Hampshire
Solar panels in Lymington, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 7,080 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Lymington, in numbers
Lymington's best month is July, at 137.8 kWh per kWp; December manages 37.8. Over the year that comes to 1,113 kWh per kWp, 7% above our Hampshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41.6 |
| February | 58.6 |
| March | 97 |
| April | 126 |
| May | 134 |
| June | 136 |
| July | 138 |
| August | 121 |
| September | 103 |
| October | 70.9 |
| November | 49.5 |
| December | 37.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,113 kWh per kWp in Lymington against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Lymington 20% above it.
How Lymington compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Lymington. It is one of 45 Hampshire towns we track, and it ranks 17th of 45 for solar yield, a town of 14,855 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,113 kWh per kWp a year, 3.05 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £984 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £737 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 Lymington's own yield.
Any planning application in Lymington sits with New Forest, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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 Lymington's own coordinates (50.75762, -1.55321), 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.
SSEN and your Lymington connection
Lymington sits in Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' Southern England licence area, so SSEN 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, SSEN only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Lymington
A heat pump in Lymington
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Lymington, a 12-panel system makes about 240 kWh in December and 260 kWh in January, a fraction of its 880 kWh in July, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Lymington
Summer is where a car earns its place. In July, 12 panels in Lymington make about 880 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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 Lymington
If a system in Lymington is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Lymington
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Lymington?
Lymington averages 3.05 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,113 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 7,080 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Lymington?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Lymington, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 7,080 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Lymington, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). 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. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What happens to the solar I do not use in Lymington?
Around £737 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 6,142 kWh a 12-panel system in Lymington exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Lymington in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Lymington: about 240 kWh from 12 panels, against 880 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Lymington compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Lymington compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Lymington |
|---|---|---|
| Lymington | 1,113 | this town |
| Ashley | 1,124 | +11 kWh |
| New Milton | 1,112 | −1 kWh |
| Freshwater and Totland | 1,157 | +44 kWh |
| Christchurch | 1,118 | +5 kWh |
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | 1,107 | −6 kWh |
| Cowes | 1,125 | +12 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
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