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Solar panels in Blackpool, designed on a free call.
A 12-panel roof in Blackpool makes about 6,520 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Sunlight in Blackpool, in numbers
Blackpool's best month is May, at 135.9 kWh per kWp; December manages 27.9. Over the year that comes to 1,025 kWh per kWp, 18% above our Lancashire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 30.6 |
| February | 55.4 |
| March | 91.2 |
| April | 121 |
| May | 136 |
| June | 128 |
| July | 129 |
| August | 115 |
| September | 92.2 |
| October | 60.9 |
| November | 38.2 |
| December | 27.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 1,025, Blackpool is 11% above it.
How Blackpool compares
Blackpool is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks 3rd of 109 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 153,244 people. At 1,025 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 6.9 years on the 12p scenario: £916 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
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 Blackpool's own yield.
Blackpool is its own local planning authority area, and its House of Commons Library settlement class is 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 Blackpool's own coordinates (53.81522, -3.02939), 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.
The network operator for Blackpool
Electricity North West owns and runs the local electricity network in Blackpool, as part of its North West England licence area.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Blackpool
A heat pump in Blackpool
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Blackpool, a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh in December and 190 kWh in January, a fraction of its 860 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Blackpool
Blackpool's May output, about 860 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
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 Blackpool
If a system in Blackpool is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Blackpool: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Blackpool?
Blackpool averages 2.81 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,025 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,520 kWh, 70% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Blackpool?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Blackpool, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,520 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Blackpool, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Electricity North West. 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. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Blackpool?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Blackpool sends about 5,582 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £670. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Blackpool in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Blackpool: about 180 kWh from 12 panels, against 860 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Blackpool compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Blackpool.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Blackpool |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1,025 | this town |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 1,012 | −13 kWh |
| Thornton | 1,030 | +5 kWh |
| Lytham St Anne's | 1,015 | −10 kWh |
| Cleveleys | 1,029 | +4 kWh |
| Kirkham | 973 | −52 kWh |
| Fleetwood | 1,024 | −1 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 Blackpool: Solar panels in Blackpool from OVO Solar & Battery
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