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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Rustington 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 Rustington at 1,140 kWh per kWp a year, level with our Sussex county estimate.
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What a roof in Rustington can generate
Real satellite data for Rustington, real installed pricing, and the same honest model we run for every place we cover.
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.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Rustington's own yield, and at Rustington's 1,140 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.
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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A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Rustington generates around 7,250 kWh a year, worth around £1,004 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
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, with the full methodology, sourcing and assumptions set out on our help page.
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
What could a roof in Rustington generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Rustington at 1,140 kWh per kWp a year, 3.12 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Rustington?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Rustington costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Rustington 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 Rustington before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Rustington?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 6,314 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £758. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Reading for Rustington homeowners
Independent, sourced and dated. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Do you need planning permission for solar panels? Usually not
Usually not, provided the installation stays within the limits updated on 27 August 2026.
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Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
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Read the guide →How Rustington 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 Rustington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustington | 1,140 | 3.12 | — |
| Littlehampton | 1,137 | 3.12 | -3 kWh |
| Wick (Arun) | 1,137 | 3.12 | -3 kWh |
| Worthing | 1,143 | 3.13 | +3 kWh |
| Lancing and Sompting | 1,144 | 3.14 | +4 kWh |
| Barnham (Arun) | 1,148 | 3.15 | +8 kWh |
| Storrington | 1,126 | 3.08 | -14 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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