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Frodsham solar guides

19 pages in four groups. Where your house sits against the hill decides the first question; whether it is old or listed decides the second.

Hill and shade

Start here if the ridge fills your southern view.

The hill and winter sunFour points, with and without the land.
East and west roofsChoosing a slope when the hill is to the south-east.
Trees and shadeWhat the terrain model leaves out.
Overton and the hillsideClear skies, steep plots, two conservation areas.

Old town

For Main Street, High Street and the older streets.

Four conservation areasWhat the rules allow, area by area.
Listed and thatched homesConsent, thatch and the alternatives.
History and roofsFrom Domesday to Welsh slate.
Homes in the CensusFrodsham beside Helsby and the borough.

Output and cost

The numbers behind a quote.

OutputOpen-sky table and the under-the-hill table.
Export and self-useSummer surplus and winter shortfall.
BatteriesSizing storage when winter is shaded.
CostsGovernment prices and the extras old roofs bring.
Grants and schemesWhat west Cheshire offers.

Before signing

Who decides, who connects, what to keep.

Renters and flatsWhen the roof is someone else’s.
Choosing an installerRegisters, quotes and an on-site shade reading.
Grid connectionG98, G99 and your network operator.
Buying a home with solarCertificates, consents and export contracts.
Solar take-up locallyHow quickly the borough has added panels.
FAQsShort answers in one place.

The figures behind these pages

32%: less December output for a south roof at the foot of the hill, with the land included
17.2°: the height of the land to the south of that point
4: conservation areas named after Frodsham
76.1%: of Frodsham households own their home
941: kWh per kWp a year on an open south roof at 35°
11,740: solar sites in Cheshire West and Chester by the end of 2025

Sources: PVGIS with terrain, the national conservation area data, Census 2021 and DESNZ.

In a hurry? The hill-shade checker on the home page gives the output for your kind of location in a few clicks. Who writes the guide, and who pays for it, is on about this guide.

A question about solar on a Frodsham roof?

Tell us roughly where the house sits, under the hill, on Main Street, up on Overton or towards the marshes, which way the roof faces and what you want to know. SEO-DONS LTD publishes this guide and answers by email.

What happens next

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We look at the figures and rules for where you live and answer by email.
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