The answers, with the sums shown
What people across Leeds and West Yorkshire ask us before going solar, answered with the numbers behind our calculator.
- Batteries
Is a battery worth adding to the solar panels you already have? The West Yorkshire sums
Yes, if the house sits empty in the day. Send 1,500 kWh a year to the grid from a 3.5 kW West Yorkshire system and you earn about £120. Keep those units for the evening, when each would cost 26.32p, and they are worth about £395. If someone is home using the solar as it arrives, save your money.
7 min read - Costs
How much do solar panels and a battery cost in Leeds? What moves the quote in 2026 and 2027
Nobody can give you one honest price for Leeds, because the roof, the scaffolding and the consumer unit change it from house to house. Here is what moves a quote, what the 31 March 2027 VAT deadline does to it and what a fixed quote should spell out.
7 min read - Grants
Solar grants in West Yorkshire, council by council: what is real in 2026 and 2027
Most West Yorkshire homeowners will not get a cash grant for solar. Lower-income homes with an EPC of D to G can try the Warm Homes: Local Grant in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield or Calderdale, while Kirklees is missing from the GOV.UK list. Everyone else gets 0% VAT until 31 March 2027 and the Smart Export Guarantee.
6 min read