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Solar panels in Reigate, priced before anyone visits.
A 12-panel roof in Reigate makes about 6,610 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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How much a Reigate roof makes, month by month
From 37.2 kWh per kWp in December to 128.4 in July: a roof in Reigate makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,040 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.2 |
| February | 53.7 |
| March | 89.3 |
| April | 117 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 126 |
| July | 128 |
| August | 113 |
| September | 97 |
| October | 67.3 |
| November | 47.5 |
| December | 37.2 |
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 1,040, Reigate is 12% above it.
How Reigate compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Reigate is one of 47 Surrey towns we track, and it ranks 4th of 47 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 25,060 residents, and its roofs see 2.85 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,614 kWh of generation, of which around 5,678 kWh is exported at 12p for £681 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 Reigate's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Reigate and Banstead; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Reigate 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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Modelled for Reigate at 51.23701, -0.20193 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
UK Power Networks and your Reigate connection
Reigate sits in UK Power Networks' South East England licence area, so UK Power Networks is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to UK Power Networks within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Reigate
A heat pump in Reigate
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Reigate make about 240 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Reigate comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Reigate
Summer is where a car earns its place. In July, 12 panels in Reigate make about 820 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.
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 Reigate
If a system in Reigate is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Reigate: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Reigate?
Reigate averages 2.85 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,040 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,610 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Reigate?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Reigate, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 6,610 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Reigate, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is UK Power Networks. 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 UK Power Networks as it does every network operator. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What happens to the solar I do not use in Reigate?
Around £681 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 5,678 kWh a 12-panel system in Reigate 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 Reigate in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Reigate: about 240 kWh from 12 panels, against 820 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Reigate compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Reigate compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Reigate |
|---|---|---|
| Reigate | 1,040 | this town |
| Redhill | 1,033 | −7 kWh |
| South Merstham | 1,029 | −11 kWh |
| Horley | 1,032 | −8 kWh |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 1,019 | −21 kWh |
| Dorking | 1,036 | −4 kWh |
| Caterham | 1,031 | −9 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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