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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Richmond upon Thames homes in Middlesex: 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 Richmond upon Thames at 1,024 kWh per kWp a year, level with our Middlesex county estimate.
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What a roof in Richmond upon Thames can generate
Real satellite data for Richmond upon Thames, real installed pricing, and the same honest model we run for every place we cover.
How Richmond upon Thames compares
Richmond upon Thames is one of 23 Middlesex towns we track, and it ranks joint 15th of 23 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement classification puts it in the core city class, with a population of 194,326, which makes it one of the largest places we publish figures for. Scale changes nothing about the physics: PVGIS gives a roof here 1,024 kWh per kWp a year, 2.81 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and on the 12p scenario about £247 of the year one benefit comes from solar you use yourself, with export income adding £669.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Richmond upon Thames's own yield, and at Richmond upon Thames's 1,024 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.
Richmond upon Thames is the planning authority covering Richmond upon Thames, which the House of Commons Library classes as a core city.
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 Richmond upon Thames generates around 6,513 kWh a year, worth around £916 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Richmond upon Thames's own coordinates (51.44602, -0.32393), 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 Richmond upon Thames
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Richmond upon Thames as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Richmond upon Thames
What could a roof in Richmond upon Thames generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Richmond upon Thames at 1,024 kWh per kWp a year, 2.81 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Richmond upon Thames?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Richmond upon Thames costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Richmond upon Thames?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 5,576 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £669. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Reading for Richmond upon Thames homeowners
Independent, sourced and dated. The same ground we cover on your free call.
East, west or south facing: what your roof direction really costs you
An east west split gives up about a fifth of the annual total, and can still be worth more than south.
Read the guide →Adding a battery to solar panels you already own
Retrofitting a battery to working solar is straightforward. The paperwork is where people trip up.
Read the guide →How solar aware EV charging actually works
The CT clamp, the surplus tracking and the 1.4kW floor that catches people out.
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 →EV tariffs compared: the cheapest overnight windows
Overnight rates of 6.99p to 9p against a 26.11p capped average, compared.
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.
Read the guide →How Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond upon Thames | 1,024 | 2.81 | — |
| Hounslow | 1,032 | 2.83 | +8 kWh |
| Kingston upon Thames | 1,018 | 2.79 | -6 kWh |
| West Molesey | 1,019 | 2.79 | -5 kWh |
| Sunbury-on-Thames | 1,024 | 2.81 | level |
| Ealing | 1,028 | 2.82 | +4 kWh |
| Ashford Common | 1,024 | 2.81 | level |
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 Richmond upon Thames: Solar panels in Richmond upon Thames from OVO Solar & Battery