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Solar panels in Billingham, priced before anyone visits.
About 6,020 kWh a year from 12 panels in Billingham, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Billingham roof makes, month by month
Billingham's best month is May, at 121.2 kWh per kWp; December manages 29.6. Over the year that comes to 947 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Durham county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 32.8 |
| February | 49.7 |
| March | 83.5 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 105 |
| September | 87.1 |
| October | 59.5 |
| November | 41.1 |
| December | 29.6 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 947 kWh per kWp in Billingham against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Billingham 2% above it.
How Billingham compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Billingham is one of 35 Durham towns we track, and it ranks 16th of 35 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 34,201 residents, and its roofs see 2.59 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,023 kWh of generation, of which around 5,086 kWh is exported at 12p for £610 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
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 Billingham's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Stockton-on-Tees; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Billingham as a 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 Billingham (54.60287, -1.2781), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Northern Powergrid and your Billingham connection
Billingham sits in Northern Powergrid's North East England licence area, so Northern Powergrid is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
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.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Billingham
A heat pump in Billingham
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Billingham, a 12-panel system makes about 190 kWh in December and 210 kWh in January, a fraction of its 770 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Billingham
Summer is where a car earns its place. In May, 12 panels in Billingham make about 770 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
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 Billingham
If a system in Billingham is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Billingham: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Billingham?
Billingham averages 2.59 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 947 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,020 kWh, 69% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Billingham?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Billingham, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 6,020 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Billingham, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Northern Powergrid. 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. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What happens to the solar I do not use in Billingham?
Around £610 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 5,086 kWh a 12-panel system in Billingham 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 Billingham in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Billingham: about 190 kWh from 12 panels, against 770 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Billingham compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Billingham.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Billingham |
|---|---|---|
| Billingham | 947 | this town |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 945 | −2 kWh |
| Middlesbrough | 939 | −8 kWh |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 938 | −9 kWh |
| Eston | 934 | −13 kWh |
| Hartlepool | 954 | +7 kWh |
| Ingleby Barwick | 942 | −5 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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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
G98 vs G99: the 28-day form and the eight-week wait, in plain English
One number on your quote decides between a formality and an eight week wait.
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Read the guide →Home EV charger types and speeds, explained properly
Granny cable, 7kW wall unit or 22kW three phase. What each adds per hour, and which you need.
Read the guide →How much does a heat pump cost? The 2026 numbers, before and after the grant
UK median installed cost around £12,908, before the up to £7,500 grant comes off.
Read the guide →EV tariffs compared: the cheapest overnight windows
Overnight rates of 6.99p to 9p against a 26.32p capped average, compared.
Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
Solar work is notifiable. A competent person scheme means your installation team notifies, not you.
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