Areas we cover — Kent, Dover and Beyond
Solar panels, storage & EV charging in Dover
Dover is the closest town to our Shepherdswell base — about six and a half miles down the A2 — and it is a town built for solar conversations. Nearly four in ten Dover households live in terraced homes, and at the 2021 Census more than three-quarters heated with mains gas while just 0.1% ran on renewable heating alone.
Dover in numbers
The local picture.
Local context
What we know about Dover.
East Kent is one of the sunniest corners of Britain: the Met Office's Manston station, along the coast, averaged 1,846 hours of sunshine a year between 1991 and 2020. From homes beneath the Castle walls to streets under the White Cliffs, Athena Solar & Electrical Solutions — MCS, NAPIT and RECC accredited — covers Kent, Dover and beyond. Call 01304 700765 for a no-pressure chat.
Dover's built-up area was home to 36,363 people at the 2021 Census, up from 35,381 in 2011.
citypopulation.deTerraced houses are Dover's most common home type — 6,319 of the town's roughly 16,300 households (about 39%) live in terraces, with a further 22% in semi-detached homes (Census 2021).
censusdata.ukAt the 2021 Census, 76.9% of Dover households heated with mains gas and just 0.1% used renewable-only heating.
censusdata.ukEast Kent is among the sunniest parts of Britain — the Met Office's Manston climate station, along the coast from Dover, averaged 1,846 hours of sunshine a year over the 1991–2020 period.
sunsave.energyDover Castle is the largest castle in England by area, with its outer bailey curtain wall enclosing almost 32 acres above the town.
english-heritage.org.ukThe White Cliffs of Dover rise to 350 feet (110 m) and stretch for eight miles (13 km) either side of the town — chalk accented by streaks of black flint.
en.wikipedia.orgThe Port of Dover is one of the world's busiest maritime passenger ports, with 11.7 million passengers, 2.6 million lorries and 2.2 million cars passing through in 2017.
en.wikipedia.orgOther areas
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Dover questions
Solar, batteries and electricians in Dover: your questions
Do you install solar panels and batteries in Dover?
Yes. Dover is about 6.6 road miles from our base in Shepherdswell, near Dover, and inside the area we cover: Kent, Dover and Beyond, across the CT, TN, ME, DA and BR postcodes. Every job starts with a free design visit, with no obligation.
Do I need planning permission for solar panels in Dover?
Usually not: roof-mounted panels on most houses are permitted development. The exceptions are listed buildings, walls facing a road in a conservation area, and streets where Dover District Council has removed the right with an Article 4 direction, so check with Dover District Council if your home is one of those. Dover district alone has 57 conservation areas, and the council publishes a map of them.
Who is the electricity network operator in Dover?
UK Power Networks. Solar panels, home batteries, EV chargers and heat pumps in Dover are all notified to it, and the installer does that for you. Larger solar and battery systems need its approval before they are connected, which the survey checks.
Do you do electrical work in Dover too?
Yes. Our NAPIT-registered electricians cover Dover for domestic and commercial work: EICRs, rewiring, consumer units and LED upgrades, as well as the wiring for solar, batteries and EV chargers.
Can you add a battery or EV charger to a home in Dover that already has solar?
Yes. A battery stores daytime solar for the evening, and an EV charger can be set to use it. We install Sigenergy and Fox ESS storage, and the survey checks your existing system and fuse board first.
Start your design — tomorrow’s sun is free
The sun sets over Dover. Your savings don’t.
Tell us about your roof and your evenings — we’ll design a solar + storage system around them.