Solar panels in Norwich

East Anglia is among the driest and sunniest parts of England, and it shows in the yields.

Yield in Norwich

970

kWh per kWp a year

A 4 kWp system

3,880

kWh generated

Worth per year

£798

saved plus exported

Payback

years, south-facing

Norwich sits in the East Anglia solar region, at roughly 92% of what the same panels would produce in Cornwall and Devon. Among the driest and sunniest regions in England.

Work out your own roof

System size (kWp)

4 kWp is about 10 panels

Roof faces

Your electricity use (kWh/year)

Used at home (%)

50% typical, 75% with a battery

Pays for itself in

7 years

£798 a year in East Anglia, against about £5,600 installed. Over 25 years you would be roughly £14,338 ahead.

Generated per year

3,880 kWh

970 kWh per kWp here

Used at home

1,940 kWh

£507 off your bill

Exported

1,940 kWh

£291 earned

Solar in other cities

London Manchester Birmingham Leeds Glasgow Edinburgh Bristol Liverpool Sheffield Newcastle Nottingham Leicester Southampton Portsmouth Brighton Plymouth

Or see the East Anglia regional page.