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Solar panels in Rustington, priced before anyone visits.
About 7,250 kWh a year from 12 panels in Rustington, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Rustington, in numbers
From 38.6 kWh per kWp in December to 144.3 in July: a roof in Rustington makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,140 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41.1 |
| February | 58.2 |
| March | 97.5 |
| April | 130 |
| May | 138 |
| June | 142 |
| July | 144 |
| August | 125 |
| September | 106 |
| October | 72.2 |
| November | 47 |
| December | 38.6 |
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 1,140, Rustington is 23% above it.
How Rustington compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Rustington is one of 33 Sussex towns we track, and it ranks 18th of 33 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 34,428 residents, and its roofs see 3.12 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 7,250 kWh of generation, of which around 6,314 kWh is exported at 12p for £758 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 Rustington's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Arun; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Rustington 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Rustington's own coordinates (50.8148, -0.48365), 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.
UK Power Networks and your Rustington connection
UK Power Networks owns and runs the local electricity network in Rustington, as part of its South East England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
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 Rustington
A heat pump in Rustington
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Rustington make about 250 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Rustington 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 Rustington
Summer is where a car earns its place. In July, 12 panels in Rustington make about 920 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 Rustington
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Rustington as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Common questions about solar in Rustington
How much electricity do solar panels make in Rustington?
About 7,250 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Rustington: 1,140 kWh per kWp, or 3.12 peak sun hours a day on average. July is the strongest month, at about 920 kWh.
What does a typical solar system cost in Rustington?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Rustington, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 7,250 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Which DNO covers Rustington, and what does it need from me?
UK Power Networks covers Rustington. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to UK Power Networks within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. 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.
What happens to the solar I do not use in Rustington?
Around £758 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 6,314 kWh a 12-panel system in Rustington exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How much solar does Rustington get in December?
December is the low point: about 250 kWh from a 12-panel system in Rustington, on PVGIS data, rising to 920 kWh in July. From November to February the same system makes about 1,180 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Rustington compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Rustington compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Rustington |
|---|---|---|
| Rustington | 1,140 | this town |
| Littlehampton | 1,137 | −3 kWh |
| Wick | 1,137 | −3 kWh |
| Worthing | 1,143 | +3 kWh |
| Lancing and Sompting | 1,144 | +4 kWh |
| Barnham | 1,148 | +8 kWh |
| Storrington | 1,126 | −14 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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Reading for Rustington homeowners
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Read the guide →Get my free quote
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