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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Sittingbourne homes in Kent: 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 Sittingbourne at 1,073 kWh per kWp a year, level with our Kent county estimate.
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What a roof in Sittingbourne can generate
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How Sittingbourne compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Sittingbourne is one of 44 Kent towns we track, and it ranks 18th of 44 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 56,933 residents, and its roofs see 2.94 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,824 kWh of generation, of which around 5,888 kWh is exported at 12p for £707 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 Sittingbourne's own yield, and at Sittingbourne's 1,073 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.
Any planning application in Sittingbourne sits with Swale, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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 Sittingbourne generates around 6,824 kWh a year, worth around £953 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Sittingbourne's own coordinates (51.34663, 0.73956), 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 Sittingbourne
If a system in Sittingbourne is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Sittingbourne
What could a roof in Sittingbourne generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Sittingbourne at 1,073 kWh per kWp a year, 2.94 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Sittingbourne?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Sittingbourne costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Sittingbourne?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 5,888 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £707. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Read the guide →How Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sittingbourne | 1,073 | 2.94 | — |
| Minster (Swale) | 1,101 | 3.02 | +28 kWh |
| Sheerness | 1,098 | 3.01 | +25 kWh |
| Faversham | 1,082 | 2.96 | +9 kWh |
| Gillingham (Medway) | 1,047 | 2.87 | -26 kWh |
| Bearsted | 1,055 | 2.89 | -18 kWh |
| Chatham | 1,043 | 2.86 | -30 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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