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Solar panels in South Kirkby, with the numbers shown.
About 6,110 kWh a year from 12 panels in South Kirkby, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in South Kirkby can generate
PVGIS puts South Kirkby at 960 kWh per kWp a year, level with our Yorkshire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 34 |
| February | 52.8 |
| March | 84.2 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 88.4 |
| October | 61.2 |
| November | 42.4 |
| December | 32.6 |
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 960, South Kirkby is 4% above it.
How South Kirkby compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for South Kirkby. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 43rd of 122 for solar yield, a town of 9,280 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 960 kWh per kWp a year, 2.63 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £867 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £620 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on South Kirkby'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.
South Kirkby sits within Wakefield, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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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Modelled for South Kirkby at 53.59254, -1.32017 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the South Kirkby network
South Kirkby is served by Northern Powergrid: the town's centre falls inside its Yorkshire 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 Northern Powergrid within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in South Kirkby
A heat pump in South Kirkby
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: South Kirkby's roofs make 1,030 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,910 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 South Kirkby
From April to September, 68% of a South Kirkby roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 760 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in South Kirkby
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in South Kirkby: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
South Kirkby solar questions
What could a roof in South Kirkby generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in South Kirkby at 960 kWh per kWp a year, 2.63 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,110 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in South Kirkby?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where South Kirkby differs is output: about 6,110 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in South Kirkby?
Usually not in advance. Northern Powergrid, the network operator for South Kirkby, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in South Kirkby?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,169 kWh of the 6,110 kWh a 12-panel system makes in South Kirkby goes to the grid, around £620 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in South Kirkby?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives South Kirkby 32.6 kWh per kWp in December and 34 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh and 220 kWh in those months, against 760 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How South Kirkby compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest South Kirkby compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs South Kirkby |
|---|---|---|
| South Kirkby | 960 | this town |
| South Elmsall | 966 | +6 kWh |
| Hemsworth | 963 | +3 kWh |
| Thurnscoe | 955 | −5 kWh |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 964 | +4 kWh |
| Goldthorpe | 955 | −5 kWh |
| Adwick le Street | 976 | +16 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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