Cheshire
Solar panels in Knutsford, with the numbers shown.
About 5,840 kWh a year from 12 panels in Knutsford, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Knutsford's solar year
Knutsford's best month is May, at 118.8 kWh per kWp; December manages 27.2. Over the year that comes to 919 kWh per kWp, 3% below our Cheshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 28.1 |
| February | 48.3 |
| March | 81.7 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 113 |
| August | 101 |
| September | 85.2 |
| October | 56.7 |
| November | 39 |
| December | 27.2 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 919, Knutsford is 1% below it.
How Knutsford compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Knutsford. It is one of 45 Cheshire towns we track, and it ranks 25th of 45 for solar yield, a town of 13,733 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 919 kWh per kWp a year, 2.52 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £836 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £589 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Knutsford'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.
Cheshire East is the planning authority covering Knutsford, 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Knutsford's own coordinates (53.30243, -2.36774), 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.
Who runs the grid in Knutsford
Knutsford sits in SP Energy Networks' North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area, so SP Energy Networks is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, SP Energy Networks only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for 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 SP Energy 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Knutsford
A heat pump in Knutsford
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Knutsford make about 910 kWh, against 2,830 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Knutsford
From April to September, 69% of a Knutsford roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 760 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.
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Knutsford
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Knutsford as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Knutsford solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Knutsford?
Each kWp of panels in Knutsford makes 919 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,840 kWh, from about 170 kWh in December up to 760 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Knutsford?
£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 Knutsford differs is output: about 5,840 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Knutsford need approval from the network operator?
Knutsford is on SP Energy Networks' network (North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SP Energy 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 SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Knutsford?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,908 kWh of the 5,840 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Knutsford goes to the grid, around £589 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 Knutsford in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Knutsford roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 910 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Knutsford compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Knutsford.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Knutsford |
|---|---|---|
| Knutsford | 919 | this town |
| Hale | 921 | +2 kWh |
| Wilmslow | 902 | −17 kWh |
| Altrincham | 922 | +3 kWh |
| Northwich | 942 | +23 kWh |
| Lymm | 930 | +11 kWh |
| Wythenshawe | 912 | −7 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.
Also for Knutsford: Solar panels in Knutsford from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
What a solar service costs, and how often you actually need one
MCS advises a contractor visit at year 10 on a privately owned home. Most plans sell one a year.
Read the guide →Does a standalone battery actually pay back?
No panels means one job: buy cheap, use later. The tariff decides whether it pays.
Read the guide →Smart charge point regulations, explained
Why your charger arrives pre-set to charge overnight, and why it waits before it starts.
Read the guide →Sizing a heat pump: what a proper survey covers
Sized by calculation, not by rule of thumb. What the survey covers, and what guessing costs.
Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
Read the guide →How to check an MCS certificate is genuine, before the deposit leaves your account
A logo proves nothing. Certification is business specific, technology specific and checkable.
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