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Solar panels in Silsden, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,770 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Silsden's solar year
Silsden's best month is May, at 118.3 kWh per kWp; December manages 25.8. Over the year that comes to 907 kWh per kWp, 6% below our Yorkshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 27.8 |
| February | 46.4 |
| March | 78.1 |
| April | 105 |
| May | 118 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 115 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 83.7 |
| October | 55.4 |
| November | 37.6 |
| December | 25.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 907 kWh per kWp in Silsden against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Silsden 2% below it.
How Silsden compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Silsden. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks 113th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 8,917 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 907 kWh per kWp a year, 2.48 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £827 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £580 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 Silsden's own yield.
Bradford is the planning authority covering Silsden, which the House of Commons Library classes as a 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 Silsden's own coordinates (53.91291, -1.93793), 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.
Who runs the grid in Silsden
On NESO's licence-area map, Silsden is in Yorkshire, which Northern Powergrid operates. That makes Northern Powergrid the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Silsden
A heat pump in Silsden
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Silsden make about 880 kWh, against 2,840 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
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 Silsden
From April to September, 70% of a Silsden roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 750 kWh in May on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
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 Silsden
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Silsden as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Silsden
What does a solar panel system produce in Silsden?
Each kWp of panels in Silsden makes 907 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,770 kWh, from about 160 kWh in December up to 750 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Silsden?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Silsden before a battery. What Silsden changes is the return, about 5,770 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Silsden need approval from the network operator?
Silsden is on Northern Powergrid's network (Yorkshire licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Silsden?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Silsden exports about 4,832 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £580; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Silsden in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 70% of a Silsden roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 880 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Silsden compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Silsden.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Silsden |
|---|---|---|
| Silsden | 907 | this town |
| Cross Hills and Steeton | 883 | −24 kWh |
| Keighley | 900 | −7 kWh |
| Skipton | 898 | −9 kWh |
| Ilkley | 913 | +6 kWh |
| Bingley | 924 | +17 kWh |
| Baildon | 931 | +24 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Silsden: Solar panels in Silsden from OVO Solar & Battery
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