per kWp, 7% above our Westmorland county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 25.8 |
| February | 47.1 |
| March | 76.1 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 114 |
| August | 98.2 |
| September | 81.2 |
| October | 53.6 |
| November | 35.2 |
| December | 23.7 |
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: Kendal makes 896 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Kendal is 3% below it.
How Kendal compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Kendal is the only Westmorland town we track so far, with county rankings to follow as its neighbours land. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 29,594 residents, and its roofs see 2.45 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,699 kWh of generation, of which around 4,762 kWh is exported at 12p for £571 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
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 Kendal's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Westmorland and Furness; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Kendal 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Kendal (54.32544, -2.74162), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Electricity North West and your Kendal connection
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Kendal is Electricity North West, which runs the North West England licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, Electricity North West only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Kendal
A heat pump in Kendal
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Kendal make about 150 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Kendal comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Kendal
Kendal's May output, about 770 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
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 Kendal
If a system in Kendal is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Kendal
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Kendal?
Kendal averages 2.45 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 896 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,700 kWh, 71% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Kendal?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Kendal, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,700 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Kendal, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Electricity North West. 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 Electricity North West as it does every network operator. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Kendal?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Kendal sends about 4,762 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £571. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Kendal in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Kendal: about 150 kWh from 12 panels, against 770 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Kendal compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Kendal.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Kendal |
|---|---|---|
| Kendal | 896 | this town |
| Ulverston | 967 | +71 kWh |
| Morecambe | 942 | +46 kWh |
| Lancaster | 900 | +4 kWh |
| Heysham | 976 | +80 kWh |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 1,005 | +109 kWh |
| Penrith | 897 | +1 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 Kendal: Solar panels in Kendal from OVO Solar & Battery
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