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Solar panels in Wick, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 7,230 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Wick can generate
Wick's best month is July, at 143.9 kWh per kWp; December manages 38.9. Over the year that comes to 1,137 kWh per kWp, level with our Sussex county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41 |
| February | 57.9 |
| March | 97.3 |
| April | 130 |
| May | 137 |
| June | 142 |
| July | 144 |
| August | 125 |
| September | 106 |
| October | 71.8 |
| November | 47.5 |
| December | 38.9 |
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 1,137, Wick is 23% above it.
How Wick compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Wick. It is one of 33 Sussex towns we track, and it ranks joint 19th of 33 for solar yield, a town of 10,967 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,137 kWh per kWp a year, 3.12 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £1,002 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £755 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Wick'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.
Wick sits within Arun, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Wick (50.82159, -0.54815), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Wick network
On NESO's licence-area map, Wick is in South East England, which UK Power Networks operates. That makes UK Power Networks the network operator for any system fitted here.
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.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for 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.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Wick
A heat pump in Wick
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Wick's roofs make 1,180 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 3,480 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Wick
From April to September, 69% of a Wick roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 920 kWh in July 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 Wick
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Wick: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Wick solar questions
What could a roof in Wick generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Wick at 1,137 kWh per kWp a year, 3.12 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 7,230 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Wick?
£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 Wick differs is output: about 7,230 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Wick?
Usually not in advance. UK Power Networks, the network operator for Wick, 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. 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. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Wick?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 6,295 kWh of the 7,230 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Wick goes to the grid, around £755 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 Wick?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Wick 38.9 kWh per kWp in December and 41 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 250 kWh and 260 kWh in those months, against 920 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Wick compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Wick.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Wick |
|---|---|---|
| Wick | 1,137 | this town |
| Littlehampton | 1,137 | level |
| Rustington | 1,140 | +3 kWh |
| Barnham | 1,148 | +11 kWh |
| Bognor Regis | 1,141 | +4 kWh |
| Worthing | 1,143 | +6 kWh |
| Storrington | 1,126 | −11 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 Wick: Solar panels in Wick from OVO Solar & Battery
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