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Solar panels in Abingdon-on-Thames, priced before anyone visits.
About 6,530 kWh a year from 12 panels in Abingdon-on-Thames, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Abingdon-on-Thames roof makes, month by month
Abingdon-on-Thames' best month is July, at 125.9 kWh per kWp; December manages 36.3. Over the year that comes to 1,027 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Berkshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41 |
| February | 54.6 |
| March | 89.2 |
| April | 115 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 126 |
| August | 111 |
| September | 96 |
| October | 66.8 |
| November | 46.5 |
| December | 36.3 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,027 kWh per kWp in Abingdon-on-Thames against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Abingdon-on-Thames 11% above it.
How Abingdon-on-Thames compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Abingdon-on-Thames is one of 20 Berkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 7th of 20 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 32,953 residents, and its roofs see 2.81 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,532 kWh of generation, of which around 5,595 kWh is exported at 12p for £671 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Abingdon-on-Thames' own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Any planning application in Abingdon-on-Thames sits with Vale of White Horse, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is medium town.
The charger is in the installed price but left out of payback: charging savings depend on your mileage and tariff, which the design call models properly.
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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Abingdon-on-Thames (51.67523, -1.28283), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
The network operator for Abingdon-on-Thames
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Abingdon-on-Thames is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), which runs the Southern England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means SSEN is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Abingdon-on-Thames
A heat pump in Abingdon-on-Thames
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Abingdon-on-Thames make about 230 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Abingdon-on-Thames comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Abingdon-on-Thames
Summer is where a car earns its place. In July, 12 panels in Abingdon-on-Thames make about 800 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Abingdon-on-Thames
If a system in Abingdon-on-Thames is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Abingdon-on-Thames
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Abingdon-on-Thames?
Abingdon-on-Thames averages 2.81 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,027 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,530 kWh, 67% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Abingdon-on-Thames?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Abingdon-on-Thames, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 6,530 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Abingdon-on-Thames, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What happens to the solar I do not use in Abingdon-on-Thames?
Around £671 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 5,595 kWh a 12-panel system in Abingdon-on-Thames exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Abingdon-on-Thames in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Abingdon-on-Thames: about 230 kWh from 12 panels, against 800 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Abingdon-on-Thames compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Abingdon-on-Thames.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Abingdon-on-Thames |
|---|---|---|
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 1,027 | this town |
| Didcot | 1,040 | +13 kWh |
| Oxford | 1,022 | −5 kWh |
| Grove | 1,034 | +7 kWh |
| Wallingford | 1,017 | −10 kWh |
| Wantage | 1,031 | +4 kWh |
| Kidlington | 1,014 | −13 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
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