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Solar panels in Kesgrave, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Kesgrave makes about 6,930 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Kesgrave's solar year
Kesgrave's best month is July, at 132.3 kWh per kWp; December manages 38.2. Over the year that comes to 1,090 kWh per kWp, 4% above our Suffolk county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41.5 |
| February | 55.9 |
| March | 93 |
| April | 124 |
| May | 132 |
| June | 132 |
| July | 132 |
| August | 119 |
| September | 102 |
| October | 70.8 |
| November | 49.7 |
| December | 38.2 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,090 kWh per kWp in Kesgrave against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Kesgrave 18% above it.
How Kesgrave compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Kesgrave. It is one of 16 Suffolk towns we track, and it ranks 2nd of 16 for solar yield, a town of 15,061 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,090 kWh per kWp a year, 2.99 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £966 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £719 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Kesgrave's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
East Suffolk is the planning authority covering Kesgrave, 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 Kesgrave (52.06217, 1.23858), 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 Kesgrave
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Kesgrave is UK Power Networks, which runs the East England licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, UK Power Networks only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Kesgrave
A heat pump in Kesgrave
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Kesgrave make about 1,180 kWh, against 3,280 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 Kesgrave
A 12-panel roof in Kesgrave makes about 840 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.
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 Kesgrave
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Kesgrave as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Kesgrave: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Kesgrave?
Each kWp of panels in Kesgrave makes 1,090 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,930 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 840 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Kesgrave?
£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 Kesgrave differs is output: about 6,930 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Kesgrave need approval from the network operator?
Kesgrave is on UK Power Networks' network (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 Kesgrave?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,996 kWh of the 6,930 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Kesgrave goes to the grid, around £719 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 Kesgrave in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Kesgrave roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,180 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Kesgrave compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Kesgrave compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Kesgrave |
|---|---|---|
| Kesgrave | 1,090 | this town |
| Ipswich | 1,079 | −11 kWh |
| Woodbridge | 1,095 | +5 kWh |
| Felixstowe | 1,074 | −16 kWh |
| Harwich | 1,092 | +2 kWh |
| Hadleigh | 1,072 | −18 kWh |
| Stowmarket | 1,056 | −34 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 Kesgrave: Solar panels in Kesgrave from OVO Solar & Battery
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The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
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Read the guide →Get my free quote
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