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Solar panels in Wetherby, sized to your roof.
About 6,090 kWh a year from 12 panels in Wetherby, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Wetherby can generate
PVGIS puts Wetherby at 958 kWh per kWp a year, 1% below our Yorkshire county estimate. 69% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33 |
| February | 50.2 |
| March | 83.6 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 86.6 |
| October | 60.3 |
| November | 41.7 |
| December | 32.3 |
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 958, Wetherby is 4% above it.
How Wetherby compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Wetherby. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 46th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 11,594 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 958 kWh per kWp a year, 2.62 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £866 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £619 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Wetherby'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.
Wetherby sits within Leeds, 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 Wetherby at 53.93373, -1.38916 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 Wetherby network
On NESO's licence-area map, Wetherby 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.
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 Wetherby
A heat pump in Wetherby
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Wetherby's roofs make 1,000 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,930 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 Wetherby
A 12-panel roof in Wetherby makes about 770 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
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 Wetherby
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Wetherby: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Wetherby solar questions
What could a roof in Wetherby generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Wetherby at 958 kWh per kWp a year, 2.62 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,090 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Wetherby?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Wetherby before a battery. What Wetherby changes is the return, about 6,090 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Wetherby?
Usually not in advance. Northern Powergrid, the network operator for Wetherby, 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Wetherby?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Wetherby exports about 5,156 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £619; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Wetherby?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Wetherby 32.3 kWh per kWp in December and 33 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh and 210 kWh in those months, against 770 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Wetherby compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Wetherby |
|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | 958 | this town |
| Knaresborough | 951 | −7 kWh |
| Harrogate | 948 | −10 kWh |
| Garforth | 954 | −4 kWh |
| Leeds | 946 | −12 kWh |
| Kippax | 953 | −5 kWh |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 969 | +11 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 Wetherby: Solar panels in Wetherby from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Wetherby
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