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Solar panels in Woodley, designed on a free call.
About 6,490 kWh a year from 12 panels in Woodley, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Woodley, in numbers
From 36.4 kWh per kWp in December to 125.2 in July: a roof in Woodley makes 3.4 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,021 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 40.3 |
| February | 52.7 |
| March | 88.2 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 111 |
| September | 94.8 |
| October | 66.1 |
| November | 46 |
| December | 36.4 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,021 kWh per kWp in Woodley against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Woodley 10% above it.
How Woodley compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Woodley is one of 20 Berkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 11th of 20 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 28,745 residents, and its roofs see 2.80 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,494 kWh of generation, of which around 5,557 kWh is exported at 12p for £667 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Woodley's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Wokingham; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Woodley as a 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Woodley's own coordinates (51.45292, -0.89947), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
The network operator for Woodley
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Woodley is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), which runs the Southern England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means SSEN is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Woodley
A heat pump in Woodley
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Woodley make about 230 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Woodley comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
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 Woodley
Woodley's July output, about 800 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.
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 Woodley
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Woodley as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Solar in Woodley: your questions answered
How much electricity do solar panels make in Woodley?
About 6,490 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Woodley: 1,021 kWh per kWp, or 2.80 peak sun hours a day on average. July is the strongest month, at about 800 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Woodley?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Woodley, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,490 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Woodley, and what does it need from me?
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) covers Woodley. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to SSEN within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
What could I earn from exporting in Woodley?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Woodley sends about 5,557 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £667. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Woodley get in December?
December is the low point: about 230 kWh from a 12-panel system in Woodley, on PVGIS data, rising to 800 kWh in July. From November to February the same system makes about 1,120 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Woodley compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Woodley.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Woodley |
|---|---|---|
| Woodley | 1,021 | this town |
| Winnersh | 1,017 | −4 kWh |
| Twyford | 1,021 | level |
| Caversham | 1,025 | +4 kWh |
| Reading | 1,028 | +7 kWh |
| Wokingham | 1,011 | −10 kWh |
| Henley-on-Thames | 1,019 | −2 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 Woodley: Solar panels in Woodley from OVO Solar & Battery
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