SolaClear
UK Solar Intelligence
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Live UK solar data — updated every 30 min

Shedding light on
solar power in the UK

Free, independent tools to help you understand solar — what it costs, what it earns, and what the rest of Britain is generating right now. Take control of your energy and decouple from a volatile market.

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7–12 yrs
Typical UK payback period
£700+
Average annual bill saving
22 GWp
UK installed solar capacity
Our tools

Everything you need to go solar with confidence

Independent, data-driven tools built for UK homeowners — not installers. No commission, no bias, no fluff.

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Solar Payoff Calculator
Enter your energy bill, location and roof direction. Get a personalised payback period, annual savings, 25-year return — and factor in battery storage and time-of-use tariffs like Octopus Intelligent Go.
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Live UK Solar Map
Real-time solar generation across all 14 UK DNO regions, updated every 30 minutes from Sheffield Solar's PV_Live data. See exactly how much sun Britain is harvesting right now.
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Solar Quote Comparison
Received installer quotes? Enter them and benchmark against hundreds of real UK quotes from r/solaruk. See your cost per kWp, percentile ranking, and similar quotes — instantly.
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Post-Install Re-Calculator
Already have panels? Enter your actual generation and bill data to see if your system is performing as expected — and what you've saved versus the grid so far.
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From the SolaClear guides

UK Solar Intelligence

Home Automation
Taking Back Control of a GivEnergy System
Home Assistant, GivTCP, and Proxmox on a £40 ThinkPad — local control after the cloud goes dark.
Batteries
Solar Batteries in the UK — Do They Actually Add Up?
Real load-shifting numbers on Octopus Intelligent Go, and the GivEnergy administration.
Buying Guide
Understanding Your Solar Installation Quote
What every line item means and how to compare quotes using cost per kWp.
Why SolaClear

Energy independence shouldn't require a finance degree

The UK energy market is volatile, opaque, and dominated by suppliers with their own interests. Solar is one of the few ways a homeowner can genuinely decouple from that volatility — but the information available to make that decision is either too simplistic or too salesy.

SolaClear exists to change that. Honest numbers, open methodology, no installer commissions.

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Location-aware
Irradiance figures, assumptions, and projections all adjust to your specific UK region — not a generic national average.
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Full transparency
Every calculation shows its working. Panel count, irradiance used, orientation factor, energy price assumptions — all visible.
Time-of-use ready
Models battery load-shifting on Octopus Intelligent Go and similar tariffs — not just simple self-consumption.
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Real-time data
Live solar generation data from Sheffield Solar's PV_Live API — the same source used by NESO and academic researchers.
"Every kWh you generate is a kWh you didn't buy from a supplier whose prices you can't control."

UK electricity prices have risen over 40% since 2021 even after falling back from crisis peaks. They were already rising before that. Solar doesn't eliminate your energy costs — but it does give you a meaningful hedge against a market that has repeatedly proven it can move sharply against consumers.

SolaClear is an independent tool. We don't take commission from installers. We don't take money from energy suppliers. We show you the honest numbers so you can make your own decision.

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