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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Lancing and Sompting homes in Sussex: a free remote design call first, then an MCS-certified installation team for your area if you decide to go ahead. PVGIS puts a roof in Lancing and Sompting at 1,144 kWh per kWp a year, level with our Sussex county estimate.
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What a roof in Lancing and Sompting can generate
Real satellite data for Lancing and Sompting, real installed pricing, and the same honest model we run for every place we cover.
How Lancing and Sompting compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Lancing and Sompting is one of 33 Sussex towns we track, and it ranks 14th of 33 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 28,309 residents, and its roofs see 3.14 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 7,276 kWh of generation, of which around 6,339 kWh is exported at 12p for £761 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Lancing and Sompting's own yield, and at Lancing and Sompting's 1,144 kWh per kWp it 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.
Adur is the planning authority covering Lancing and Sompting, which the House of Commons Library classes 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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A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Lancing and Sompting generates around 7,276 kWh a year, worth around £1,007 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Lancing and Sompting's own coordinates (50.83278, -0.31933), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate, with the full methodology, sourcing and assumptions set out on our help page.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Lancing and Sompting
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Lancing and Sompting as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Lancing and Sompting
What could a roof in Lancing and Sompting generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Lancing and Sompting at 1,144 kWh per kWp a year, 3.14 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Lancing and Sompting?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Lancing and Sompting costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Lancing and Sompting need a G99 application?
Most home solar and battery systems qualify for the simpler G98 notification, made to the network operator (DNO) after installation rather than before. A minority, usually larger systems, need the fuller G99 process instead. Your design call checks which applies in Lancing and Sompting before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Lancing and Sompting?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 6,339 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £761. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Reading for Lancing and Sompting homeowners
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Read the guide →How Lancing and Sompting compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp | Peak sun hours | vs Lancing and Sompting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancing and Sompting | 1,144 | 3.14 | — |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 1,145 | 3.14 | +1 kWh |
| Worthing | 1,143 | 3.13 | -1 kWh |
| Southwick (Adur) | 1,146 | 3.14 | +2 kWh |
| Rustington | 1,140 | 3.12 | -4 kWh |
| Brighton and Hove | 1,159 | 3.18 | +15 kWh |
| Storrington | 1,126 | 3.08 | -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.
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