Worcestershire
Solar panels in Bewdley, with the numbers shown.
About 6,220 kWh a year from 12 panels in Bewdley, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Bewdley's solar year
PVGIS puts Bewdley at 978 kWh per kWp a year, 2% below our Worcestershire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.2 |
| February | 52 |
| March | 85.6 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 119 |
| July | 121 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 91.7 |
| October | 62 |
| November | 41 |
| December | 32.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 978 kWh per kWp in Bewdley against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Bewdley 6% above it.
How Bewdley compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Bewdley. It is one of 13 Worcestershire towns we track, and it ranks 9th of 13 for solar yield, a town of 8,156 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 978 kWh per kWp a year, 2.68 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £881 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £634 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Bewdley's own yield.
Wyre Forest is the planning authority covering Bewdley, which the House of Commons Library classes as a small 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 Bewdley (52.37642, -2.31789), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Bewdley
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Bewdley is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the West Midlands licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, NGED only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); NGED, guaranteed standards of performance table, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Bewdley
A heat pump in Bewdley
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Bewdley make about 1,020 kWh, against 2,970 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more 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 Bewdley
From April to September, 68% of a Bewdley roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 770 kWh in July 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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Bewdley
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Bewdley as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Bewdley
What does a solar panel system produce in Bewdley?
Each kWp of panels in Bewdley makes 978 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,220 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 770 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Bewdley?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Bewdley before a battery. What Bewdley changes is the return, about 6,220 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Bewdley need approval from the network operator?
Bewdley is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (West Midlands licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Bewdley?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Bewdley exports about 5,283 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £634; 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 Bewdley in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Bewdley roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,020 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Bewdley compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Bewdley |
|---|---|---|
| Bewdley | 978 | this town |
| Kidderminster | 982 | +4 kWh |
| Stourport-on-Severn | 990 | +12 kWh |
| Stourbridge | 949 | −29 kWh |
| Droitwich Spa | 993 | +15 kWh |
| Kingswinford | 949 | −29 kWh |
| Brierley Hill | 949 | −29 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
Also for Bewdley: Solar panels in Bewdley from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Bewdley
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