Solar panels in Hull

Drier than much of the north, so yields hold up better than the latitude implies.

Yield in Hull
870
kWh per kWp a year
A 4 kWp system
3,480
kWh generated
Worth per year
£715
saved plus exported
Payback
7.8
years, south-facing

Hull sits in the Yorkshire and the North East solar region, at roughly 83% of what the same panels would produce in Cornwall and Devon. Slightly below average — payback runs a year or two longer than the south.

Work out your own roof

4 kWp is about 10 panels

50% typical, 75% with a battery

Pays for itself in
7.8 years

£715 a year in Yorkshire and the North East, against about £5,600 installed. Over 25 years you would be roughly £12,283 ahead.

Generated per year
3,480 kWh
870 kWh per kWp here
Used at home
1,740 kWh
£454 off your bill
Exported
1,740 kWh
£261 earned

Solar in other cities

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Or see the Yorkshire and the North East regional page.