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Solar panels in Barnsley, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Barnsley makes about 6,070 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Barnsley's solar year
From 32 kWh per kWp in December to 118.8 in May: a roof in Barnsley makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 954 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 32.9 |
| February | 51.1 |
| March | 85.2 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 109 |
| September | 88.4 |
| October | 60.4 |
| November | 40 |
| December | 32 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Against Great Britain as a whole: Barnsley makes 954 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Barnsley is 3% above it.
How Barnsley compares
Barnsley is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 59th of 122 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 73,872 people. At 954 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.4 years on the 12p scenario: £862 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Barnsley's 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.
Planning applications in Barnsley go to its own council, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a large 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Barnsley's own coordinates (53.55857, -1.4668), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Who runs the grid in Barnsley
On NESO's licence-area map, Barnsley is in Yorkshire, which Northern Powergrid operates. That makes Northern Powergrid the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Barnsley
A heat pump in Barnsley
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Barnsley make about 990 kWh, against 2,910 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Barnsley
From April to September, 68% of a Barnsley roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 760 kWh in May on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Barnsley
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Barnsley as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Barnsley solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Barnsley?
Each kWp of panels in Barnsley makes 954 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,070 kWh, from about 200 kWh in December up to 760 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Barnsley?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Barnsley before a battery. What Barnsley changes is the return, about 6,070 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Barnsley need approval from the network operator?
Barnsley is on Northern Powergrid's network (Yorkshire licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Barnsley?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Barnsley exports about 5,131 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £616; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Barnsley in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Barnsley roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 990 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Barnsley compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Barnsley.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Barnsley |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 954 | this town |
| Worsbrough | 952 | −2 kWh |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 955 | +1 kWh |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 964 | +10 kWh |
| Darton | 956 | +2 kWh |
| Royston (Barnsley) | 959 | +5 kWh |
| Wombwell | 957 | +3 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Barnsley: Solar panels in Barnsley from OVO Solar & Battery
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