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Plug-in solar savings by city

What an 800W kit facing south at 30° makes and saves a year across Great Britain. Pick your nearest place for every direction and month.

PlaceMade a yearSaving a year
London826 kWh£135
Birmingham786 kWh£128
Manchester708 kWh£116
Leeds749 kWh£122
Glasgow672 kWh£110
Liverpool745 kWh£122
Bristol820 kWh£134
Sheffield761 kWh£124
Edinburgh727 kWh£119
Newcastle757 kWh£123
Nottingham789 kWh£129
Leicester790 kWh£129
Cardiff836 kWh£136
Southampton870 kWh£142
Brighton901 kWh£147
Plymouth883 kWh£144
Norwich831 kWh£136
Cambridge828 kWh£135
Oxford810 kWh£132
Exeter842 kWh£137
York772 kWh£126
Hull790 kWh£129
Derby778 kWh£127
Stoke-on-Trent738 kWh£120
Coventry793 kWh£129
Swansea814 kWh£133
Aberdeen725 kWh£118
Dundee744 kWh£121
Inverness646 kWh£105
Carlisle707 kWh£115
Bournemouth886 kWh£145
Milton Keynes814 kWh£133

At Ofgem's 26.32p per kWh with 62% used at home. From EU PVGIS 5.3 solar data.

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Sources

  1. European Commission Joint Research Centre: PVGIS 5.3 (SARAH3 solar radiation data, 2005 to 2023)
  2. Ofgem: energy price cap unit rates and standing charges (1 October to 31 December 2026)
  3. DESNZ: Plug-in solar final stage impact assessment (July 2026)

Checked 13 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@socketpanel.co.uk. How we check