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Solar panels in Snodland, designed on a free call.
About 6,680 kWh a year from 12 panels in Snodland, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Snodland, in numbers
Snodland's best month is July, at 129.1 kWh per kWp; December manages 38. Over the year that comes to 1,051 kWh per kWp, 2% below our Kent county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.1 |
| February | 52.6 |
| March | 88.8 |
| April | 117 |
| May | 126 |
| June | 127 |
| July | 129 |
| August | 115 |
| September | 100 |
| October | 69.6 |
| November | 49.1 |
| December | 38 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,051 kWh per kWp in Snodland against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Snodland 14% above it.
How Snodland compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Snodland. It is one of 44 Kent towns we track, and it ranks joint 28th of 44 for solar yield, a town of 12,239 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,051 kWh per kWp a year, 2.88 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £937 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £690 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Snodland's own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Any planning application in Snodland sits with Tonbridge and Malling, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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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Modelled for Snodland at 51.32807, 0.44179 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
The network operator for Snodland
Snodland is served by UK Power Networks: the town's centre falls inside its South East England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to UK Power Networks within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Snodland
A heat pump in Snodland
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Snodland make about 240 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Snodland comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Snodland
Snodland's July output, about 820 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Snodland
If a system in Snodland is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Snodland
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Snodland?
Snodland averages 2.88 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,051 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,680 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Snodland?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Snodland, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,680 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Snodland, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is UK Power Networks. Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. 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. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Snodland?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Snodland sends about 5,748 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £690. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Snodland in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Snodland: about 240 kWh from 12 panels, against 820 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Snodland compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Snodland compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Snodland |
|---|---|---|
| Snodland | 1,051 | this town |
| Larkfield | 1,059 | +8 kWh |
| Kings Hill | 1,059 | +8 kWh |
| Chatham | 1,043 | −8 kWh |
| Rochester | 1,043 | −8 kWh |
| Maidstone | 1,056 | +5 kWh |
| Gillingham (Medway) | 1,047 | −4 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.
Also for Snodland: Solar panels in Snodland from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Snodland homeowners
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Read the guide →Are heat pumps worth it? The real 2026 numbers
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Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
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Read the guide →HIES explained: what the badge actually protects, and when
What HIES protects: deposits up to 25 percent capped at 5,000 pounds, and your workmanship guarantee.
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